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VIEW    READ ONLY    PRINT   SAVE   A    A  Wider is better? 200 posted by  volvo245gti on  Sat May 2 10:08 CST 2009 Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS]     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] last visit: Sat Nov 21 16:48 CST 2009 [RELATED] If you've ever driven a 240 with this setup, you would understand a bit better why it's a bad idea. For a short time I ran 225/50/16 tires on 7 1/2" wheels and ran a 13mm spacer because the wheels were 20mm offset and the tire would rub the strut tower without the spacer. The net effect was not only a wider tire but 13mm increase in offset on each side. The car drove horribly. It would track every ridge and depression in the road surface. It scrubbed horribly on any sharp turn moving forward and reversing was even worse. The rears are not nearly as fussy about track increase although many will argue that it will wear bearings more quickly with the added leverage. I tend to agree. On a trailer queen or track-only car, have at it. On a daily driver? No thanks... -- Dale Mark this post as an answer to my question<- Use this feature to mark quality replies to your post. Select, copy to buffer, and paste anywhere: <a href="http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/volvo/1346985/220/240/260/280/wider_better.html">Wider is better?</a>

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  posted by  scorron  on Sat May 2 20:49 CST 2009 > V

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  posted by  81242DLB21FCA  on Sat May 2 09:34 CST 2009 > V

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  posted by  matt b  on Sat May 2 09:29 CST 2009 > V
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    posted by  volvo245gti ONLINE  on Sat May 2 10:08 CST 2009 > V
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    posted by  81242DLB21FCA  on Sat May 2 09:47 CST 2009 > V

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    posted by  Laine  on Sat May 2 09:54 CST 2009 > V
    • Laine knows of what she speaks. NMI [200]
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