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Mk6 Fiesta Zetec S Rear Drum Conversion?

Ryanstanley4
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Hi Guys,

Following the recent bump in my car I am looking at converting the rear drums on my 2008 MK6 Fiesta. Has anyone seen any kits or any think that I can buy as a pack or is it just a case of getting the bits and then fitting them? I have not done any mechanical work on a car before but I would like to do this myself. Has anyone done these themselves? Is it a difficult job?

Thanks,

Ryan

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    Hi Ryan,

    Its entirely possible but not an overly straightforward process. There are kits, and you should be able to follow many guides out there, but it will be a small fortune in parts and time to be honest, but its not impossible to do.

    To be fair, I doubt that unless your going to uprate ALL discs and pad's you will see little difference in performance, better than replacing the shoes inside with better 'pads'

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    Pumaspeed.com there is a conversion kit on their site but its not cheap

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    I have done this on a mk1 focus which use the same bits as the fiesta except for handbrake cables and brake hoses.

    It's a fairly simple job but I wouldn't recommend doing it without any experience of working on cars

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    Hi Guys thanks for the advice, its probs worth me just upgrading the front breaks and just replacing the pads in the drums.

    Thanks again. :D

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