'88 F*rd Festiva Autocross/Track/Daily Driver Build

[theastronaut]

A few updates. I have another Michelin autocross this weekend, so I bought a new set of AR1's since the one's I bought last year are used up. Phil's Tire Service in NY is stocking these now so I didn't have to order them out of Ireland like last time.

Its not often that a full set of race tires ships in two 20x20x15" boxes.





These are almost the same width as the 185/60-13's I bought last year but are quite a bit shorter to help gearing on tight autocross courses.






I also finally found a set of 14x7" wheels in the perfect offset, and they're not ugly! This is the widest that'll fit without flaring the fenders, and the added width stretches the tire to stabilize the sidewall and contact patch. I've had the 185's fold the tread in really hard corners on 6" wheels, making the front end hop.


This isn't them, but it's what they'll look like once I strip and refinish them. Very similar to BMW Alpina wheels.





It takes -3.5 camber, rolled/pulled fenders, and small body coilovers to barely get 7" to fit under the stock fenders/quarters.