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posted by  Spegull03 on  Mon Oct 4 06:06 CST 2004
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well there are some hefty speed bumps all around town, so i was wondering what were the tallest tires i could put on my 83 240 wagon. Im not looking for super swampers or anything like that, just something a little taller, and will be a good winter tire (lots o rain and a little snow/ice)








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    posted by  KLR142 on  Tue Oct 5 15:48 CST 2004
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    What wheels and tires are you currently using? Are your springs possibly sagging? If you don't resort to taller tires(which will also have an effect on your speedometer and odometer readings) you can put on some Heavy Duty springs that might help out a little bit as well. Let us know what you're thoughts are! Peace!
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    Kyle - '68 Volvo 142 w/71 b20b and m40...








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    posted by  Maxspeed on  Mon Oct 4 18:26 CST 2004
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    Why not get a set of turbo wheels(15") of a junker from the P&P?? then start looking at tire sizes..
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    Max..1989 244 DL 5 Spd., Bilstein HD, Turbo Swaybars, Poly Bushings all round, Turbo Wheels, Black leather interior, Electric mirrors, LED dash and gauge lights.








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    posted by  Ken C on  Mon Oct 4 16:07 CST 2004
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    On my old '80 wagon, I used 205/70-14's, and there was enough clearance to go 205/75-14 or even 205-14 (without an aspect ratio, the tire is nominally "81" per European standards). The trick is finding such sizes in any 14" tire, let alone a snow tire.






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