240 spacers and standard wheels
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240 spacers and standard wheels
Hey guys.
I’m looking to provide a little more presence to the wagon.
I understand the standard track is 70mm narrower in the rear than the front. This is something I’d like to fix. (Im not super concerned about inducing more understeer and I won’t be fitting snow chains)
I want to keep the standard mesh / BBS style wheels. I like the baggy tire and the comfort it provides. I just don’t want a football field between the guards and the wheel. I’m also not super keen on swapping rear ends to later model to get the extra width.
I don’t want to run crazy additional camber or stupid over fenders.
Ive been looking at bolt on eccentric hubs and different widths. But the numbers are starting to look extreme.
Just to match the front and rear track width I need 35mm per side - so far so good.
But to add add an additional 20mm (as I’d like) I’m looking at 55mm per rear and 20mm spacers for the front.
How much stress / load is this going to be putting on the bearings if I have bolt on eccentric hubs. I’m not eager on running stupid long studs and non even truc slip on spacers.
55mm on the rear seems pretty excessive.
Is it feasible without overloading / over stressing anything?
Im not afraid of rolling the in side of the guards.
Are spacers an option or should I just accept the fact I need to fork out for low offset aftermarket wheels and new tyres?
cheers guys
I’m looking to provide a little more presence to the wagon.
I understand the standard track is 70mm narrower in the rear than the front. This is something I’d like to fix. (Im not super concerned about inducing more understeer and I won’t be fitting snow chains)
I want to keep the standard mesh / BBS style wheels. I like the baggy tire and the comfort it provides. I just don’t want a football field between the guards and the wheel. I’m also not super keen on swapping rear ends to later model to get the extra width.
I don’t want to run crazy additional camber or stupid over fenders.
Ive been looking at bolt on eccentric hubs and different widths. But the numbers are starting to look extreme.
Just to match the front and rear track width I need 35mm per side - so far so good.
But to add add an additional 20mm (as I’d like) I’m looking at 55mm per rear and 20mm spacers for the front.
How much stress / load is this going to be putting on the bearings if I have bolt on eccentric hubs. I’m not eager on running stupid long studs and non even truc slip on spacers.
55mm on the rear seems pretty excessive.
Is it feasible without overloading / over stressing anything?
Im not afraid of rolling the in side of the guards.
Are spacers an option or should I just accept the fact I need to fork out for low offset aftermarket wheels and new tyres?
cheers guys
Last edited by Slo240; May 13, 2019 at 05:27 AM.
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There are several Volvo OEM wheels you can put on a 240, a few are even 16''... Have you thought about that option? What do you have on now? The 14'' Classics are the only BBS style 240 wheels I can think of, besides a 780 wheel... I don't care for spacers.
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messing with your rear track width can make the car handle dangerously in emergency or high speed conditions. that offset between the front and rear track is by careful engineering. changing the front offset will make the steering squirrely, either much heavier feeling than stock, or twitchy, especially if you have to hard brake on a turn for an emergency.
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