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2002 S60 Amalthea 17 inch wheel tire pressure question S60

posted by  urdrwho on  Mon Apr 7 09:44 CST 2014
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Solved the problem...it was a question of balance. Yep -- removed the tires balanced all four, installed 38 PSI on each tire and at 75 MPH it is smooth. My wife is happy with it.

Yesterday I took my neighbour / mechanic / car sales guy to pick up a BMW to run through the auction. There was a car there, a dead car with a set of 95% perfect 225 45 17 tires. I was tempted to get them and use them on the Volvo. We aren't high performance drivers and the lower total height would help solve the turn the wheel far and it hits the inside of the wheel well.

The 225/45/17 tire equals
Width - 8.85825
Wall height - 3.986
Total height - 24.9724

The 235/45/17
Width - 9.25195
Wall height 4.1633775
Total height - 25.3267

There is minimal difference in the foot print between the two tires.






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