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So my g/f needs her rotors and pads replaced and instead of paying almost $500 at the shop, i told her to buy them and i'll install them with my buddy. First thing is, ive never worked on a focus and apparently i need a special tool to take the pads out...can i rent one of these from crappy tire? Also, we called crappy tire for a price of rotors and they said they are "discontinued"...wtf?? its an 05! So we called around to partssource and a few other places and apparently these rotors arent easy or CHEAP to get....what is going on. I live in the hamilton-burlington area so if anyone knows a place to grab good rotors and pads and a good price..please let me know!
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The only rotors that could be sourced for my 05 were through Ford, costing me just over $100 a piece. And as far as I know, the brake pads do not require any special tools for removal...
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Just get the old rotors machined back to true.
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http://www.powerslot.com/pages/slot_app_ford.html
better then the stock ones and are around $100 a pop
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07-14-2008, 12:55 AM
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Brembo blanks for the 05 should be fairly easy to obtain as they didn't change the suspension and rolling gear on the 1.5 gens till 06. Just get the 00-04 stuff - I do believe they're all the same. I'm open to corrections from 05-06 owners, tho. I do know the 07s had the largest stock Foci discs up front (except for the 07 ST, which were bigger again). Of course, that excludes the SVTs.
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All the usual parts stores carry rotors for the '05 focus. I have an '05 ST and Maslack, Partsource, Carquest all carried them for my car. They didn't have them in stock though but could have them in a day.
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07-14-2008, 01:00 PM
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NOS2Go4Me,Jul 13 2008, 10:55 AM Wrote:Brembo blanks for the 05 should be fairly easy to obtain as they didn't change the suspension and rolling gear on the 1.5 gens till 06. Just get the 00-04 stuff - I do believe they're all the same. I'm open to corrections from 05-06 owners, tho. I do know the 07s had the largest stock Foci discs up front (except for the 07 ST, which were bigger again). Of course, that excludes the SVTs.
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Adam ... the new g/f obviously has you somewhat distracted :rolleyes: ... basically no ... nothing from 00-04 will fit the 05+.
With the 05 model year the Focus got bigger front brakes - all of them including the lowest SE up to the ST have the same front rotors - the ST of course got the rear discs ... unlike the suspension, however, there was no "early" and "late" 2005 when it comes to the brakes - it was an absolute changeover with the model year, and AFAIK the fronts have remained the same from 05 up to now.
The 05+ rotors aren't quite as large in diameter as the SVT, but pretty close ... however the spindle is the same as the SVT, which means we can bolt on SVT rotors and calipers if we want, but you have to do them both.
BTW - for all 2005 to 2007 Focus models (2.0 and 2.3) the Motorcraft part for front rotors is BRR135.
Good luck finding your rotors - if you're still having trouble let me know and I'll get you some next time I'm in the states ... probably this week.
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Oy, thanks for the clarification Ken.
I haven't played with Focus-spec parts in a while. It's startin to show, eh? :o
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thanks! you guys are great!!
found a set at carquest for $60 a rotor. Parts source and napa also have them but alot for expensive. But Carquest also has a set of "economical" rotors for $47 bucks...any idea what the difference might be?
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shogun99,Jul 14 2008, 10:07 PM Wrote:thanks! you guys are great!!
found a set at carquest for $60 a rotor. Parts source and napa also have them but alot for expensive. But Carquest also has a set of "economical" rotors for $47 bucks...any idea what the difference might be?
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Personally I'd get the "proper" set. In my opinion it's worth it to pay a bit more for peace of mind, especially as regards your brakes.
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