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**Ravel** · 12-14-2005, 01:34 PM

Hi, all. My English not well, but I hope you understand me and help. I have Focus 1.8L 115hp with rear drums(it's like yours ZX but with IB5 gearbox) and in Europe we have Focus ST170 (it's like yours SVT). I have read this topic and look Ford parts catalogand concluded that to install:

1)rear breaks from SVT I have to bolt on all AT car parts like:spindle, hab&bearing, caliper, hoses,pads, cables for handbrake - they all the same on SVT. But brake discs, caliper bracket only for SVT. Is it right?
2)front brakes from SVT. first of all I have to replace SVT wheel knuckle because of different SVT caliper dimensinons of tier? Somebody said that need to replace spindle but there is no spindle only hub and this hub the same for all cars except RS. Also I have to replace brake discs, calipers, pads only for SVT. Is it so? BUT I HAVE IB5 GEARBOX (as I know you have MTX75 gearbox). If I change front knuckle my hub fit to both joint and SVT knuckle? or if I buy SVT hub (but according to Ford catalog they are all the same) is it fit to my joint(IB5 GEARBOX)?
Thanks.

12-14-2005, 01:34 PM	#60 (permalink)
Ravel Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	Re: Big Brake Kits: the options spelled out- Expanded version Hi, all. My English not well, but I hope you understand me and help. I have Focus 1.8L 115hp with rear drums(it's like yours ZX but with IB5 gearbox) and in Europe we have Focus ST170 (it's like yours SVT). I have read this topic and look Ford parts catalogand concluded that to install: 1)rear breaks from SVT I have to bolt on all AT car parts like:spindle, hab&bearing, caliper, hoses,pads, cables for handbrake - they all the same on SVT. But brake discs, caliper bracket only for SVT. Is it right? 2)front brakes from SVT. first of all I have to replace SVT wheel knuckle because of different SVT caliper dimensinons of tier? Somebody said that need to replace spindle but there is no spindle only hub and this hub the same for all cars except RS. Also I have to replace brake discs, calipers, pads only for SVT. Is it so? BUT I HAVE IB5 GEARBOX (as I know you have MTX75 gearbox). If I change front knuckle my hub fit to both joint and SVT knuckle? or if I buy SVT hub (but according to Ford catalog they are all the same) is it fit to my joint(IB5 GEARBOX)? Thanks.