Aspire brake question

[bondo]

Can you put aspire rear spindles on a festiva trailing arm?

[Festy46]

No. The bolt pattern is different. I've heard some guys have drilled holes to make it fit, but personally I wouldn't do it.

[bondo]

alright thanks man

[RhodeStiva]

Quick question?
when do the aspire swap
can you use the same tierod ends or when swapping the tie rod ends can you just mark the thread so no alignment is required?

[zoe60]

Yes you need Aspire tie rod ends. There's another type that will work that's cheaper but I can't remember. Maybe Escort. Someone will know. Original Festivas- No good. I held a laser pointer on the sides of my hubs before I took them apart and made a mark on my garage wall for each one. Then when I put it back together I adjusted them to the marks. Simple, but it has been working for years with no abnormal tire wear. Just hold the same side of the laser pointer up every time or it may not be as accurate.

[JPT]

Escort tie rod ends work and are much cheaper than Aspire ones. They work with Rio spindles too.

[Bert]

Above advice is all good. They 'look' the same (F and A) but they ain't. You wanna use the Festy LCAs (lower control arm) and Aspire tie rods. Seems like a strange combo but many folks have already been there ahead of you.

[Bert]

No. The bolt pattern is different. I've heard some guys have drilled holes to make it fit, but personally I wouldn't do it.

Bolt pattern has nothing to do with spindle fit. Advancedynamics is the one that has re-drilled Festy rear hubs and drums to accept 100 mm bolt pattern. If Aspire backing plates and hubs physically fit on to a Festy spindle then maybe such a swap is possible.

Perhaps someone out there has already tried putting Aspire backing plates (because those drums are larger don't you know) and hubs over a Festy spindle and can confirm that it is or isn't possible. The again maybe someone has tried adapting Rio rear spindles and hubs too.

[Festy46]

Bolt pattern has nothing to do with spindle fit. Advancedynamics is the one that has re-drilled Festy rear hubs and drums to accept 100 mm bolt pattern. If Aspire backing plates and hubs physically fit on to a Festy spindle then maybe such a swap is possible.

The OP was asking if he could put Aspire spindles on his Festiva trailing arms. The bolt pattern I was referring to was the bolt pattern of the 4 bolts that hold the spindle to the trailing arm -- not the bolt pattern of the lug nut/bolts. Aspire backing plates and spindles will not bolt up to a Festiva trailing arm without drilling some different holes, which IIRC are only about a half hole difference. If you tried re-drilling without filling the old holes in with weld on your Festiva trailing arm, you're going to make a mess.

[Advancedynamix]

yup, I just drilled the drums for 4x100 and also for press in extra long studs. I was just trying to save every ounce from off of the rear of my car for high speed cornering. If you drill your drums for 4x100, make sure it's done to a very tight tolerance (+- .002") so that you don't have vibration issues. Any Job shop should be able to do this easily.