confused about aspire brake swap...

[gothguydante]

okay i can't find it but somewhere i read that a atx aspire and a mtx aspire breaks are different i think it said atx was better but i can't find it and can someone tell me cause i was going to go to get the braks off a mtx tomorrow and well there is a atx there also... so someone please inform me cause it has been bothering me since i can't find it...

[KingFish]

ATX rotors are thicker.

[dahodges]

If you have a manual festiva get manual brakes. Auto festiva auto brakes. Why? So you will know what rebuilds to buy years down the road.

David

[gothguydante]

well i have a atx but I'm going to make it a 5spd when i can find a good tranny... so should i still get atx breaks or mtx cause it's going to be mtx eventually

[Biglay5150]

The atx brakes are better because the thicker rotor means better cooling and less chance of warping. It doesnt matter whitch you use as long as you remember which you used. The thicker rotor means wider calipers so you have to buy the brakes for the car you got the swap from. I have a 5speed car and used atx brake swap from a 97 Aspire so when I buy new brakes Ill buy them for a 97 Aspire w/auto.
Bob

[gothguydante]

okay thats what i thought.... so this makes everything complicated.... the auto aspires breaks look like **** at my yard... so i was going to go with the mtx brakes but well i need all the stopping power i can get... i wish my festiva was a 5spd.. can't find a festiva tranny in my price range...

[25Horseplay]

Either auto or manual Aspire brakes will work, and the stopping power will be greatly improved. If you need more brakes then the Aspire set up you'll be the first to need more.

[Biglay5150]

Does the Aspire mtx that your getting the brakes from have a trans? You can use that!

[gothguydante]

it has everything i could drive it right out of the yard if i wanted to with some fluids.. i tried to buy it from them but they wouldn't sell it.. yes it has it's 5spd.. but a aspire's tranny is different then a festiva gear ratio.. or i would be all over it... that and from what i heard a festiva tranny is better...

[Biglay5150]

Im looking to put an Aspire trans in my car. Final drive ratio is different but not alot. You would have a little higher rpm in fifth at highway speed but will still be better than your atx. If I were you I would try for that. I have a Festiva clutch pedal assembly for sale.

[gothguydante]

ohhh how much.. and what you going to do with your 5spd

[Biglay5150]

I live in Oregon so you wouldnt want to pay shipping on the trans. As for the pedels Ill pm you.

[gothguydante]

yes but who said i'm not for a festiva road trip!! maybe i could even start a festiva caravan..
it's only 1day and 10 hours away...

[Biglay5150]

Ill tell you what after I swap for an Aspire trans if you were to drive out here I would give you my Festiva trans.