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98 SVT, 200 whp/190 lb. ft tq (tuned by ADC), 3.0, P&P heads w/2.5L valves, optimized TB, MSDS, SCA 2.5" catback, SHOshop UIM/LIM, underdrive pulley set, TD's, Koni/H&R, BAER/TCE, Progress, CF1 products
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I have a rear brake kit from Baer on my car as well, they just sell the rotors to match the front ones. Check it out at Suneil Baer's it All cut and past with this if that doesn't work. http://home.swbell.net/ssmumich/my_car.htmlIt's $125 per rotor for cross-drilled/zinc washed/slotted. Suneil
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The rear brakes on this Focus appear to still use the stock caliper. The same applies for the "rear brake kit" for the Contour, just upgraded rotors.
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Purchased 01/10/02
Mods so far:
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They won't touch the rear because they would have to find someway to work the E-brake into the caliper!
Andy W.
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Originally posted by Ripster14:
The rear brakes on this Focus appear to still use the stock caliper. The same applies for the "rear brake kit" for the Contour, just upgraded rotors.
I have the front "Track" kit as well, but the rear is not just a rotor upgrade. Here's the quote from the website... "The rear TOURING System features 12" x .810" rotors with aluminum PBR single piston calipers with an integral park brake. Rear System includes: •12" x .810" directionally curved vane rotors, •PBR single piston aluminum calipers featuring an integral park brake mechanism and high metallic pads. 6061-t6, billet aluminum hubs •6061-T6 billet aluminum brackets and fastening hardware •Teflon® linedStainless steel braided brake hoses •Vehicle specific park brake cables **This system will work on rear drum-equipped vehicles only** The rear "TOURING" system with plain rotors retails for $995" It doesn't matter, I just got the email back stating that it won't work.
dion
98 SVT, 200 whp/190 lb. ft tq (tuned by ADC), 3.0, P&P heads w/2.5L valves, optimized TB, MSDS, SCA 2.5" catback, SHOshop UIM/LIM, underdrive pulley set, TD's, Koni/H&R, BAER/TCE, Progress, CF1 products
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Huh, well, I'll be damned, they're putting PBR single pistons on the rear?!? Well, if that's the case, then, i guess my system falls short, because all they offered were the matching rear rotors. Now, I don't know what one would wanna spend nearly $1000 for calipers+rotors when you could spend $250 to make it aesthetically pleasing; the brake bias in our car is like 95% front or something, so the rears are pretty much hardly used. eh, would be cool to get matching calpiers, though, since the ones I have really don't match, but whatever, right? 
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Ok question for the brake guru's? I have a 1998 SE Sport with only disk's in the front.. I want to upgrade my front brakes with caliper's and rotors.. It's not really for competition more than aesthetics.. What kit would everyone recommend me to get ? And what is the prices on the kits you all recommend ???
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TCE's 13" Wilwood kit! Runs about $1000.
-Andy
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It really comes down to how much do you want to spend?
You see the option for $1000 above. Probably for 1/4 of that, you can get the late Cougar/SVT caliper brackets and two new, larger Cougar/SVT rotors, even with slots or holes or perhaps both.
Or you can pay some more $$$ and go with the Baer system.
Larger rotors may require larger wheels and tires, depending on what you already have, so you might need to figure that into a 13" kit upgrade as well.
FWIW,
TB
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Originally posted by XTREMECONTOUR:
Ok question for the brake guru's? I have a 1998 SE Sport with only disk's in the front.. I want to upgrade my front brakes with caliper's and rotors.. It's not really for competition more than aesthetics.. What kit would everyone recommend me to get ? And what is the prices on the kits you all recommend ???
Nothing will get more (good)comments than a big brake kit. Take my word for it. Here are a few new pics  
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