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  • #16
    175/70/13 tires works good for me! no problems!
    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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    • #17
      I may have a few stock 12 inch rims up for grabs soon. I'll be in touch on this, but I want to do some wheel/tire changes (as I can afford them) over the next few months, and will have no use for the old ones that are presumably stock for the cars. I also know of a small 'parts pile' that is up for sale in the Memphis Tennessee area, the guy selling the stuff off is NOT a mechanic, and considers them all to just be junk.

      Hell, he flat out gave me a valve cover for a B6T, and there are a lot of wheels and tires laying around from a guy who was into Festiva's that passed away recently.

      The guy you wanna talk to is Fletcher Talley
      (901) 590-8226
      *Your best time to catch him is 5AM to about noon, CST

      I bought my 1990 and 1991 Festies from the guy for a whopping total of $1100 for both. I'll give you a clue here:
      I paid out $650 for a nearly turn-key 1991 with a B6T in it.

      * There's another car left that I think is a turn-key ride, and not bad looking. He wants $800 for it, but there is a paperwork shuffle involved due to the prior owner being deceased. THAT car is bone stock, but everything works AFAIK. Including the A/C
      ~You can see it (actually SEE it) in the garage forum area where I posted a video about my cars.

      ***I'm sharing this, because I GOT MINE - and I don't want to see the rest scrapped, ya know?


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      Most people don't drive what they want at all, and never will

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      • #18
        Originally posted by TominMO View Post
        I can't see how 155/80-13s could rub on the springs. Way too narrow.

        You can also mix and match. Put the 12s on the rear and some good 13s on front. Same sidewall height for both, 155/80. Doesn't matter if it's a 12 or 13. No handling issues.
        I think the 155/80x13's are 1 inch taller (22.8 in.) -- than the 155/80x12's (21.8 in.) -- if I figured that right. Both have a 124mm (4.9 in) side wall and of course the shorter setup would have a little better acceleration.

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        • #19
          I have 165/60-13 with FMS lowering springs no problems.
          175/70-13 were no problem until I lower it.
          Your spring must be cut.
          If it don't fit, use a bigger hammer!


          '93 Green L - ' Tiva

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