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[joeyfinneran]

put it here as I'm not aloud post in FAQ section

I'm thinking of changing to 10s and the 13s are too hard on me and the car

thinking of 10x6 ultralites

i have sportpack arches and don't plan on changing them so will i need spacers to make them fill the arches ?

i will have to change the front discs and I'm thinking of doing the mk 2 fiesta conversion as the mk2 cooper kit is simply way to expensive!

had anyone had the fiesta brakes ? how do they compare to the coopers ? i really think the kit is too expensive to what I'm getting!!!!!

[charie t]

Fiesta is a great set up. The rear brakes need attending to though as they lock up under heavy braking.
They don't fit under all 10" wheels but will fit under the ultralites you intend to use.

[AVV IT]

i will have to change the front discs and I'm thinking of doing the mk 2 fiesta conversion as the mk2 cooper kit is simply way to expensive!

The general consensus seems to be that the Fiesta conversion certainly does provide good brakes, but it isn't necessarily the cheap option that it once was though. In the early days, the conversion could usually be done for around the £70 mark, but some of the parts can be a little difficult to get hold of these days and thanks to the popularity of the conversion, those parts can be quite expensive too. If you can get hold of the parts cheaply enough and are able do the machining work yourself as opposed to having to pay out for it, then it would probably still be cost effective, but others here have reported it actually costing more than a brand new 7.5 Cooper S conversion does.

The other issue is that with Minispares now doing a cheaper version of the Cooper S conversion that utilises their own callipers, the Coopers S conversion is over £100 cheaper than it used to be, and with a TMF+ discount it's cheaper still at just over £200. http://www.minispare...id=42536&title=

Edited by AVV IT, 23 May 2012 - 08:03 PM.