[Mike]

The problems with brake fade on the focus are due to the fact that there is inadequate cooling of the rotors .... I can warp a rotor on a focus faster than you can say "He warped a rotor" .... they just get too hot if you really lean on the brakes .....

First get a decent pad , get a stock rotor (or better if thats your thing ) and thirdly put some brake ducts in !!! get some air to the center vanes of the rotor. Thats the only thing that the car really needs is brake cooling. Otherwise no matter what setup besides something very large and expensive is not really going to work properly .

SS lines definatly take out some of the mush and improve pedal feel (which is important because no one likes to step on mushy brakes , as they are hard to modulate properly) They do not however reduce fade ... fade is a product of heat ... not flexible brake lines....