Mazda rx-7 = Festiva?

[qroger]

I ran across something strange today. A 1985 Mazda RX-7 has the same front and rear track as an Aspire. I have seen on here that the rwd RX-7 wheels will fit on the stock Festiva bolt pattern. Control arms are Completely different from RX-7 to Aspire. I was hoping somehow the RX-7 brakes would swap over to the Festy hubs. I still don't know. Has anyone run into this?
Thanks,
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[GenevaDirt]

I do not think the rx7 wheels work on a Festy bolt pattern....I will try to find the thread

[qroger]

Here is where I got the idea...http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...90&postcount=3
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[qroger]

But the weird thing is that the RX-7 and the Aspire are the same width. Only RX has vented front and rear disks and anti sway bars, 23mm front, 18 rear if I remember right.
Qroger

[GenevaDirt]

just talked to him...he said he was just messing around and leaned them against his other rims.

[batstiva]

That was a joke, Geneva. I rode on those wheels for, IDK, six months or a year. They are direct fit for the festiva bolt pattern. The only thing I did, because they were 14 x 6, was used spacers, and I ended up buying longer lug bolts because the originals only gave me, seriously, maybe two threads into the hub. :shock:

But the wheels did fit. Can't remember the tire size I went to with them, but they only rubbed on one side, if I hit a speed bump or something too hard.

[drddan]

According to a sticky or link somewhere on here is a list of all bolt patterns to most cars. It states that the 1984-1985 Mazda GSL-SE is same bolt pattern as Festiva. (I do believe that it is 1984-1988 that fit, not just 84-85)
I will try to find the link.......

[batstiva]

Here ya go.

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90

[drddan]

Yea batstiva beat me to it...thats it........
but it states 1984-1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE and I think it should be 1984-1988.
Some one correct me if i'm wrong !

[batstiva]

^^ I don't even have to hunt for it anymore, I just bookmarked the link.

[IdealSociety]

the hub to hub width on a 2nd gen rx7 is identical to a festiva.

just FYI for anyone who wants to rwd using an rx7 parts car.

[drddan]

batstiva, bookmarked? How do ya do that on here? (excuse me, still green! ha!)

[qroger]

oooh, ooooh, I know. If you look in the upper right of the post there is a number, like #12. You right click on it and you get your options.
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[drddan]

oooh, oooh.... I like it....

[qroger]

On a more related topic, there are 4 bolt and 5 bolt rx-7 wheels. The 4 bolts fit better on the Festiva than do the 5 bolts. The thing I don't know if you can mount Mazda hubs and brakes on a Festiva, like the Aspire swap.
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