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    I have heard the aspire lower control arm is longer then the festiva but were is the differanace added, inside or outside the sway bar bushing??
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  • #2
    Originally posted by NovaSS View Post
    I have heard the aspire lower control arm is longer then the festiva but were is the differanace added, inside or outside the sway bar bushing??
    I would think outside because people have hooked them up without issue as far as bolting them in.
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    • #3
      Right, outside.
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      • #4
        Outside is great. minigun has adjustable camber plates but I have to almost max them out toward the inside to get neutral camber, with longer lower control arms it would help me get a small amount of negative camber and center the camber plates. I guess Ill give them a try.
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        • #5
          cool....I hope they help
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          • #6
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            • #7
              Good graphic depiction, Nate.
              90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
              09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!

              You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality--Ayn Rand

              Disaster preparedness

              Tragedy and Hope.....Infowars.com.....The Drudge Report.....Founding Fathers.info

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              • #8
                Thanks skeeter ! now if I could find an aspire sway bar
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by skeeters_keeper View Post
                  ohhhh....they are opposite what I would have thought from all that have been installed by mistake.
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                  until we close our eyes for good.
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                  • #10
                    No prob!

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                    Current cars:
                    91L "Skeeter" 170k, Aspire brakes, G15, BP, Advancedynamics coil overs, etc. My first love.
                    1990 Kawasaki Ninja 250 - my gas saver, 60+mpg - 40k
                    2004 MotoGuzzi Breva - my "longer range" bike - 17k

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                    • #11
                      do people get more neg camber with this setup? this is awesome! great info!

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                      • #12
                        Do an inspection of the taper on the ball joint end. It seems to me I read somewhere, that may have a different angle as well. It would be good to find that out right now as well.
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                        • #13
                          festyfreak, if you do this w/ your stock axles they will pop out of the trany, and I'm pretty sure if you use the aspire axles they are still too long, so you'd need a custom axle.

                          iceracer I'm pretty sure they are the same on the BJ end... i could measure them if someone needs it.
                          ~Nate

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                          Current cars:
                          91L "Skeeter" 170k, Aspire brakes, G15, BP, Advancedynamics coil overs, etc. My first love.
                          1990 Kawasaki Ninja 250 - my gas saver, 60+mpg - 40k
                          2004 MotoGuzzi Breva - my "longer range" bike - 17k

                          FOTY 2008 winner!

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by iceracerdude View Post
                            Do an inspection of the taper on the ball joint end. It seems to me I read somewhere, that may have a different angle as well. It would be good to find that out right now as well.
                            I know there is a differance in the outer tie rod ends I think is one is tapered at 7 and the other at 10 degrees
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                            • #15
                              ^^correct.

                              Also, the ball joints are not tapered, so maybe you were thinking of rod ends iceracer?

                              Furthermore, I was just thinking, since everyone that does an aspire swap (including myself several times) uses festy LCA's in aspire knuckles with no issues they must be the same diameter. Its raining like crazy here so I haven't run out measured them but there isn't really any reason too; I'm sure they are the same.
                              ~Nate

                              the keeper of a wonderful lil car, Skeeter.

                              Current cars:
                              91L "Skeeter" 170k, Aspire brakes, G15, BP, Advancedynamics coil overs, etc. My first love.
                              1990 Kawasaki Ninja 250 - my gas saver, 60+mpg - 40k
                              2004 MotoGuzzi Breva - my "longer range" bike - 17k

                              FOTY 2008 winner!

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