MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: dan.payne on April 09, 2010, 02:19:43 pm

Title: Focus ST front brakes
Post by: dan.payne on April 09, 2010, 02:19:43 pm: Anyone else noticed that the Focus ST brakes 'look' identical to the Mk5 R32 and S3 8P setup? I noticed this the other day :smiley:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2008%2F09%2F15_focus-st_dsc_1115.jpg&hash=c435817216451fc87e1705510de9a165ee490587)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.mustang50magazine.com%2Ffocus_fanatic%2Ffeatures%2Fm5lp_0611_05_z%2B2006_ford_focus_ST%2Bwheel.jpg&hash=1c9ea5229ab10c5ff7adaf038a321553568c1434)

Might be a good one for DaveB to get stuck into :popcornsoda:
Title: Re: Focus ST front brakes
Post by: QD MBE on April 09, 2010, 02:22:18 pm: I noticed that a while ago, I did some looking into - I seem to remember the discs were a different size............... Would be worth some investigation.
:happy2:
Title: Re: Focus ST front brakes
Post by: mortygttdi on April 09, 2010, 02:56:37 pm: When I had my ST the discs from ford are Â£80 for the pair :happy2: but they are only 321mm, The caliper is the one used on the R32/S3 a split single piston caliper.

Darren
Title: Re: Focus ST front brakes
Post by: T30GUE on April 09, 2010, 03:02:54 pm: Yes noticed this having spent many hrs painting the ST calipers on my old car.
When S3's were being fitted to mine, noticed they looked very similar
( thanks again Dave, brakes are ace!) :happy2:
Title: Re: Focus ST front brakes
Post by: danishmkvgti on April 09, 2010, 03:04:52 pm: i have seen an Opel/Vauxhall with same caliper :smiley:
Title: Re: Focus ST front brakes
Post by: mortygttdi on April 09, 2010, 03:07:33 pm: Jake I think the vectra vxr uses them aswell but with 341mm disc.

Darren
Title: Re: Focus ST front brakes
Post by: Janner_Sy on April 09, 2010, 10:29:30 pm: its something to look into. it could be just a case of getting the legend that is daveB just knocking up a bespoke bracket
Title: Re: Focus ST front brakes
Post by: JPC on April 09, 2010, 10:41:27 pm: Yep it's the same ATE caliper with a different hub fitment. ATE make a sh*t load of calipers for a lorra different car manufacturers!