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[Stoned]

OK

I'm not looking for links here to Projects braking guide cos that doesnt really help

What I want to know is who has fitted rear discs onto their Fiesta. What did they use, and how easy was it. Cost would be helpful too.

I'm looking to upgrade to rear discs and I have no intention of paying £380 or so for Fiesta Centre's rear disc kit.

I gather the Escort RS2000 option is quite popular, so if you have done this conversion, please take the time to tell me (and others) about it.

Cheers very much!

[Escort Cos]

I believe you need the backing plates, discs, pads, calipers and Mk5 RS2k handbrake cable, or if you could find a 130spec Mk5 XR3i

Only prob being is there aren't many Mk5 RS2K's or 130 mk5 XR3i's left or which are being broken.

[AdrianFRST]

Focus discs and Mk5 Fiesta beam is much cheaper, easier and improves your handling into the bargain.

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=53123

[Stoned]

Thats the option I would prefer Ade, but I have looked all around my local breakers and havnt yet found a Zetec-S Fiesta, and Focus's are still quite rare too.

Shame more Escorts didnt have the rear disc option as there is hundreds of those about!

Keep it comming folks!

[MadcatCraig]

£380 for rear disk kit

thats for the basic

including callipers disks and pads ive spent nearer £500

if ure lucky enuf ot find a mk5 rear beam adn a focus with rear disks go for it

[MadcatCraig]

escort ghias and some orion ghais with the 130 ps engine had the rs2k rear disks.

the fiesta centes kit is expensive but good quality and my calli[pers are new

[MOONDUST FRST]

I managed to pick up the rs2k stuff off daz off this site for £200 all new AP discs/pads recon calipers powder coated rear beam and poly bushes handbrake cable etc
But i hear the mk5 rear beam is better now oh well might just put an over size steel anti roll bar on mine instead

[MikeyXR2i]

hi, ive got the setup up from the back end of a cossie 4x4, different setup. The RS2000 setup incorprates the handbrake mechanism, in the centre hub of the disk like a drum setup, and the caliper is foot operated with the pedal. For fitment of the RS2000 setup, a little alteration of the brake pipes is required as there in different places. Also a little metal is needed to be grinded off your beam, to clear the handbrake cable coming in.

[Stoned]

The MK5 rear beam option is better Moondust, but they are very hard to come across second hand.

[FezzyMK3.5]

ask me this question after the weekend !

[Project]

Mondeo rear disks might be worth a shoot, as might be Granny calipers if you can find a way of mating them up...

SCRAPHEAP CHALLENGE!

[Stoned]

I saw a mondeo yesterday that had drums on the back

Drums.... on a car that size?!

What is Ford obsession with drums, are they that much cheaper or something?

[jonzy@sw-cc.com]

ive had the focus rear brake setup sitting in a box now for about 4 months now, not had the chance to fit it. Im lucky as i already have a mk4 so its a pretty stright forward bolt on job

[xrsi]

ive got a zetec s beam in my garage! just waiting to get the focus calipers etc!

and a mk4 wont fit the focus breaks straight on! only the late zetec-s beams have the right spaced holes etc to fit them! there are 2 diff beams!

[Stoned]

Where did u get it xrsi?

I'm quite happy to do this conversion but all the breakers I have called including the one from the linked post above dont have any.

[xrsi]

got mine from furbers in child ercal!

the only place that actually had a zetec s in!

pumaspeed have them tho!

[Stoned]

Oh really?

Thanks for the tip. I shall ask them.

[moulder]

There was a guide in PF on how to fit the Fiesta Frenzy kit. Im a copying this but doing it off my own back.

Granagda calipers are being used which were £15 pounds from a scrappy. The plate supplied by FF can be made quite easily and then an RS 2000 handbrake cable can be used but I have not yet thought about that too much.

I think that it can be done quite cheaply, but will take a while to sort the mounting brackets out.