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Old 29-10-2014, 10:31 PM   #1
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Default Brake Upgrade

I own a 2012 Focus Titanium Hatch that has now just ticked over 20,000 km's and the front brake pads already need replacing. My rotors could also do with being machined, however considering the cost of machining the rotors it actually will be better to buy new upgraded rotors.

I'm looking at QFM pads and DBA or RDA rotors (not sure who makes the better brakes). Both the pads and rotors should be a nice upgrade too and hopefully the pads don't produce as much dust as the stock pads.

With the above in mind, I'm not sure if I would want the QFM Super X pads or if I should fork out extra for the HPX pads. Additionally I'm not 100% sure if I should just get the standard rotors or if I should get the DBA T2 or RDA equivalent (not 100% sure about RDA parts).

Finally I'm not actually sure of the size of the front rotors. I believe they are either 278mm or 300mm. I saw the technical specs on this site that state 300mm for front but these specs appear to be for the older Focus models. I know I can measure the rotors but I would need to take one of the wheels off to do it properly. I thought I would ask here first if someone might know before getting my hands dirty.

So can anyone here advise me of the rotor size and what options to choose for my front brake pad and rotor upgrade

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