I picked up a set of 16" Volvo hydras recently, will be putting them on my 82 242 in the spring. Have been trying to find a 16" steel rim for a proper spare tire, has anyone had to deal with this? My thoughts on the matter were to either look for a single hydra, get a 15" steel wheel and put a taller tire to match whatever I put on the hydras or find a 16" steel Volvo wheel. What rwd volvos had a 16" wheel, hydras came on 940-960 turbos IIRC. Although everyone I've looked at have 15" wheels.

Can anyone shed some light on the matter?

Because a 16-inch wheel must be wide to accommodate the low profile tires that are a proper fit on the car, use of a 16-inch wheel with its wide tire will be very hard to stow in the narrow, rear fender compartment -- I'd even go so far as to expect that it won't even fit and let you close the trunk lid.

Instead, stick with a narorw 14-inch wheel and a tall aspect ratio tire (75 or so), so it will drop right in the storage slot. After all, it's just a spare!

Most folks I know seem to use a 15 steel for their spare - they just get the same height tire for the spare.

Kind of thought that would be the case, hopefully I can track down a single hydra for a spare over the winter. At least there's no lack of 15" 740 steel wheels at my local pick & pull yard.