new aspire brake swap!! help

[2jzkilla]

so ive poked around a bit but im still a bit confused about some points. First off should i use the lower ball joint and control arm assembly for a aspire or festiva. im buying new parts so i dont want to order the wrong part. im also painting everthing red. this thing is going to look like a ligit hot wheels car. and also what cars have steelies i can use cuz i can hit the junk yard and find some. thanks guys ill post pics of the process as it goes

[lessersivad]

Festiva lower ball joint/arm.

Aspire outer tie rod ends.

Use this site for wheel lookup;

http://www.roadkillcustoms.com/hot-rods-rat-rods/Wheel-Bolt-Pattern-Cross-Reference-Database.asp?LugCount=4&StudSpreadInch=4.5&StudSpreadMM=#axzz2rMUJBagt

[Bert]

so ive poked around a bit but im still a bit confused about some points. First off should i use the lower ball joint and control arm assembly for a aspire or festiva. im buying new parts so i dont want to order the wrong part. im also painting everthing red. this thing is going to look like a ligit hot wheels car. and also what cars have steelies i can use cuz i can hit the junk yard and find some. thanks guys ill post pics of the process as it goes

Once you've got the Aspire goodies bolted on you find that early Kia Rio rims are perfect as to hub-centric fit and wheel offset. Grab 14s if you can since 13s are quickly becoming obsolete.

[2jzkilla]

Will 14s fit they seem big for the wells. Thanks guys

[Team Lightning]

14's fit, just watch the offset. Most prefer 165-45-14 tires if you can find them, I'm using 185-60-14 on mine.

[Bert]

Will 14s fit they seem big for the wells. Thanks guys

Have a gander at these. Top picture is of a stock Festy. You will notice that 2nd and 3rd shot (of Aspire swapped Festy) sees the trailing arm mounting bracket drop considerably through the use of the Aspire part.




Top) OEM 145/80-12s followed by 2) 13s on Aspire rims and 3) 155-65-14s on 2001 Kia Rio alloys. Tire diameter is 21" for the 12s and 21 3/4" for those 14s. Wheelbase has expanded a good 1 1/2" via Aspire fixins and the wider rims.

[2jzkilla]

The tires that are on the rims now are 185 70 14.what i'm most worried about is my turning radius. I'm going to discount tire to seewhat the smallest tires they have for that size are. Heres a pic of the wheels

http://images.hollandersolutions.com/JQF/DX4/CXM/7CC/Y.jpg

[TorqueEffect]

There were Metro Alloys, and they were 14"s? Learn something new every day.

I quite like the look of the Kia alloys. I assume those are off a Rio? I think they would look very sharp painted gloss black.

[Bert]

There were Metro Alloys, and they were 14"s? Learn something new every day.
I quite like the look of the Kia alloys. I assume those are off a Rio? I think they would look very sharp painted gloss black.

I don't think Metros/Swifts/Fireflies ever had alloys nor was there ever anything in the way of 14s. Early cars had 12s and later ones were outfitted with 13s. As to Kia Rio 14" alloys there are numerous profiles out there but beggars can't be choosers when they're free (such as mine were). I've gotten used to them but have noticed that there are much prettier ones around.

[2jzkilla]

The wheels came off a geo prism but I test fitted them to the aspire in the junk yard and they fit the hub and bolt pattern. I'm just worried about the turning radius. On a side note will the long block swap over to the festy if I used all the parts from my block? Thanks again