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Gislaved's maybe? Wheels probably wrong, and tire size probably too little, too. 200 1989

posted by  Ken C on  Thu Sep 1 18:03 CST 2005
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Gislaved is another nordic brand, I think. Nokia(n), of course, comes from Finland, whereas I think (not sure) Gislaved might be Swedish.

Anyway, I have no idea as to whether the Saab wheels will fit -- their bolt circle size is a mystery to me, as is whether they are centered solely by their nuts/bolts, or by their center hole, or both (which is critical in Volvos, as I think I recall -- but I will offer that, nevertheless, I doubt they would fit properly solely based on the fact that it's a FWD car. FWD cars usually have an offset that is vastly inappropriate, and my recollection (accurate or not) of Saab wheels' appearance is that the mounting plane is far (far!) outboard of the wheels' center line (although I could be wrong).

I'd worry about that tire size, as well, in case you wanted to "adopt" the tires to other, Volvo wheels. The Volvo needs a load rating of 87 as a minimum, as I recall; a 165/70-15 might not match that. But don't rely on my gut feeling -- go to Tire Rack or some other website and see what load rating a 185/70-14 tire is (your basic Volvo size) and then compare to the load rating of any tire in 165/70-15 (the brand or model of tire doesn't matter).

Best regards,






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