Can anyone who's done a st150 or focus rear disc conversion measure how much the rear wheel sticks out from the standard setup? Or recommend the best setup which is as close to the standard wheel positioning, or sticks out the least?
Pictures are also welcome
I will be running 195/45/15 on 15x7 ET35 wheels - ford RS diamond cut. They don't fit on the standard 1.1 setup unless I use a small spacer so they don't rub on the suspension - this is an asumption, I'm making a 5mm spacer to try it out on the 1.1. If I use a big spacer (16mm), then the arch eats the tire - the car is lowered 40mm from a standard non-XR height.
As I am in the process of restoring a XR, I need to know what to expect with the disc conversion, as I don't want the wheels to stick out to much and rub on the arch/bodykit. I suspect that even without going to disc I'm going to have to role the arch a little bit, just don't want to much problem with discs.
There is an option to change the wheels and find some narrower ones which will fit, but either way I don't want to spoil the looks to much with a big offset.
I'm having a hard time sourcing all parts (quality stuff for a reasonable price) for the rear brakes and was thinking of converting to discs instead.