im thinking bout converting my drums to disc but ive found 2 kits

Rear Disc Conversion with working ABS MK6 Fiesta

price £350.00 supplied and fitted

REAR DISC CONVERSION 255mm - non abs

Our Price: £449.99 (inc. VAT)

Fully Fitted: £631.49 (inc. VAT)

Shipping: £22.74 (inc. VAT)

I can't comment on either of these two kits, but I am curious as to why you would want to do this?

That's something i would like too. (Pro's: better braking, easier maintenance. Cons: rear rims get as dirty as the front ones because of the brake dust)) Guess the handbrake will be inside the disc? (brakeshoes inside the drumpart of the disc) Could also be on the calipers, used to have an old Subaru with the handbrake on the front wheels, had hydraulic disc brakes in front but cable operated handbrake attached to the calipers. But i guess thats old skool stuff.

Pity there aren't more pics or explanation what exactly is changed.

having done this conversion myself on a mk1 focus - which uses the same parts! i can answer a few questions.

Really this mod is just for looks and to get rid of those horrible drums!

Braking power/efficiency is still about the same so the brake balance is not upset. but on the plus side if you do any hard driving where you need to brake hard over a substantial period of time then they will deal with the heat better (this is why i done it). also the calipers are easier to service

the handbrake is part of the caliper so no internal shoes to worry about.

IIRC this job took me around 2 hours or so from start to finish working with just a jack and stands.

I can't comment on either of these two kits, but I am curious as to why you would want to do this?

true its fwd but i think disc brake look so much nicer

MMMM, No mention of changing the brake line residual valve, it should be changed when fitting rear disks, because line pressure is different, it takes more fluid and pressure to move the pistons in a calliper, than in a wheel cylinder, as the pistons and chambers are bigger in the callipers. not that the back brakes do a lot on any new car these days. Just check how often you have to have rear brake shoes changed in relation to front brake pads.

Cheers Ian

I can understand the cosmetic reasoning - especially if you have alloys. My 1.2 Finesse has steel rims and wheel trims - and it's not exactly fast or designed for spirited driving! Probably not worth bothering for that, but a faster model - especially if it was going on a track - then I'd consider it.

I have a ford fiesta mk6 zetech s turbo diesel and have a custom rear disk conversion. I need 2 new disks but the st disks are not the same. Anyone have sny idea what may have been fitted to my car