st200 brakes

[browser07]

I am goin to upgrade my brakes on my st200
lookin at ebc yellow stuff or red stuff
does any1 use ether of these ? and if not could an option be recomended

dan

[Spoonman]

Personally, I wouldn't bother. I'd upgrade them instead to early V6 discs and callipers or, better still, Mk3 Mondeo callipers and Focus ST170 discs. Then think about fitting better pads.

[browser07]

could you give a bit more info on the st170 discs and do I need to space the calipers ?
could I use st170 calipers as well ? as I know were I can get hold of some

dan

[Spoonman]

Not sure if you can use the ST170 callipers, to be honest. The discs, definitely. The Mk3 Mondeo callipers (very cheap down the scrappy, and all the same whether 1.8 or ST220) need a small spacer (washer), although off the top of my head I can't recall what size. As far as I remember, it's covered in detail on one of the Mondeo websites - MEG, I think.

[davey h]

Mondeo mk3 calipers does not matter which ones as they are the same across the renge from the 1.8 to the st220. ST170 discs and the washers you need to space the calipers out need to be 3mm thick. Also i would upgrade to braided hoses i did this conversion on my mk1 4x4 and the braking is so much better.

Edited by davey h on Friday 7th August 12:53

[monkeyra]

Some details of upgrading from mk2 to mk3 brakes here:

http://fordwiki.co.uk/index.php/Upgrading_Brakes_-...

[JVaughan]

check out the STDrivers forum ... loads of info upgrading the standard brakes on there.