01-09-2012, 11:03 PM
(01-09-2012, 01:23 PM)konafocuswrc Wrote: i thought rally front kit is using early 2005 knuckles which have same hole for strut.
2006+ has larger hole, requires massive omni kit to fit 00~04 strut.
Unless I seriously missed something, here's my understanding.
The early, early 2005 had the same suspension as 2000-2004, but just for a couple of months. That's what they mean by 2000-2005 - it's a bit misleading. The vast majority of 2005 models had the new suspension.
But no ... the front rally kit (M-2300-ZXR) uses the knuckles from the later 2005+ suspension; in fact, that's what it is essentially - a kit to put the stock 2005+ brakes on a 00-04 model. No suspension modifications are required.
And the reason the SVT front brake kit for the 2005+ (M-2300-SVTF5) is so much less expensive than for 00-04, is because it uses the stock 2005+ knuckles and are therefore not included in the kit.
I've never heard of anyone putting SVT brakes on a 00-04 having any problem fitting the knuckle to any 00-04 suspension.
The conclusion: SVT / 2005+ knuckles are interchangeable and will fit 00-11 models.
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2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P
2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway
New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come
* New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed *