[Silly Little Cars] Go-4 Q's: Wheels and Brakes & Suspension

Sun Mar 17 14:10:09 PDT 2013

Are your rear wheels 14"? What size tire are on them? From reading Festiva posts it sounds like 14x6 wheels are the widest they can run before they have clearance issues. 

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From: Alec Bennett <wrybread at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sun, Mar 17, 2013 12:33 pm
Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] Go-4 Q's: Wheels and Brakes & Suspension

Mine has wider wheels on it, they work and look great:

http://sillylittlecars.com/?p=4

I don't know where they came from tho, they came from the previous owner. 

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On Mar 17, 2013, at 11:51 AM, goaliefergy1 at aol.com wrote:

After replacing your brakes, how much travel does your brake pedal have? It looks like I have decent pad life remaining, so for now probably just need the fluid changed. Currently my brake pedal travels all the way it can go, but am still able to stop (thank goodness! ha!)

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From: Leonardo Jose <leonmlr at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Sun, Mar 17, 2013 2:50 am
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Advance Auto Parts brake rotor YH141526 and brake pads MKD402 are the exact fit.  Just changed my front rotor and all my pads yesterday.

  From: "goaliefergy1 at aol.com" <goaliefergy1 at aol.com>
 To: silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com 
 Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 3:26 AM
 Subject: [Silly Little Cars] Go-4 Q's: Wheels and Brakes & Suspension

Has anyone put a larger pair of wheels on the rear of their Go-4? I found a pair of 15x7 Mazda wheels with the same bolt pattern and offset. I'm curious if they would stick out too far or not, if I get them I'd need to get 195/50r15 tires to keep the same stance and speedo reading. 
http://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator/155-80R13/195-50R15

I like the idea of a slightly wider rear wheel for grip and stability, but not so keen on if it'll stick out too much.

Also, the rear suspension and brake components are those of the Ford Festivas correct? Only my to-do list is to check the status of the rotors & pads and also order so new rear ("front") struts.

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