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has anyone ever put turbo virgo wheels on an ABS equipped 240 wagon? (1992) 200 1992

posted by  cn52x5hg on  Wed Jul 12 09:36 CST 2006
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sorry for the repost. i dug up some old posts indicating there may be issues with the virgo wheels going on ABS equipped wagons? instead of conjecturing, i was just wondering if anyone has actually done this?








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    Yes, me. 200 1992

    posted by  Ken C on  Wed Jul 12 10:26 CST 2006
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    I have put Turbo Virgo (which are mere 6x15" 20mm wheels) on one of my two '93 (they have ABS, of course) 240s, and I have put even larger 6.5x16" 25mm Hydra wheels on the other one, also without any problem. No problems.

    There is a "pin" on newer 240s' hubs for which the older Turbo Virgo wheels lacks a corresponding fitment hole. The pin can be unscrewed with a 10mm wrench -- don't worry about removal, as there's a second bolt (without the pin addition).

    Certainly, your choice of wheels will be an improvement, not a detriment, to your ABS brakes (assuming you've got good tires, also).







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      Yes, me. 200 1992

      posted by  cn52x5hg on  Wed Jul 12 11:38 CST 2006
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      thanks! i'm glad to hear this. what is the purpose of that pin?

      i saw a listing on ebay where the seller stated these virgos couldn't be used on a 240 with girling front calipers? are all Virgos off of early-mid 80s turbos?








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        I've yet to see a non-Girling front caliper... and because of balancing while mounted on the car.... 200 1992

        posted by  Ken C on  Wed Jul 12 12:13 CST 2006
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        I've yet to see a 240 (from '80 to '93) that didn't have Girling fronts, as well as ATE rears (my observations limited to USA-market cars, though, as others are listed in the Volvo "Quick Reference" book at the dealer) -- I've only seen ATE fronts on some old 164s.

        The purpose of the pin was purportedly to ensure that wheels (and their mounted tires) would always be put back in the exact same position -- given that at the factory, the whole tire/wheel/hub/brake rotor combo was balanced by rotating them as a complete set while mounted on the car.
        But of course that precludes considering (1) rotating tires so the that wheel and tire is moved to a different hub/brake rotor, and (2) putting on snow tires/wheels in the winter; not to mention any tire wear down the road.
        So that makes the pin really useless after you leave the factory.

        The Virgos were offered in the turbo'd 240s, and I think the last turbo 240 was '85. After that, only the 700s and 900s got turbo'd red blocks.







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          I've yet to see a non-Girling front caliper... and because of balancing while mounted on the car.... 200 1992

          posted by  Jessie on  Wed Jul 12 14:51 CST 2006
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          The pin also holds the brake rotors on, so you might want to replace them with bolts if you take the locating pins out.

          Most of the Virgos have holes for the locating pins anyway. The older Turbo rims usually have 5 holes, defeating the purpose of the locating pin. The later ones only have 1 hole. When I say later I mean Virgos produced after the Turbos. I am pretty sure they could be ordered as an acessory for quite a few years after the turbos as long as you were willing to shell out the cash.








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            I've yet to see a non-Girling front caliper... and because of balancing while mounted on the car.... 200 1992

            posted by  lowsway240 on  Wed Jul 12 19:13 CST 2006
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            Ive also just ground the tip off of the locating pin.....leaves you with a 10mm bolt head.







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