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5 spoke alloys on a 740/760 700

posted by  someone claiming to be Steve on  Mon Nov 13 04:54 CST 2000 [RELATED]

There was a discussion last week about the popular 15", 5 spoke, 240 alloys fitting on the 700 series cars.

I know there's no question that the diameter and offset are correct for use on non-ABS cars which came with 14" wheels, and it sounds like they MAY fit 700 cars with ABS and the thinner Girling brakes used to 1990.

Can anyone say for certain that they will or will not fit 700/900 cars with the larger Girling calipers used from 1991 up, a/k/a "jumbo" brakes?







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    Re: 5 spoke alloys on a 740/760 700

    posted by  someone claiming to be Brendan on  Wed Nov 15 08:46 CST 2000 [RELATED]

    They will NOT fit. I've got 6 of them in the basement that will back me up on this!

    brendan

    '90 745t m46 girling abs on front







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    Re: 5 spoke alloys on a 740/760 700

    posted by  someone claiming to be tom fritz on  Mon Nov 13 19:19 CST 2000 [RELATED]

    240 turbo alloys won't fit on a 700 without spacers and longer, stronger lugs.....some have put them on 700s by grinding on the wheels to clear the front calipers: a disaster waiting to happen......on older 700s, you could grind some metal off the front caliper outer housing until the wheels fit; but you'd need to be real careful and not remove too much metal....not the best way to go.....find some 700 5 spokes or the 10 spoke 700 turbo wheels







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      Re: 5 spoke alloys on a 740/760 700

      posted by  someone claiming to be Billy Traweek on  Tue Nov 14 00:43 CST 2000 [RELATED]

      So, does anybody know if proper 16" alloy rims exist for a 1990 740 non-turbo Wagon?

      Thank you,

      Billy







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        Re: 5 spoke alloys on a 740/760 700

        posted by  someone claiming to be Paul on  Tue Nov 14 06:30 CST 2000 [RELATED]

        Yes. MM 11's.







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        Re: 5 spoke alloys on a 740/760 700

        posted by  someone claiming to be Steve on  Tue Nov 14 03:33 CST 2000 [RELATED]

        The "swept" 5 spoke wheel is the 16" option on early '90s 700 and 900 cars.






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