Focus Hatch

[lscfn10]

Thanks everyone.

I will most likely be going to a Euro rear at some point, still deciding if I want to do Euro front or SVT.

Also have a set of 17's in mind, just gotta save up as I'll be doing a swap to Mazdaspeed3 knuckles when I do that.

I'm a little leary about shaving the hatch, but we'll see, I do things on a whim quite often so it could happen.

Front was not hard to roll. Biggest things that rub in front are the tab at the top of the fender arch that holds the plastic liner as well as the point where the fender meets the front bumper. I have the plastic liners removed as the tire completely rubbed on it to where it would have eventually ripped out anyway.

[DWIRich]

There is hope for the focus!
Can I ask a question? How easy was it to roll the front arches, I picked up some Borbet A's for mine yesterday and the front has around a cm of tread poking, did you have to mess with the inner plastic or just roll them straight out?

[AwesomeOne]

those wheels look so much better on the grey car. very nice transition

[marcAB10]

wtf is going on with those rear bumpers?? what were ford thinking? i'd say the first thing you need to do is get a uk spec one, it goes with the lines of the car instead of sticking out like a sore thumb.



but yeah, car looks a lot better with the new rubber, wasn't feeling it before but it's all come together nicely now.

[trickydik_1]

Focus' hatch's have a lot of potential going down the 'Euro' look! Here's one of my fav's owned by a guy over here on Cleaned-UK http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...0_723817_n.jpg

I was just going to sagest shaving the hatch door, I think bigger rims and smaller tires would do wonders.......

[jnc90]

Focus' hatch's have a lot of potential going down the 'Euro' look! Here's one of my fav's owned by a guy over here on Cleaned-UK http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...0_723817_n.jpg

[lscfn10]

Got Ksports on the front, still gotta get the rears.







Front is as low as it'll go without modifying the suspension. Rear will come down once I get the rears for the Ksports. As is its on a modified H&R setup but just not enough.

Comments and criticism welcome, thanks for looking.

[lscfn10]

Thanks. It rubbed down that far on the one side because the previous owner of the car had installed adjustable camber arms that were set slightly off from side to side. The other side lightly rubbed while the driver's did a lot. I tried to adjust in at the time but they were seized so I just said screw it. On the new tires I have yet to rub.

curious, why you were only tire rubbed from one side. to the core??
was it because the suspension is unleveled or wut??


car looked fresh. love liquid, i hope that what you call her.

[WhiteStripes]

Yeah, obviously that's not stock. Car looks killer. Dig the seats too.

[lscfn10]

Finally got some new tires (205/45 Parada Spec 2's). In the midst of changing up suspensions so I can go lower.

Recently went to a big Ford car show and got some more pics so figured I'd post. Most are with a bunch of other cars so here's just a couple.





Once I get the new suspension on and dialed in I'll get better pics.

[projekt-H]

Props for michigan low! I think ive seen you around, and remember your name from your mark 8 (which I also used to have one)

[sjdwales]

liking it, lg looks so much better than omg red

[besthaticouldo]

i like it man. looks great.

[lscfn10]

Thanks Mark.

Staytuned, I love those projectors too but they still go for a lot of money. I really want to get a European light set up so I can throw my euro grill on and not have to worry about the turn signals.

Not sure if I mentioned before but wheels are Simmons Type 670, circa 1990. Judging from the hub bore I believe they were originally ordered to fit a Merkur. They were used last as winter wheels for a fox stang before I bought and widened them. They aren't the best, but they were cheap to buy with a pretty good offset, and imo are a nice clean 5 spoke that are rarely seen.