No adapter Big Brakes

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:05 am

Frag wrote:What is the piston size in the caliper vs stock? vs pbr?

Not sure, as I haven't even removed the pads from the set I got. But just looking at them, they're about the same size as the T-Bird/Mustang caliper that was the basis for the original "DG Big Brake Kit".

thesameguy · Post by **thesameguy** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:16 pm

This is magic to me, because Saab 900s use the same bolt spacing on their spindles as XRs - probably a commonality with the ATE brakes, but the Merkur adapters won't work on 'em because the "hat" on the rotor is too shallow. Wonder if this later Focus stuff would bolt up to them as well... ? Are the Focus calipers ATE too?

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:37 pm

thesameguy wrote:Are the Focus calipers ATE too?

Doesn't seem to be unless Ford forbid them from putting any identifiers into the casting. The only thing I'm finding is "CFFMF" and "FoMoCo" - no clue on what the "CFFMF" means.

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:35 pm

Compatible For Folks on the Merkur Forum.

Duh.

milehighXR · Post by **milehighXR** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:26 pm

xR4rally · Post by **xR4rally** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:34 pm

Anyone install this on the car yet?

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:20 pm

xR4rally wrote:Anyone install this on the car yet?

Not me. And I've got stacks of the adapters for these calipers right over there.

You mean spacers? Was wondering about that, as they should be a precision fitment-- right?

dbmason67 · Post by **dbmason67** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:35 am

Will any of the earlier focus brakes work? I.e. brackets calipers and rotors.

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 11:10 am

dbmason67 wrote:Will any of the earlier focus brakes work? I.e. brackets calipers and rotors.

Can you be more specific? What are you trying to do?

In XS 7 · Post by **In XS 7** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 3:49 pm

Nice info Brad.

Post by **my8950** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 1:00 pm

xR4rally wrote:Anyone install this on the car yet?

Yeah really....
Good info if it works.
I'm about right there to do something with brakes.

John V · Post by **John V** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:08 pm

No adaptor brakes? Whats wrong with this?

Works good....Bolt on limits diameter to about 283mm so compensate for heat by being HD 1.25" thick..
Weighs less than stock rotor and caliper...

Caliper pistons of known, proven correct size..125mm long pad...
WORK GOOD---and they should since this is dimensionally like what Ford used on the cars in motorsport when using 15" wheels..

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:04 pm

John V wrote:No adaptor brakes? Whats wrong with this?

Not a thing ...until one asks, "How much?"

My objective for sharing this info was to find a cost-effective brake solution that was somewhat better than stock, with much better availability than stock parts. Were it not for the need to figure out the brake flex line (not that it's a big deal) I would have followed through and made these functional, if only for testing purposes.

Post by **my8950** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:31 pm

John V wrote: WORK GOOD---and they should since they probably cost more than what most XR's are worth now-a-days...

I modified your post...

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