SVT front brake pad fit - The Ford Focus Forum

**alexinRO** · 11-01-2009, 11:39 AM

Went out to install the new OEM SVT pads on my 02 SVT and I've found that the new pads are just a little bit "narrower" than the originals. So they are too short to fit inside the grooves of the caliper bracket. Comparing them to the originals, the "hooks" at the ends of the backing plates seem to be about 2-3mm closer together on the new ones. Plus the overall thickness of the hook section seems to be bigger, such that only a serious amount of grinding is going to make them work.

Other than this, everything on the pad looks the same. What's up?

**McSVT** · 11-01-2009, 02:35 PM

Take them back to where you got them and tell them you got the wrong pads. Take the ones you took off with to to show them what the problem is.

11-01-2009, 11:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
alexinRO TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 336	SVT front brake pad fit Went out to install the new OEM SVT pads on my 02 SVT and I've found that the new pads are just a little bit "narrower" than the originals. So they are too short to fit inside the grooves of the caliper bracket. Comparing them to the originals, the "hooks" at the ends of the backing plates seem to be about 2-3mm closer together on the new ones. Plus the overall thickness of the hook section seems to be bigger, such that only a serious amount of grinding is going to make them work. Other than this, everything on the pad looks the same. What's up?

11-01-2009, 02:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
McSVT Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA Posts: 1,795	Re: SVT front brake pad fit Take them back to where you got them and tell them you got the wrong pads. Take the ones you took off with to to show them what the problem is. __________________ Anyone can go fast in a straight line. 2002 SVT Pitch Black #3633 ~ Built 7/2002 Tuned by Focus Sport/SCT ~ 17x7 White OZ Superleggera with BFG KDW 2's, street ~ 17x7 Dark Argent OZ Superleggera with Falken RT-615, track ~ Steeda Short Throw Shifter ~ VF-Engineering Rear Engine Mount ~ H&R Coilovers ~ Graphics by WebXtremes

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