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Hello! Name is Adam from Covington, GA. Got my '91 Festiva GL a year ago and its been the best damn car (for what it is) ever. Guy threw an Aspire motor in with 20K and it looked really good. I got it in trade for some motorcycle parts, which I got for free anyways, and after a belt, pass. front suspension, drivers side rear bearings and a little lovin' the Festiva has given me no problems until now.
Damn drivers side rear bearings again. So last Saturday I saw this web site and found the whole rear end with hubs/torque bar/suspension swaps out from the Aspire. So Sunday I found a '95 Aspire as the local pull-a-part, poped on by and picked out the whole rear end. Unfortunetly the car only had the drivers-side right hub/rotor/caliper/suspension so I got that. Also found a dome light!
I jacked up my car really high, I popped off my rear end (suspension and all) and popped the Aspire in. Took like an hour total, easiest swap ever.
I have to find a pass. side hub/rotor/caliper/suspension to complete the swap
Until then I have 2 13" rims off a civic and the 2 12" original steelys up front. Looks drag, lol.
I also got the front seats. Apparently the outer rails are the same but the inner tabs are different. Luckily I'm handy with an angler grinder and welder, so I found out the tabs are originally pop riveted on then hit with a welder, so I'll drill out the pop rivets and grind the welds off. The placement is exactly the same so I don't have to measure where to weld the old tabs onto the new one, lucky me!
Anyone know a place near Covington GA with a '95 junk Aspire??
What else could I swap over from the Aspire? Does the rear seat go? The carpet looked the same, should I go with a sway bar stabilizer (happen to have an old one laying around)?
Have fun!
Damn drivers side rear bearings again. So last Saturday I saw this web site and found the whole rear end with hubs/torque bar/suspension swaps out from the Aspire. So Sunday I found a '95 Aspire as the local pull-a-part, poped on by and picked out the whole rear end. Unfortunetly the car only had the drivers-side right hub/rotor/caliper/suspension so I got that. Also found a dome light!
I jacked up my car really high, I popped off my rear end (suspension and all) and popped the Aspire in. Took like an hour total, easiest swap ever.
I have to find a pass. side hub/rotor/caliper/suspension to complete the swap
Until then I have 2 13" rims off a civic and the 2 12" original steelys up front. Looks drag, lol.I also got the front seats. Apparently the outer rails are the same but the inner tabs are different. Luckily I'm handy with an angler grinder and welder, so I found out the tabs are originally pop riveted on then hit with a welder, so I'll drill out the pop rivets and grind the welds off. The placement is exactly the same so I don't have to measure where to weld the old tabs onto the new one, lucky me!
Anyone know a place near Covington GA with a '95 junk Aspire??
What else could I swap over from the Aspire? Does the rear seat go? The carpet looked the same, should I go with a sway bar stabilizer (happen to have an old one laying around)?
Have fun!
2009 Festiva Madness link with pictures. 51 Festivas & 4 Aspires from eight states attended. 
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