My cheapo brake kit....
Dec 30, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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My cheapo brake kit....
A couple of months ago I asked about Mitsi Evo Brembos on the Focus RS.....
Well here it is all fitted up...!!!
Front discs are EBC Ultimax (up the EBC's!!!!) from a VW Pheaton
360mm x 34mm
Mitsi Evo Brembos (refurbished by Brake Engineering with new seals and pistons).
Ferodo pads.
Customs brackets which I made up from billet alloy.
Total cost was just under £350!!!!!!
Took me in total about 7-8hrs from start to finish to do the whole job.
CheeRS
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Dec 30, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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From: Bristol
love it, bud
Dec 30, 2010 | 05:44 PM
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From: HertFORDshire
Nice work mate
Dec 30, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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From: Little India
they look really really good
what wheels sill they fit under though?
and did you redrill the discs or did they come like that?
Dec 30, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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From: Chester
Nice, but it looks like they're only gonna sweep 60% of the disc at the most?
Dec 30, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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The Evo pad is about 40% bigger than the STD Focus RS pad.... I redrilled 2 hole and had to file 2 of the standard holes to convert to 4x108 stud pattern.
Dec 30, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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From: HertFORDshire
What were they originally 5x112?
Dec 30, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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Yes double drilled (as in 10 holes) as 5 x 112
Dec 30, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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Dec 31, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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Nice conversion
Btw do you have any idea if that kind of conversion is possible with a 283mm disc? Using instead of the Evo Brembo's, the Fiat Coupe ones?
Dec 31, 2010 | 09:56 PM
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What car and what size wheels???
Jan 1, 2011 | 11:34 AM
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It's a 1999 1.6 Petrol Ford Focus with probably 17s, but if it's to much i'll go 16s!
Jan 1, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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I'd more than likely use the 300mm disc from the ST170, they should fit with no issues under 16" or 17" alloys
Jan 1, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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But what about the thickness of the disc? The Brembo's work better with 26/28mm discs right?
Jan 1, 2011 | 10:17 PM
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From: Little India
the discs will be too thin if you use the brembo's
Jan 2, 2011 | 12:20 AM
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I've heard about a 283mm discs with 26mm of thickness that are from a Peugeot, i think a 306, but i dunno if they go with the Brembo's...
Jan 2, 2011 | 02:30 PM
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Wouldn't worry too much I had some Merc Brembos years ago that originally ran with 32mm discs and used 28mm Focus RS discs
Jan 2, 2011 | 02:32 PM
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From: preston
very nice
Jan 3, 2011 | 09:55 AM
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Wouldn't worry too much I had some Merc Brembos years ago that originally ran with 32mm discs and used 28mm Focus RS discs
I will then look out for a pair of 283mm discs with 26mm of thickness to go with me Brembo's
And hope that all fits under 16''...fingers crossed! Thanks for the help.
Jan 3, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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From: Wiltshire, Bath, chippenham area!
what are they like?
Jan 3, 2011 | 10:58 AM
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Pee vee....always heard good things from Brembo brakes, u don't like it?
Jan 3, 2011 | 11:02 AM
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Yeah the evo conversion looks like it will be very good..
Jan 3, 2011 | 11:09 AM
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I thought every Brembo's where the same...just had different sizes to fit bigger discs...
Mar 1, 2011 | 05:59 PM
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the caliper ? is it from an evo 8 or 9 or what is it ? looking for a good cheap caliper that can handle 355mm disc for my cossie
Mar 1, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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From: Fife
EVO 5-9 calipers are all the same. Ive been looking into this for my Celica GT4.
Mar 1, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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From: London
It's cheap, but the weight of those discs is significant.
Mar 1, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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From: Little India
Later fords run a 5x108 with the granadas running a 5x112
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