Titans on my 245...

[volvoluvin]

So I had to swap my Konig's onto my 850 as one of these Titans has quite the bend in it creating quite a wobble at hwy speeds. Given that I don't drive my 245 to much these days, I thought I would slap em on and see what they looked like...(quick snap pics from this morning)
Thoughts?

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/2741891620/" title="245 with Titans by buggabean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2741891620_6f7a0b1bce_o.jpg" width="1600" height="1067" alt="245 with Titans" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/2741892036/" title="245 with Titans by buggabean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/2741892036_69e391808a_o.jpg" width="1600" height="1067" alt="245 with Titans" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/2741891260/" title="245 with Titans by buggabean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/2741891260_5dca3e1331_o.jpg" width="1600" height="1067" alt="245 with Titans" /></a>

VS
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/1140516647/" title="Whistler Show Case by buggabean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1295/1140516647_24b1281f2d_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Whistler Show Case" /></a>


The Titans are on 25mm adapters on the rear and 15mm spacers in front with longer studs...

[ikyikthe1st]

very nice

[Cameron]

I like it! Now how good would S60R brakes look under those front wheels?!?! :oogle:

[SL8Brick]

:nod: :omg: :urgod:

[Geoff240Ti]

I like it alot better than the Konig's, looks great to me!

[Nick]

i like it alot better than the konig's, looks great to me!

+1

[Vol242vo]

Titans>Konig's

[volvoluvin]

I like it! Now how good would S60R brakes look under those front wheels?!?! :oogle:

HAHA...they would look great, but the divorce papers would be a problem... :)

[Cameron]

HAHA...they would look great, but the divorce papers would be a problem... :)

:rofl: Wouldn't the R brakes be just a drop in the bucket compared to the other mods you've already done?

[340GL]

no offence, but seriously... your Konigs are ugly as ****. Titans look so much better

[Volvorules]

no offence, but seriously... your Konigs are ugly as ****. Titans look so much better

+1.

And Titans don't clear S60R brakes, at least with normal (25mm) spacers.

[volvoluvin]

The Konig's are definitely polarizing rims...love em or hate em..it's never much in between...

And Cam...you suck...thanks for the reminder...

[valvesprung]

Soooooooooooooooooooooo much better...so clean.

[Cameron]

The Konig's are definitely polarizing rims...love em or hate em..it's never much in between...

And Cam...you suck...thanks for the reminder...

I've got all the Volvo part numbers you need, you know, should you decide to upgrade.... :rofl:

Trust me, I don't like to be reminded either! I have thousands of dollars into a car that's only "worth" $1500 to your average non Volvo guy.

[Fake-R]

Very, very nice.

[big_loaf]

Huge improvement over the konigs. Bravo!

[volvo-slyder]

looks fresh... what size are those Konig?

[volvoluvin]

17 x 7.5 43mm offset

[volvo-slyder]

damn only 17"?? they look like at least 18"

[ZVOLVO240]

hey man, I really like the stance that you've got there. Mind sharing what you've done to it?

Thanks

PS the Titans look sick

[norcal505]

the titans are 1000% better than your previous rims.
They look really classy.
If i was you, I'd go the extra yard, and get some pegs, but everyone has their own taste..

[crazy0000]

Looks amazing, Theres something about a wagon with flathood grp a... gives me chills(in a good way)

[Tick]

Much better.

[norcal505]

PLEEASE take some wallpaper sized shots, I sure would love this car as my background!
Looks perfect IMO!

[Jordan]

I think you should keep the Titans on there Phil... Get em straightened out if you can.

[volvoluvin]

hey man, I really like the stance that you've got there. Mind sharing what you've done to it?

Thanks

PS the Titans look sick

um...wow, done as in the whole car? or just the "stance"?
List of mods is, um, er well...long: (taken from a recent write up, I didn't just do this)
driveline/suspension
- Bilstien HD
- B&G lowering springs
- Strut to firewall and strut to strut braces from www.cravingboost.com
- Lower chassis braces
- Vented and crossdrilled front rotors stock size
- Brakes are stock
- Poly suspension bushings throughout
- adjustable pan hard rod
- Camber plates
- Volvo LSD from 81 GLE, (Mileage unknown)
- M46
engine
- 91 B230FT prior to swap 133k miles, head rebuilt 6kms ago
- 530 Head mildly ported
- Cometic head gasket, (.035)
- Garett T3 super60 with .60/.48 set up - Brand new as of May 1st/08
- NPR intercooler
- Custom hand built header - Pulse paired and runner length matched
- 2.5'' custom built stainless steel exhaust with 2 stainless steel bafflers, one under passenger side, one in stock rear location.
- Turbonetic's BOV
- 940 E-fan
- MS Blaster coil
- Nissan 3 row radiator
- Stage II poly engine mounts from RSI
- Moroso Catch Can, no return
- 90+ Powersteering
- 90+ Starter
- Megasquirt V3 ECU running fuel and spark installed by www.fireandfuel.ca
- 220whp/260ftlb at last dyno, haven't dyno'd since new turbo/header/intercooler install
- MSknocksense from Boris at www.viatrack.com
- Custom engine harness built with MS install
- Innovative LC-1 Wideband
- Optima red top battery
- Centerforce dual friction clutch
- Lightened flywheel (15.5lbs vs 22lbs)
Body/Exterior
- 81 GLE
- Body sandblasted, primed and painted, all rust removed, lower body clip holes filled, new rear tubs cut in, entire body undercoated.
- 90+ Windshield conversion
- GT Flathood
- 4 light set up with bulb swap conversion
- Euro Flathood grill
- 90+ Tailgate handle, (Not glass)
- 25mm adapters rear/15mm spacers front from Dale at www.avalancheperformance.com
- Long studs in the front hubs to allow for spacers
- 25% tint all around, (but driver/passenger glass)

[Tom Wiley]

i like both of them. cleeeaaaan car.

[volvoluvin]

I think you should keep the Titans on there Phil... Get em straightened out if you can.

Ya, they are certainly more "european" in their look...I'm beginning to really like them...although, I do need some bigger meats on them...I was thinking about getting them straightened...but sometimes it's very expensive. I'll look into it in the winter...

As for desktop sizes...how's about this:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/2742816417/" title="Volvo 245 with Titans by buggabean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/2742816417_f4a321a25a_o.jpg" width="3456" height="2304" alt="Volvo 245 with Titans" /></a>

If you like, then there are a couple more bigs ones here:
http://flickr.com/photos/buggabean/sets/72157605191859826/

And thanks all for the nice words, here I was all along thinking the konig's were great, and secretly you were all cringing.... ;-) :clap:

[OldSchoolEuro]

Wow the lower body trim holes have been filled in! Looks great! I am actually getting that done tomorrow!

[amargill19?]

titans > konigs

kenny and I were tempted to fix the wagon :lol:

[Tfest]

I've got all the Volvo part numbers you need, you know, should you decide to upgrade.... :rofl:

so... uh... how much would that be.... you know.. on a hypothetical basis..

[Cameron]

so... uh... how much would that be.... you know.. on a hypothetical basis..

Volvo recently updated their pricing matrix (read: everything just got more expensive from Volvo) so I don't have the most current info... BUT based on pricing from recently, you'd be looking around 1K or so for calipers/pads/discs/caliper hardware/etc. Then you'd just need the SVR adapters from Travis.

[Tfest]

Volvo recently updated their pricing matrix (read: everything just got more expensive from Volvo) so I don't have the most current info... BUT based on pricing from recently, you'd be looking around 1K or so for calipers/pads/discs/caliper hardware/etc. Then you'd just need the SVR adapters from Travis.

hmmmm, so, hypothetically speaking, are leprechauns real? im gonna need to steal a few pots of gold.....

[adrianpike]

Looks great Phil!

Titans have always been my favorite wheel, if you ever want to sell em... :badboy:

[GrandmaSideways]

Suits that car to a T

[The Aspirator]

Spoooge. The Konig's always looked cool and gave the car an aggressive look, but the Titans give it an amazing subtle look that just screams perfection. The fact that they're almost the same color makes them even more of a match made in heaven.

[volvoluvin]

Thanks John,

Coming from you that means more...you've got a fair bit of blood into this bad boy...

I wasn't sold on EITHER look; titans on the 245 and Konigs on the 850, but after one week, I can't imagine it any other way...funny thing that...

[The Aspirator]

More pics of the konigs on the 850? I just saw a corner shot in Kenny's thread.

[volvoluvin]

Ya...will doo...I need a nice day to do a foto shoot of both cars...planning on it for this weekend...

[GrandmaSideways]

The Konigs...
I hated them when I first saw them. Sorry. They grew on me but were never something I'd do.
HOWEVER
They look good on the 850. they really do.