Griff 500 Brake Upgrade Help !!

[kerry11]

Hi All,

Ok, bought E38 Brembo calipers with Ford Focus 324mm discs and adapter kit, had 16" & 17" Cosworth diamond cut alloys but wheels definitely won't fit over calipers on the front.

I want to put these wheels on so can anyone advise me on what calipers and discs I can fit with these wheels.

Thanks

[mk1fan]

I think you can use that calliper and fit a 300mm disc (or thereabouts). Different adaptor plate / piece. Thread might be in the Chimp enclosure.

ETA: not surprised you want to keep the wheels. Really suit the Grief

[rigga]

Will 5mm spacers on the front allow the wheels to clear the calipers? Only way for 16 inch wheels to fit over these brakes.

[kerry11]

No, tried 10mm and 15mm spacer, no chance the wheel will clear the caliper, catches on the step of the inner surface of the wheel.

[RobXjcoupe]

Regular ford mondeo mk3 calipers will fit with a 300mm disc from a focus st170.

[kerry11]

Sorry it's been a while for a reply, thanks for all the help everyone but think i will need to get some new wheels, the 16" Ford diamond cuts will not fit over the Brembo calipers which is a shame as they are really nice and suit the car, other 16" wheels will fit even the original Estorils.
For now i have put 17" all round until i decide on a new set, don't look right IMO as lost the staggered look front to rear plus rear wheel looks lost in the arch.

Got a hell of a lot of wheels now as a result 2 sets of 16" and 17" and my Estorils

[ESDavey]

I think that looks nice and when people sit in the car etc, the rear will be slightly lower anyway

[RobXjcoupe]

I was toying with the ford 17”/16” 7 spokes a while back but the rears need to be 8j or 81/2j width to sit perfectly. Are rear estorils et30mm? You could put a 10mm spacer on for the rears.

[kerry11]

The original Estorils offset is et33 these ford wheels are et35 so sit 2mm further out into the arch

[RobXjcoupe]

kerry11 said:

The original Estorils offset is et33 these ford wheels are et35 so sit 2mm further out into the arch

Just a tyre width difference then. What size tyres have you fitted on the Ford wheels?