The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Wheel Widening 140-160

uid 37336's pic
posted by  B20Paul. on  Sun Sep 20 20:08 CST 2009
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Mon Oct 20 10:54 CST 2014
[RELATED]

Blanks came from ROH Australia, but I imagine there is somone who makes or sells them in America.

I assume it was a matter of finding a blank that was the perfect fit for the diameter of the inner part of your old wheel?

I think the rim itself conforms to an SAE standard, I don't remember who invented the drop centre rim or who added the safety lips, but they were a big leap forward in motor car design. Your worst case would be buying a set of 15x7 steel wheels made for something else, like cheap 4WD rims & taking the centre out first.

Wouldn't happen to have a picture of the resultant look would you?

I will find one & post it. They look a bit ghey with the screw on hub cap, but good with the optional Volvo 'sports cap' like you see on P1800's. They definitely suit a Q-Ship because no one would even take a second look at them.



--
Three 164's, Two 144's, One 142 & a partridge in a pear tree.






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.