Tank1987 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Hi all getting my 18s soon what is a good brake upgrade been looking at st disc and ds2500 pads but what is need to fit setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Callipers n their carriers for a start...... a good pait knock you bk around 120-150 2nd hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank1987 Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 Around about what I thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurcayy Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Be prepared for a decent performance drop and noticeable fuel consuption increase. Not taking into consideration the weight difference between 16 and 18" wheels, the weight difference between your stock discs and the 300 mm ones ( the st ones are 320mm! ) is 2-3 kg's per discs. You make the count how much additional weight is going to torture that engine when you add the weight of the new discs and new bigger calipers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Then u get it mapped..... I wouldnt mind mondeo 2.2 set up.... just a tad pricey...... im running 18's with the 300mm.... in theory ur running 16's ur disks are 278...... do u need the extra? Try changing ur brakefluid first see if that improves 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank1987 Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 Brake are ok at moment just like to weigh up options and know what's involved in different setups 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Be prepared for a decent performance drop and noticeable fuel consumption increase. Not taking into consideration the weight difference between 16 and 18" wheels, the weight difference between your stock discs and the 300 mm ones ( the st ones are 320mm! ) are 2-3 kg's per discs. You make the count how much additional weight is going to torture that engine when you add the weight of the new discs and the new bigger calipers.Totally agree with all of the avove, Unsprung mass is somthing you rarely see discussed and it impacts on performance when upgrading the size of your rims, I've got a remapped 1.6TDCi focus rolling on 18x8 ST facelift alloys with standard brakes discs&pads all is 100% The car doesn't have the acceleration of an ST so doesn't need the stopping power of one, The bigger rims do draw away some performance though, and ride is hard, if i was buying again id choose some 17s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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