will 14 inch rims work on an unmodified festiva? how is your gas milage with 14's is the mpg go down under 40 mpg?
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Doug's Daily Driver (Dad): '91 Ford Festiva L Manual "Old Yellow" got with 40,xxx mi... about 52,xxx mi. give or take now
Austin's Daily Driver (mine) : '91 Ford Festiva GL Automatic "Whitie III" W/ 0.40 over aspire engine from '94 Aspire "New Blue" rebuilt 92,xxx mi. then... about 96,xxx mi. or more now (on body)
Doug's work car: '95 Ford Aspire Manual "Whitie II" w/ swapped stock aspire engine from '95 Silver Aspire and has it's 5th transmission! 75,xxx mi... now with about 130,xxx mi.
Sold! '89 Ford Festiva Manual "Gaystiva" (sold to my Uncle) - got with 163,xxx..... now 163,xxx Sold!
TRANSFERRED! '89 Ford Festiva Automatic EFI "one hit wonder" Given to bolokid - got with 210,xxx ...... now with 210,xxx miles TRANSFERRED!
'94 Ford Aspire SE Manual "Assfire" - got with at least 350,000 mi
SOLD! '90 Ford Festiva L Manual look for Narion (or click the username) it's new owner on the forum! - got with 193,xxx miles... now has 193,xxx miles give or take SOLD!
R.I.P '91 Ford Escort GT w/ bad engine..... stripping for parts then off to the scrapper!
R.I.P '91 Ford Festiva Manual "Lil Red Rocket" bought brand new in 1991 with ~120 mi... ended with 227,xxx mi.
R.I.P '97 Ford Aspire 4 Door Automatic "Ford Metro" parts car - got with about 144,xxx mi.... ended with 144,xxx mi
R.I.P '95 Ford Aspire Manual Silver (one owner and one family car) got with about 50,000 miles ended with about 90,000 miles
R.I.P '94 Ford Aspire Manual "New Blue" got with 150,xxx.... ended with about 200,xxx (it's engine is the .40 engine in my GL)
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I'm running Miata solid spokes with 185-60-14 tires and on 250 mile trips I get 37-38 mpg running 70-75 mph.Jerry
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Owner of Team Lightning
90 L "Peewee" B6D. Bought new May 16,1990
92 L Thunder BP G5M-R Turbo B6T electronics. Jan 2016 FOTM winner SOLD
93 L Lightning. BP
Not a user of drugs or alcohol, Just addicted to Festiva's
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I have 2 sets of 14's that I run on my car. One set requires spacers and and one doesn't due to different offsets. The only problem I've had so far is a little contact with the tire and fenderwell on the rear when loaded, but a little massaging of the lip would fix that. I can't accurately comment on fuel mileage because I need to check it with the GPS since the speedometer is off by 4MPH with the 14's, but MPG doesn't seem to be much worse if any.
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Originally posted by Zanzer View PostI can't accurately comment on fuel mileage because I need to check it with the GPS since the speedometer is off by 4MPH with the 14's, but MPG doesn't seem to be much worse if any.Contact me for information about Festiva Madness!
Remember, FestYboy is inflatable , and Scitzz means crazy, YO!
"Like I'm going to suggest we do the job right." ~Fecomatter May 28 2016.
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Sounds good to me. Honestly, I was going to try to track it using that calculator....but I'm lazy LOL. I thought just using the GPS would be easier (and allow me to compare to the calculator accuracy), but I always forget to turn it on at some point during the run :highly_amused:
I may try the calculator after the next tank. I'm not super worried about it since it doesn't seem to be much worse than the 13's and I like the ride and handling of the 14's much better so I'm happy with the small trade-off.
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The above mpg's I quoted are non corrected. If I remember correctly, on my car there is a 10% difference between the 145-12's and my 185-60-14's.Jerry
Team Lightning
Owner of Team Lightning
90 L "Peewee" B6D. Bought new May 16,1990
92 L Thunder BP G5M-R Turbo B6T electronics. Jan 2016 FOTM winner SOLD
93 L Lightning. BP
Not a user of drugs or alcohol, Just addicted to Festiva's
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What are you looking to accomplish with larger wheels and tires? Keeping in mind that I'm Aspire-swapped, I initially had 185/60-14's and steelies... then downsized to 185/60-13's on Honda VX aluminum wheels instead. Much happier with the 13's because I've got performance tread, the same width, and a significantly lighter wheel now too.1988 Chevy Sprint Turbo 997cc
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yeah, my 175 70 13's are 7.4% off, I usually just go with 1.07.Contact me for information about Festiva Madness!
Remember, FestYboy is inflatable , and Scitzz means crazy, YO!
"Like I'm going to suggest we do the job right." ~Fecomatter May 28 2016.
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well i got a set of rims i wanna use with 185/60/14 tires i know right now with my 12 inch tires the car's speedo is 1 mph faster then gps speedDoug's Daily Driver (Dad): '91 Ford Festiva L Manual "Old Yellow" got with 40,xxx mi... about 52,xxx mi. give or take now
Austin's Daily Driver (mine) : '91 Ford Festiva GL Automatic "Whitie III" W/ 0.40 over aspire engine from '94 Aspire "New Blue" rebuilt 92,xxx mi. then... about 96,xxx mi. or more now (on body)
Doug's work car: '95 Ford Aspire Manual "Whitie II" w/ swapped stock aspire engine from '95 Silver Aspire and has it's 5th transmission! 75,xxx mi... now with about 130,xxx mi.
Sold! '89 Ford Festiva Manual "Gaystiva" (sold to my Uncle) - got with 163,xxx..... now 163,xxx Sold!
TRANSFERRED! '89 Ford Festiva Automatic EFI "one hit wonder" Given to bolokid - got with 210,xxx ...... now with 210,xxx miles TRANSFERRED!
'94 Ford Aspire SE Manual "Assfire" - got with at least 350,000 mi
SOLD! '90 Ford Festiva L Manual look for Narion (or click the username) it's new owner on the forum! - got with 193,xxx miles... now has 193,xxx miles give or take SOLD!
R.I.P '91 Ford Escort GT w/ bad engine..... stripping for parts then off to the scrapper!
R.I.P '91 Ford Festiva Manual "Lil Red Rocket" bought brand new in 1991 with ~120 mi... ended with 227,xxx mi.
R.I.P '97 Ford Aspire 4 Door Automatic "Ford Metro" parts car - got with about 144,xxx mi.... ended with 144,xxx mi
R.I.P '95 Ford Aspire Manual Silver (one owner and one family car) got with about 50,000 miles ended with about 90,000 miles
R.I.P '94 Ford Aspire Manual "New Blue" got with 150,xxx.... ended with about 200,xxx (it's engine is the .40 engine in my GL)
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I'm running 165/60 R14 on my Festiva and my tires are the same overall height as stock tires but 1" wider so my MPG's didn't change. And it rides/drives much better!
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Originally posted by old yellow View Postwell i got a set of rims i wanna use with 185/60/14 tires i know right now with my 12 inch tires the car's speedo is 1 mph faster then gps speedLast edited by scitzz; 10-21-2013, 03:26 PM.Contact me for information about Festiva Madness!
Remember, FestYboy is inflatable , and Scitzz means crazy, YO!
"Like I'm going to suggest we do the job right." ~Fecomatter May 28 2016.
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Originally posted by scitzz View Post7.8% too slow, when you are reading 60 on your speedo, you are doing 64.7. Multiply mileage by 1.07 and you should get close readings.Doug's Daily Driver (Dad): '91 Ford Festiva L Manual "Old Yellow" got with 40,xxx mi... about 52,xxx mi. give or take now
Austin's Daily Driver (mine) : '91 Ford Festiva GL Automatic "Whitie III" W/ 0.40 over aspire engine from '94 Aspire "New Blue" rebuilt 92,xxx mi. then... about 96,xxx mi. or more now (on body)
Doug's work car: '95 Ford Aspire Manual "Whitie II" w/ swapped stock aspire engine from '95 Silver Aspire and has it's 5th transmission! 75,xxx mi... now with about 130,xxx mi.
Sold! '89 Ford Festiva Manual "Gaystiva" (sold to my Uncle) - got with 163,xxx..... now 163,xxx Sold!
TRANSFERRED! '89 Ford Festiva Automatic EFI "one hit wonder" Given to bolokid - got with 210,xxx ...... now with 210,xxx miles TRANSFERRED!
'94 Ford Aspire SE Manual "Assfire" - got with at least 350,000 mi
SOLD! '90 Ford Festiva L Manual look for Narion (or click the username) it's new owner on the forum! - got with 193,xxx miles... now has 193,xxx miles give or take SOLD!
R.I.P '91 Ford Escort GT w/ bad engine..... stripping for parts then off to the scrapper!
R.I.P '91 Ford Festiva Manual "Lil Red Rocket" bought brand new in 1991 with ~120 mi... ended with 227,xxx mi.
R.I.P '97 Ford Aspire 4 Door Automatic "Ford Metro" parts car - got with about 144,xxx mi.... ended with 144,xxx mi
R.I.P '95 Ford Aspire Manual Silver (one owner and one family car) got with about 50,000 miles ended with about 90,000 miles
R.I.P '94 Ford Aspire Manual "New Blue" got with 150,xxx.... ended with about 200,xxx (it's engine is the .40 engine in my GL)
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Old yellow said, "right now with the 175/60/12 tires."
You probably mean "165/70-12 tires." Someone may have made 175/60-12s, but they'd be hard to get and really rare here in the U.S.
Karl'93GL "Prettystiva" ticking B3 and 5 speed, backup DD; full swaps in spring!
'91L "AquaMutt" my '91L; B6 swap/5 speed & Aspire brakes, DD/work car
'92L "Twinstiva" 5sp, salvage titled, waiting for repairs...
'93GL "Luxstiva," '94 B6 engine & ATX; needs overhauled
'89L "Muttstiva," now a storage bin, future trailer project
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Stick with a light weight wheel and a smaller overall diameter tire, like a 14x5 or 5.5, and something like the above mentioned 165/60 or 175/65 at the largest. The bigger sizes like 185/60 will cause a noticeable drop in performance and probably rub the rear strut.91GL BP/F3A with boost
13.79 @ 100, 2.2 60' on 8 psi and 155R12's
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I meant 155/12 I was thinking of my white aspire because it has 175/60/13 tiresLast edited by old yellow; 10-24-2013, 12:21 AM.Doug's Daily Driver (Dad): '91 Ford Festiva L Manual "Old Yellow" got with 40,xxx mi... about 52,xxx mi. give or take now
Austin's Daily Driver (mine) : '91 Ford Festiva GL Automatic "Whitie III" W/ 0.40 over aspire engine from '94 Aspire "New Blue" rebuilt 92,xxx mi. then... about 96,xxx mi. or more now (on body)
Doug's work car: '95 Ford Aspire Manual "Whitie II" w/ swapped stock aspire engine from '95 Silver Aspire and has it's 5th transmission! 75,xxx mi... now with about 130,xxx mi.
Sold! '89 Ford Festiva Manual "Gaystiva" (sold to my Uncle) - got with 163,xxx..... now 163,xxx Sold!
TRANSFERRED! '89 Ford Festiva Automatic EFI "one hit wonder" Given to bolokid - got with 210,xxx ...... now with 210,xxx miles TRANSFERRED!
'94 Ford Aspire SE Manual "Assfire" - got with at least 350,000 mi
SOLD! '90 Ford Festiva L Manual look for Narion (or click the username) it's new owner on the forum! - got with 193,xxx miles... now has 193,xxx miles give or take SOLD!
R.I.P '91 Ford Escort GT w/ bad engine..... stripping for parts then off to the scrapper!
R.I.P '91 Ford Festiva Manual "Lil Red Rocket" bought brand new in 1991 with ~120 mi... ended with 227,xxx mi.
R.I.P '97 Ford Aspire 4 Door Automatic "Ford Metro" parts car - got with about 144,xxx mi.... ended with 144,xxx mi
R.I.P '95 Ford Aspire Manual Silver (one owner and one family car) got with about 50,000 miles ended with about 90,000 miles
R.I.P '94 Ford Aspire Manual "New Blue" got with 150,xxx.... ended with about 200,xxx (it's engine is the .40 engine in my GL)
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