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Old 10-22-2010, 09:25 AM
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I'm going to be ordering wheel spacers for the back of my 1994 855 next week, and I'm wondering what everyone out there is running. Based on the specs for the car, running 25mm spacers would make the rear track as wide as the front. I was wondering if anyone had run into any clearance issues with the 25 mm spacers though.

Also, I may be upgrading wheels down the road. if i did 25mm spacers and went to 18" wheels and dropped the car down the road, would I still clear? I understand that offset can play into whether or not there will be any rub, but im assuming that I would run wheels with standard backspacing.

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Old 10-22-2010, 04:57 PM
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boxpin just did a write up not that long ago. Seems 15's are nice...

Its sad because i ragged on him (in good humor) about it being a "cosmetic mod" and now i find myself looking at my rear wheels wondering why they are so far in.... Damn it...
 
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I dont know what the offset is for the tethys, you may want to check on that before you order. The 15mm in my case put me exactly at the limit of where I can go. I rub very lightly with a full wagon. If you want to go further you can but you will have to cut or take out the well and even further with fender rolling. 15mm is the max with the tethys.

https://volvoforums.com/forum/showth...=36679&page=20

If you go to the next page you can see how close I am with a full car.

For ibified: Tire size 215/45/17
 
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Old 10-22-2010, 08:05 PM
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Thanks, Boxpin!
 
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