16in wheels on a V70R ?

[RollingThunder]

One of the problems that we had with our old 855R was the ride which was truly harsh - its the main reason we sold it in the end

I'm 90% sure we'll be buying a V70R at the weekend, but I'm a bit concerned that the ride will start to annoy us after a few weeks - so is anyone running an R on 16in wheels? If so, what size tyres are you running and is the clearance ok? I'm sure that going from a 40 series tyre to a 50 or even a 55 will substantially improve the ride quality. I know the ultimate grip will be diminished a tad but we'll keep the 17s for track days etc if we do go down this route.

Thanks, RT

EDIT - while I'm on about 16 in wheels, do you know if the Satellites came in a 16in fitment? Still love those wheels

[M-R-P]

Depends if you mean a P1R or a P2R. P2 won't take 16" iirc.

[stribo]

P2 you won't be able to fit 16", as they won't clear the calipers, P1 I guess it would depend on the design of the wheels as to whether it would clear the brakes. If you were to fit 16s you'll want a 45 profile tyre, as 50 or 55 will increase the rolling radius, and make your speedo inaccurate.

[RollingThunder]

sorry guys, its a '98 P1

Thanks

[p fandango]

S/V70 T-5 perfo's will fit

[T5frankie]

You can get 16'' comets, bongodave will swap you his for yours

[claymore]

P2 you won't be able to fit 16", as they won't clear the calipers, P1 I guess it would depend on the design of the wheels as to whether it would clear the brakes. If you were to fit 16s you'll want a 45 profile tyre, as 50 or 55 will increase the rolling radius, and make your speedo inaccurate.

What? you would need 55 profile tyres , the same as a 850 t5

[abdul]

Yes they did 16 in satellite

[abdul]

P2 you won't be able to fit 16", as they won't clear the calipers, P1 I guess it would depend on the design of the wheels as to whether it would clear the brakes. If you were to fit 16s you'll want a 45 profile tyre, as 50 or 55 will increase the rolling radius, and make your speedo inaccurate.

Depends on wheel design 16 satellite do fit

[stribo]

What? you would need 55 profile tyres , the same as a 850 t5

If he's currently running 17s with a 40 profile, then 16s with a 55 profile with be massive in comparison, it does of course depend on the width as well.

[jamesy12345]

Standard tyres on 16" were 205/50's I think

http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyre-size-calculator

edit: I have 302 mm discs on my S70 and the Perfos fit over them

[abdul]

Got 205 55 16 tyres on them

[jamesy12345]

Got 205 55 16 tyres on them

They have both sizes listed in the catalogue below so still non the wiser. My S70 had 50's

http://accessories.volvocars.com/Acc...R_GB_NL_DE.pdf

It says that standard tyres on the 2WD R's were 205/45 x 17 so the closest 16" size to that is 205/50 x 16

[T5frankie]

If he's currently running 17s with a 40 profile, then 16s with a 55 profile with be massive in comparison, it does of course depend on the width as well.

You're supposed to run 45's on 17's not 40's

[stribo]

You're supposed to run 45's on 17's not 40's

Got 35s on my 18s

[T5frankie]

I just replaced all my tyres to 40's on my v70r because they look alot better

[jamesy12345]

I put 55s on mine by mistake (205/55 x 16). Nice and flexible

[M-R-P]

Got 35s on my 18s

That's what's supposed to be on 18s

[mikealder]

If the 98R has 302MM front disks avoid the 16" Columba and Persus wheels as these won't clear the brake callipers but all the other phase one 16" wheels will fit - I do know some people have got Columbas to fit with the larger brake disks but it involves grinding parts of the calliper body away which isn't something I would be happy to try - Mike

[stribo]

That's what's supposed to be on 18s

Should be 225/40/18s, but as mind are 235, having 35s isn't really an issue.