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  • My first Aspire swap

    All right! I'm so close it's driving me crazy. So far, I've managed to find one steering knuckle assembly, both front brake calipers, the trailing arm, e-brake cable, various brake hoses and lines and two drums. Today my paycheck came in and I got New bearings and brakes all around, along with some Escort tie rod ends. So far this only leaves me lacking a driver side steering knuckle and rotor, which are nearly impossible to find due to the fact that pretty much the only junkyard in Houston with an aspire had them removed a while back. The other knuckle came off an aspire with only one knuckle.
    By any chance, does anyone have a spare lying around? I'd gladly pay seeing as my chances of finding ne out here are pretty slim.

    Also, the only other things I'm missing are my wheels and tires. I'm thinking about 14" silver steelies but I've been hearing of folks preferring 13"s due to tire availability or something. I can get them about $20 apiece, or get alloys for $50. Any input? Also, what tires should I probably get with 13"s or 14"s?

    Thanks, and I'll keep everyone posted. This phone doesn't like photobucket so hopefully I can post pictures.
    - 1996 Ford Ranger 2.3L 141,240 mi (Traded...wish I hadn't)
    - 1996 Ford Probe SE 2.0L Auto 126,000 mi
    - 1988 Festiva "Hermes" 1.3L Carb. 4-spd. 167,000 mi (Found a new home)
    - 1994 Escort GT, 5-spd. with Pacesetter header, and exhaust kit 101,412mi (RIP...T-boned by ditzy driver)
    - 2002 Hyundai Accent 1.5L Auto 164,000mi (Wow...so this is air conditioning...)
    - 1991 Festiva, 1.3L 5-spd. 75,802 miles. Goes by "Trixie"



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    You'll find that 4 hole Kia Rio wheels are a perfect fit and 14 inch is pretty standard for these. I bought high quality (but from a clearance bin) 155/65-14s and they're only 3/4 inch larger in diameter than 12s. 13s used to be super common in all sizes but 175/70-13 is just about all that's readily available these days and they're at the upper end of maximum size for wheel well clearance.

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      I just realized I put this in the wrong forum category lol. I'll move it
      - 1996 Ford Ranger 2.3L 141,240 mi (Traded...wish I hadn't)
      - 1996 Ford Probe SE 2.0L Auto 126,000 mi
      - 1988 Festiva "Hermes" 1.3L Carb. 4-spd. 167,000 mi (Found a new home)
      - 1994 Escort GT, 5-spd. with Pacesetter header, and exhaust kit 101,412mi (RIP...T-boned by ditzy driver)
      - 2002 Hyundai Accent 1.5L Auto 164,000mi (Wow...so this is air conditioning...)
      - 1991 Festiva, 1.3L 5-spd. 75,802 miles. Goes by "Trixie"


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