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Offline dan.payne

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Focus ST front brakes
« on: April 09, 2010, 02:19:43 pm »


Anyone else noticed that the Focus ST brakes 'look' identical to the Mk5 R32 and S3 8P setup? I noticed this the other day  :smiley:





Might be a good one for DaveB to get stuck into  :popcornsoda:
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Re: Focus ST front brakes
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2010, 02:22:18 pm »
I noticed that a while ago, I did some looking into -  I seem to remember the discs were a different size...............  Would be worth some investigation.
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Re: Focus ST front brakes
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2010, 02:56:37 pm »
When I had my ST the discs from ford are £80 for the pair :happy2: but they are only 321mm,  The caliper is the one used on the R32/S3 a split single piston caliper.

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Re: Focus ST front brakes
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2010, 03:02:54 pm »
Yes noticed this having spent many hrs painting the ST calipers on my old car.
When S3's were being fitted to mine, noticed they looked very similar
( thanks again Dave, brakes are ace!) :happy2: 

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Re: Focus ST front brakes
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2010, 03:04:52 pm »
i have seen an Opel/Vauxhall with same caliper  :smiley:

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Re: Focus ST front brakes
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2010, 03:07:33 pm »
Jake I think the vectra vxr uses them aswell but with 341mm disc.

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Re: Focus ST front brakes
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2010, 10:29:30 pm »
its something to look into.  it could be just a case of getting the legend that is daveB just knocking up a bespoke bracket

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Re: Focus ST front brakes
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2010, 10:41:27 pm »
Yep it's the same ATE caliper with a different hub fitment. ATE make a sh*t load of calipers for a lorra different car manufacturers!