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new 960 wheels for my s70

MikeHardy

MikeHardy

The Sirius/Nova Police
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northern Wales, UK
had these for a couple of weeks now, haven't really got around to posting pics or taking any decent ones for that matter. there volvo "carme"

only really bought them for the rubber. winter is here and i wanted to be on nice pricey rubber, 4 perelli p7's, 2 nearly new and 2 with about 6mm tread

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14193327@N02/3048573372/" title="s70 new wheels by minvie2000, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/3048573372_6fbbc10f13_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="s70 new wheels" /></a>

oh and from when my car was really dirty after OT last week.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14193327@N02/3047729447/" title="dirty s70 by minvie2000, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3015/3047729447_a1dbb77e57_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="dirty s70" /></a>
 
see i was sceptical after the P6000. but these appear to be able to hold course around corners, magically even in the wet. which was never a p6000 trait. plus the nankang that were on the T5 wheels were starting to get scary in the cold wet weather

there 205/55/16 91W
 
That car looks like's it higher than XC was!

So need to fit some 16s instead of the 15s on mine, BUT I've only recently put some new front Dunlops on, and the rears have some life left
 
I did wonder... that's about the amount of lift that I could do with for mine sometimes; the back tends to sit high on mine as I have the shocks set hard most of the time... it avoids having a saggy back end when I've loaded the car with gear!
 
ravennexus said:
see i was sceptical after the P6000. but these appear to be able to hold course around corners, magically even in the wet. which was never a p6000 trait. plus the nankang that were on the T5 wheels were starting to get scary in the cold wet weather

there 205/55/16 91W
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haha, those nankang nevergrips are fantastic
 
exactly, they were great in summer, but once cold ground got out, scary. came out of work recent and floored it in fist, the massive power of my 2.0 10V had the niddle pegged on the limiter till the car caught up at 30, inside tyre spinning
 
ravennexus said:
exactly, they were great in summer, but once cold ground got out, scary. came out of work recent and floored it in fist, the massive power of my 2.0 10V had the niddle pegged on the limiter till the car caught up at 30, inside tyre spinning
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MOT question... no point making a new thread or anything


Mine comes up on the 28th.. i have two passable tyres on the car at the moment, and 2 borderline.

i have a pair of hydras in the garage wrapped in nearly new tyres.

if i slapped those on instead of the borderline ones that are on the car at the moment, would they have a problem down at the test centre? having different size wheels front-to-back won't go against me will it? (Dracos on it atm)
 
Paddler Ed said:
I don't think so, I think that a Smart (proper one not a roadster) has different sizes front and rear, as does some thing like a Porsche or a Merc SL
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ah yes, quite a lot of high-performance machinery has different diameter rims front to back - good point.
 
I had a set of canopus I was going to put on my 240 but it never happened. Let some really negative people on here that are negative about everything, I now realize, make me not put them on.
They were sold to another 240 Volvo owner and they look like the sex on his car.
 
IF the MOT station is of a decent repute, they will note the odd rims combo down in there records somewhere but still pass it.

That way they are covered if you then swap back to your illegal slicks and then have an accident. When the police come calling they'll bring out there records.
 
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