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wheels appropriated from junk yard! 200 1986

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posted by  mike w. on  Thu May 15 13:57 CST 2003
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Stracker:

If the tires on the wheels are 195/60-15, then those are 15" wheels. Don't panic; many of the 740s and all of the 940s came with 15" wheels, and these will fit a 240 just fine. You will need 15" tires, however; you obviously can't put 14" tires on 15" wheels.

That said, I feel that 195/65-15 tires on 15" wheels are just about ideal for the 240 wagon. You'll have the greater load capacity alluded to in the other post, and the overall diameter is close enough to the stock 185R14 tires that there should be very little speedo/odo error. The 195/60-15s already on the wheels will work just fine as well (are they worth keeping?), although they are somewhat "squattier" and will make your speedo read about 3-4 mph above the speed you're actually traveling.
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Mike W., '79 242GT (my project car), '85 245DL (son's project car), '87 245 DL (my daily driver), '90 244DL (son-in-law's daily driver), '91 744T (wife's daily driver), '94 944T (daughter's daily driver), Largo, FL






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