2001 kia rio front

[TorqueEffect]

so you are saying rio swap with festy LCAs? or haven't done the swap yet?

Only using Rio struts, that is it. Sorry about not making that clear. I will do the rest of the Rio swap in the future.

[Safety Guy]

I like the idea of widening the front track, but I don't like the idea of running Aspire control arms with Festiva axles. I'd worry about certain circumstances pulling them out from the transaxle.

If I were you Rhode, I'd go with Aspire axles to see how they do.

Karl

[RhodeStiva]

it actually feels like it gets more grip on the road with better take off.I mean I burnt rubber the other day for the first time.( i was trying to .)

[RhodeStiva]

aspire LCAs and i might need a little longer cv axles eventually and escort gt tie rod ends because the festy tie rod ends felt like they are out to the max and the cv axles would work fine but mine were bad already and they sound worse now but the stock cv axles would work. I mean right now i am running aspire LCAs and festy tie rod ends and festy cv axles and i have been driving for a few weeks now with no issues.but if you have festy LCAs you can see the camber is to far off the adjust with a bolt ( \ / ) and the aspire LCAs pretty much make it really close to perfect.

[FestYboy]

rhodes, nevermind the camber with the LCAs (they make bolts for that), what do your axles say with the Rio LCAs? or did you swap in aspire axles? or is this like the Capri swap that REQUIRES use of the aspire LCAs to fit with festy axles?

[RhodeStiva]

this is with rio swap and rio springs cut to 12" and rear is still stock.

[RhodeStiva]

Festiva LCAs on left / aspire LCAs on right. Aspire is way better for the rio brakes.

[RhodeStiva]

Still stock festy setup.

so you are saying rio swap with festy LCAs? or haven't done the swap yet?

[TorqueEffect]

Still stock festy setup.

[RhodeStiva]

I used aspire LCAs.

[moz]

Re: 2001 kia rio front

Seeing as we have a number of guys with Rio fronts here.
Which control arm did you guys use for the swap?
I've got the festi ones, and the Rio ones.
But my gut is telling me that I'll need aspire ones.

[Advancedynamix]

Toe will wear your tires much more than camber. I run -2.5 degrees in the back with no abnormal tire wear, but I also run zero toe, which is why. If I ran even 1/16 toe I would see wear with this much negative camber..
Love the info on the Rio stuff by the way guys, I'm seriously considering a dual sport Festy.

[TorqueEffect]

Yes it looks good,maybe a few degrees of pos camber?

Maybe a tad bit, I will report here if the tires start wearing on the outsides, but so far so good.

Completely unrelated to the front, but I need to check my rear wheel camber, because I do have wear on the inside on my rear driver's side tire, but it was like that when I got the car, so I don't if it was ever on the front or what.

[nitrofarm]

Alright, didn't have a 5 gallon bucket, but I had an old stereo speaker sitting in the garage that I used. Here is both side.

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Looks straight as an arrow to me.

Yes it looks good,maybe a few degrees of pos camber?

[TorqueEffect]

5 gal bucket pushed up against the tire and take a pic from the front.

Alright, didn't have a 5 gallon bucket, but I had an old stereo speaker sitting in the garage that I used. Here is both side.

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Looks straight as an arrow to me.