Mr Singh Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 has any one carried out a rear disc conversion on a 1.6 petrol focus saloon, or any focus variant for that matter? if anyone had done it what parts were involved? i know it'll want new hand brake cable, callipers, hubs aswell as the discs and pads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I have done it on a mk1 1.6 hatchback. Probably a very similar job to the mk2. You will also need new hoses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Singh Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 what were the cost involved? and was it worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 It's worth it for looks and after long periods of hard braking, drums tend to get very hot and fade - and as i found out, wrecked a set of shoes. After fitting the discs and doing the same hard driving and hard braking i had no issues. Disc brakes are much easier and quicker to service or replace parts compared to drums so thats an advantage too. But many believe the rear discs are more powerful than the drums, standard size discs and calipers offer about the same as drums and you want notice any difference. It depends on how cheap you can get the parts but expect to pay 200-300 quid anyway. A set of braided hoses make a huge difference too, keep the pedal a bit firmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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