Down & toward the front. The only problem I had was that I first positioned the caliper mounting bracket (the 2 threaded studs) with the offset toward the outside instead of toward the center of the car. The studs should be closer to the differential. I also had to try different #'s of shims in 2 different spots to center the rotor in the caliper. (i.e., I didn't follow the manual for the shims). Brian