The Volvo 200/700/900 Alloy Wheels page covers most of the wheels made by Volvo, but I found the Sweden Auto Warehouse wheels page, and I discovered that there were/are a ton of wheel choices for Volvo cars. I'm guessing that many are for FWD cars and therefore would require spacers to be used on the 240s, but nearly all could fit. I'm not so sure about this wheel, however:



If you look at the "alt tags" for the pictures on that page, that wheel is listed as a 18x7.5! Is that the correct size? Does anyone know the name of that wheel? The part number is 9192142 or 9192143 and it's the sixth from the bottom, in left column.

If those wheels are authentic Volvo and were really used in the production cars, then I'm surprised to find out that Volvo made such a giant rim. As my previous knowledge had been based on the alloy wheels page, I thought the largest wheel was a 16-incher. Not only did I come across several 17-inch wheels, but the one above appears to be the largest ever!

Finally, on a 240, is rubbing likely/probable/certain? If those were used, that would be a very unique look!
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'89 244 GL -- 105,411 miles (see profile for info on car)

I see the pages list two wheels with the same part # 3516961, shown on the Sweden Auto warehouse page as a -94 960 15 inch wheel, swept fin design.
The other link shows the same part# but with what looks like an early 740 GL/GLE 15 inch wheel named 'Nova'.
Which is correct name/pn for the '93-94 960 wheels?
I am only interested because I have these on my '89 245 and never knew the name of these wheels, which btw are a great looking wheel for the 240 without any modifications on a lowered suspension 240.
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'89 245 Sportwagon, '04 V70 2.5T Sportwagon

If you want to use FWD wheels on a RWD Volvo you will need wheel adapters. See Gil Racing for details at

http://www.gilracing.com/VolvoSpacers/index.html

To see what I did to my car see:

http://forums.swedespeed.com/zerothread?id=24874

Going from the photo that is a Triton wheel from a C70. Part number 9192142. 7.5 X 17" according to the Volvo Alloy Wheels Brochue from last year.
It doesn't list anything for the other part number you listed. But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
There is also a Propus from the C70 that is very similar in appearance. 9475392 and 7.5 X 17. Also is a 7 X 17" Propus listed for the other 70 series cars. Appearance is very similar to the Triton, but the curves are somewhat smoother, less angular.
If you are looking at putting FWD alloys on you 240 you might want to start by picking up the alloy wheels brocure free at your dealer, as it shows around 50 different wheels, and tells size, part number, cars found on, finish, name, and a little photo. Before you pay for spacers and realize you hate the rims.
I know at least one 18" wheel exists, the 18" Atlantis? found on the XC-90. The fancy one, the straight six spoke is the Neptune 7X17.
There is a 17" rim or two for RWD, the 7 X 17 Polaris. Five spoke deep set, lots of pictures of it around on the net. I believe there is a BBS three piece that was offered at one time that is a 16", but I hardly ever see them. And then three or four 16" rims that I can think of. The Galaxy is my personal favorite, but it looks horrible on a 240 IMO.
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1981 242 GLTi 1967.5 122S
Seattle, WA

That must be a typo or they must have offered the wheel in 17 and 18", this wheel pictured is the Titon from the C70 as you said... My friend has these wheels, he had them on his 95 960, and now has them on his mid 80s 740. More pics of his beautiful contraption of a 740 can be found here.
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Kyle - attending Ore. State, while my lil '68 142 (256k, 74 b20, m40, iPd bars, other misc... =D) waits for its next outing...

In this day and age, 18" isn't anything special anymore. Yes - they are offered on FWD/AWD, yes - spacers are required to fit on RWD, no - they shouldn't have any fitment issues as long as you use the right size/profile rubber.

FWIW, you can even fit aftermarket dubs (20"), what with 225/30/20 available these days.

-- Kane
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Blossom II - '91 745Ti/M46 ... Bubbles - '74 144GL/BW35 ... Buttercup - '86 245GL/AW70 ... The Wayback Machine - '64 P220/M40

don't be too suprised by what you find in the Euro market for the 240 as well as other older Volvo's, I'm sure what you dig up will probably knock your socks off!
The reason why these options were not available to the rest of Volvo's market, was b/c there were far fewer who would be interested in purchasing a Volvo in the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's and even into the 90's. Volvo does not have a large of a following as, lets say, BMW who has numerous groups, web pages etc. of fans who all share in the enjoyment of ownership.
As a result, there were far less options available to the N. American market for Volvo options.
Unfortunately, this trend continues today, where Ford still does not know how to position Volvo in the overcrowded automotive market, where once big-wigs (BMW and MB) are slowly being overshadowed by their highly reputable Japenese competitors.
In the Scandanavian countries, Volvo is/was often seen as the equivalent to Ford, in the way the would offer a wide range of options for automotive buyers.

If you do a google search, I'm sure you'll find some very interesting older Volvo's with options you never thought possible....I know this cause I've done this for my e30 BMW's as well as for older 240's and, 140's. Overall, my fasination for Volvo stops there, as all others IMO, are not quite Volvo-enough for my liking (I prefer the plain-Jane, tanks of the 70's and 80's).