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Old 24th May 2010, 01:42 PM
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I have mine mounted upside down on the wrong sides and they fit great, ive also seen a couple of other kits mounted like this, I am using 3GE uprights too so I wouldnt worry too much, hardest part is bleeding them, i just moved them to the to of the disc to bleed them being careful not to crimp the flexi hose and seem to have a decent feeling pedal.

biggest problem i have is im using larger 60mm single piston calipers up front and they fowl the balance weights fitted to the inside of my alloys, might have to move up to 16" alloys due to this.

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Old 25th May 2010, 10:26 AM
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I can see what the problem is now, did a trial fit last night. I think I'm going to mount the calipers upside down on opisite sides, id rather have an upside down bleed nipple than spend hours modifying my uprights



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Looking at this.

Would the drum brake uprights not give more or less the correct position for the caliper above the hub?

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Old 25th May 2010, 10:56 AM
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I think it would probably foul the top part of the upright, upper wishbone and damper mounting points.
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Old 29th May 2010, 02:04 PM
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Hi Josh,

Switching to 15" wheels will be easier.

There are loads of Focus's with ally wheels so you should be able to get a good set for sensible money. (see my note below about wheel nuts and centre caps.)

I would never use second hand tyres - there just too much of a risk so they represent no value but this can be a good bargaining point when buying especially as it'll cost you money to get them removed!

Rare or unusual/interesting wheels still fetch reasonable prices especially if they are in imaculate or refurbed condition and complete with centre caps and appropriate wheel nuts. Getting replacement centre caps and wheel nuts (especially the floating Ford type nuts or tube nuts) can cost as much as the wheels
Whereas wheels in abundance like those on the ford focus will never be more than scrap value as there are so many of them.

If your 14" wheels are rare and in good condition then you could get much of the cost of your replacement set back. - choose carefully where you sell them to maximise your return.


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Hi guys, I just bought a set of 16" weels & was just wondering if they would be ok on the roadster & if so do I still need to have the 1" extension on the dampers?
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Old 17th June 2010, 09:49 AM
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Is this problem peculiar to a disc set up? Mine sits on 14" wheels with rear drums without a problem.

I understood that 14's fit but 13's won't.

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Old 17th June 2010, 10:01 AM
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It tends to be 14" alloys that dont work, 14" steelies can work due to their thinner bodies. 16" will be fine but you need to measure the overall diameter of the wheel and the tyre ratio, the sierra speedo is designed to work with 55cm diameter wheels. The 1" extension to the dampers is to help getting the correct ride height.

If your wheel above 60cm then you probably wont need the 1" extensions but then you will need to fix up an alternative speedo as it will be reading too slow.

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Hi guys, I just bought a set of 16" weels & was just wondering if they would be ok on the roadster & if so do I still need to have the 1" extension on the dampers?
Cheers
Samy
Hi Samy,

The 1" extension is to provide more suspension travel in drop and has nothing to do with altering ride height.

Hope that helps.

Kind regards

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Old 17th June 2010, 07:59 PM
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Just a silly idea that may have been overlooked? Have you considered using wheel spacers to allow the wheel to sit out by 30 mm, thus clearing the threaded bar? That is what I did when I mocked the car up with the doner 14" wheels. Pics on my build thread somewhere.




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