Does anyone know of a source for longer wheel lugs a for 95 940?

I'm thinking about putting 5mm Eibach spacers on my front wheels to get a little more clearance with the strut (currently about 1/16th inch). There is evidence that the aftermarket wheels that came with the car are occasionally knicking the strut. The spacer kit is for an 850. The spacer looks like it should fit, but I will need a longer lug.

Thanks
Roger

87 240, 95 940

dude your 940 is rear wheel drive the 850 is front wheel drive the spaceing is in more on the 850.if u want to get the right clearance then u should go with the right rim.the spaceing on your rims is all wrong.go to a rim shop that has a tool that gets the right spaceing from back to front.i whent to a place here in jax fla. called fith gear,they did a verry good job on my 940 turbo on the rims i went with momos rims they look great and are verry light.so go to real rim shop not to homeboy or us or pimp my ride univerity.

This subject of spacers seems to raise a lot of strong opinions. I understand that the wheel offset is wrong and you're correct that the right thing to do is get the correct wheels. But a well engineered 5 mm spacer at around $60 will move the wheel away from the strut about 3/16" which will provide adequate clearance. The alternative is to replace the wheels and possibly the tires at a significantly higher cost.

The spacer option, assuming it is safe, is a lot more attractive.

I've put 40K miles on the car with the 1/16" clearance I now have between the wheel and the strut. The car handles very nicely and the tires have shown very little wear. I can't imagine that separating the front wheels by about 3/8" additional would make any noticeable difference.

Again, I have just started looking into this since I noticed the knicking on the strut. In looking at wheel specifications it appears to me that both the 850 and the 940 have the same bolt pattern so I am assuming the 850 spacer would work with a slightly longer 940 wheel lug.

Any thoughts on this situation are much appreciated.

Thanks
Roger

ok dude lets try this one agian all of your hubs are sealed bearings hubs wich would be a paine in the ass to chang.finding the the same lugs to that are longer that fits your hubs would be a long shoot.i have replace one of my front hubs not an easy thing to do,i cant imagine changing all of the lugs UGGGG.if u are going to keep the car i would do it right,dont rigg it.i have 17s 0n mine with blistines struts and lowerd springs,i will send pics of it looks verry nice.

Then I'm confused. I have yet to do more to the wheel than take the tire off, change the brake pads and replace the calipers. The rotors are due for replacement and from what I've read and understood from looking at the pictures, the lugs are replaced with the rotor assembly. Changing the rotor seemed like a good time to look at using the spacers to deal with the offset issue with these wheels. Have I got this all wrong?

Roger

Dear Roger,

Good a.m. and may this find you well. If the car in question is a 1995 940 (sedan or wagon), then the lugs are part of the hub (pressed into place, from behind, after which the ABS sensor wheel is pressed onto the hub).

Changing rotors does not involve changing the hubs. Rather, one removes the lug nuts, removes the wheel, removes the calipers (hanging them out of the way) and then removes the rotors.

Absent collision/road hazard damage, and 15K miles(25K Km)/year usage, a wheel hub should last for the life of the car (or close to it). The wheel bearings are integral, and so cannot be separately changed. Wheel hubs are costly: about US$300 each, at a Volvo dealer.

Hope this helps.

Yours faithfully,

spook

Ahhh. Comes the dawn.

So on this model at least take great care with the wheel lugs because replacement, as Tom said, will be a significant problem. Or does the entire hub have to be replaced if a lug is damaged?

This also explains why there are no spacers for use with the 95 940.
I put on a cheap aluminum one that was 5/16" and the lug nut would only turn five turns. It did provide adequate correction of the offset, but really looked dangerous. I'm currently using them as tool racks on my workbench.

Thanks for the information.

Roger
95 940 Sedan
My transportation and my hobby.

Dear Roger,

Good a.m. and may this find you well. If a lug is damaged beyond repair, the hub has to be replaced.

There may be a way to remove the ABS sensor wheel without damaging it, but I've not seen it discussed here. Then, the damaged stud would have to be knocked-out, and a new stud - if available - pressed into place. Doing this without bending the ABS sensor wheel - made of lightweight metal - will be hard, if not impossible.

This likely is the case with any 940 series car, with ABS brakes: I'm pretty sure that the same hub, or type of hub was used.

Yours faithfully,

spook