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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 07:23 PM
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does anyone know if you can fit the brembos from the focus onto a puma standard hub? ive done the 300mm conversion but id still like a little more bite, and ive seen a few sets on ebay aswell as brembos from a 406 coupe which look exactly the same as the rs's, hopefully someone on here may have tried to fit some and thanks for any info
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 07:26 PM
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im in the middle of putting focus rs brembos on to my frst with 406 brembo 300mm discs with 28mm thickness looks very possible will keep you informed
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 07:08 AM
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Pretty sure you need 32 mm discs ?

And yeah I had them in my zetec s fiesta and there the same hubs. I just milled up some brackets and used 324 mm discs. Got em under 16" wheels aswell
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 07:14 AM
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Pretty sure you need 32 mm discs ?

And yeah I had them in my zetec s fiesta and there the same hubs. I just milled up some brackets and used 324 mm discs. Got em under 16" wheels aswell
you wouldnt happen to have any pics of the brackets you made up and which discs did you use, the 406 brembos are only £160 on ebay which is way cheaper than the wilwood calipers ive seen..
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 07:36 AM
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28mm is the required thickness I'm trying to keep 15" wheels tjats why I'm not using original size discs
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 08:24 AM
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I've got a set of rs brembos on a fiesta and i can't see a way of fitting smaller discs because the mounting lugs on the calipers hit the lugs on the hubs and need parts grinding away so they fit.
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 08:26 AM
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Here is a photo of my calipers and you can see where i have grinded part away so they fit the hubs with standard rs discs

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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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Got these on my track MK5 RS2000 mate, also tried the 300mm set-up waste of time, i had to....

1. 5mm spacer between disc and hub to clear balljoint

2. Bracket off ebay (oldphonebloke is seller)

3. 5mm spacers between the hub and bracket and caliper and bracket

4. Get hoses made

5. Remove notch from caliper to clear the upper brake carrier mount

Will put pics up if you need mate
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Old Sep 1, 2012 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by robp-tt
Here is a photo of my calipers and you can see where i have grinded part away so they fit the hubs with standard rs discs

cheers for replys and the pic they gotta be so much better than mondeo calipers, are fiesta hubs the same as a puma

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Old Sep 1, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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Yes all the parts are the same mate
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Old Sep 1, 2012 | 07:27 PM
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does it have to be focus rs brembos or could i use these and do fiat coupe brembos fit? not sure about the mounting holes been the correct width tho
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BREMBO-BRAKE-CALIPERS-PEUGEOT-406-COUPE-/230841656309?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM& hash=item35bf3c23f5

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Old Sep 1, 2012 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by craigfocus
does it have to be focus rs brembos or could i use these and do fiat coupe brembos fit? not sure about the mounting holes been the correct width tho
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BREMBO-BRAKE-CALIPERS-PEUGEOT-406-COUPE-/230841656309?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM& hash=item35bf3c23f5
The only odds between the Ford/Fiat brembo's is where the brake flixie goes in with the Fiat ones its in the centre of the caliper
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