300mm Front Brake Conversion(with pics!)
Discussion
253mm rear disks explain your motives perfectly.....;)
Can anyone tell me if the later Chimaera 273mm disks will fit an early car?
Obviously with standard later rear brake callipers, but these can be sourced from anyone doing N7GTX's upgrade
Can anyone tell me if the later Chimaera 273mm disks will fit an early car?
Obviously with standard later rear brake callipers, but these can be sourced from anyone doing N7GTX's upgrade
Edited by QBee on Friday 30th September 14:55
Hi.
Apologies for the thread resurrection......
I am just wondering how this brake upgrade has been performing since it was done?
I have been looking at the 283 mm conversion in the classifieds and wondering if there was an advantage with that system as opposed to this Ford based one.
Also, these calipers will obviosly just fit behind 15" Imola wheels, has anyone tried this with the 15" Estoril wheels?
Many thanks, Chris.
Apologies for the thread resurrection......
I am just wondering how this brake upgrade has been performing since it was done?
I have been looking at the 283 mm conversion in the classifieds and wondering if there was an advantage with that system as opposed to this Ford based one.
Also, these calipers will obviosly just fit behind 15" Imola wheels, has anyone tried this with the 15" Estoril wheels?
Many thanks, Chris.
s3c chris said:
Hi.
Apologies for the thread resurrection......
I am just wondering how this brake upgrade has been performing since it was done?
I have been looking at the 283 mm conversion in the classifieds and wondering if there was an advantage with that system as opposed to this Ford based one.
Also, these calipers will obviosly just fit behind 15" Imola wheels, has anyone tried this with the 15" Estoril wheels?
Many thanks, Chris.
The brakes have been good. Passed the MOT last week with some decent figures. You will need wheel spacers if you do this upgrade as the caliper just touches (only just on one side but clears on the other), especially when things get hot. I did this for insurance purposes after the turbo was fitted. Brembo and other upgrades have more powerful calipers with 2 or 4 or more pistons. Apologies for the thread resurrection......
I am just wondering how this brake upgrade has been performing since it was done?
I have been looking at the 283 mm conversion in the classifieds and wondering if there was an advantage with that system as opposed to this Ford based one.
Also, these calipers will obviosly just fit behind 15" Imola wheels, has anyone tried this with the 15" Estoril wheels?
Many thanks, Chris.
I did the upgrade partly for cosmetic reasons as the original discs seemed tiny behind the wheels. I also upgraded the rears using Mondeo calipers and Focus ST discs mainly to fill the hole behind the wheels. The Mondeo rear calipers have actually given me a proper working handbrake that even holds on a hill.
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