custom wheels for my 89 760 turbo?

[poco]

Ive been asking some custom wheel shops about wheels for volvo's and all they seem to have is wheels for the rice rockets , I live in BC. Canada, is there anywhere close I could find some that would fit on my car,Ive got the original turbine type wheels that are a bitch to clean. mods so far are cat back exhaust, cd player, rear wing from wings west on the way ,1990 turbo engine just been installed, the engine I didn't have much choice on as i killed my other motor a couple of weeks ago lol.

[poco]

geeze I'm getting punchy my car is an 1988 760 turbo not an 89 i should know better than to post so late lol :oops:

[MikeHardy]

if there custom wheel shops can't you jsut give them the diamensions of the volvo mounting and have them drill them for you.

[Spottty]

ya, if you find a rim you want with the right offset any good tuner shop could get them drilled for 5x108. It's about the same price as buying spacers.

[MikeHardy]

just remember 5x108, 65mm center bore, 20mm offset for a 6" rim, my TSW's are 20mm on 7" rim and still clear fine, you might be best going down to 15-18mm for 7.5-8"

[TheJoyOfSix]

Is there any particular reason you don't want Volvo wheels?

[poco]

I wouldn't mind the newer Volvo wheels from a 90 or 91 but I hate my turbine type ive got now, they are hell to clean the brake dust off, I spent 2 hours cleaning them last time and I near wore my fingers to the bone :lol: Another problem is where do I get the volvo wheels I'll bet if i could still get from volvo the cost would put me in the poor house

[poco]

Are those made in the UK? could I get a set here? As for drilling how can you do that if there already holes predrilled for the model the wheel was made for, wouldn't that look kinda ugly and be unsafe? :???:

[Spottty]

No, a wheel company will sell 'blanks'. You just have to get a good shop (porbly the distributer for the brand of wheels) to call up the factory and get them drilled or get them to have some one drill them.

You will have some unique rims if you do it that way.

[poco]

Ill go see what company will sell me undrilled wheels, it would be cool to have some wheels few others have on a volvo. :lol:

[Spottty]

I was planing on getting Racing Hart C5's for a 242 I was gonna buy. They look awsome on it but they only come in 7" width.

[spongemonster]

Go to Kal Tire and ask for team dynamics rims or MSR (I have a set of MSR's on my website but they were the last set ever made in that style and bolt pattern). Also, Jaguar wheels will fit (same bolt pattern). I would suggest looking around in the computer program they have at Kal Tires. Tell them the bolt pattern and not as much the car and understand you may need to buy adapters. I do and the best ones I've found that I would trust will cost me about 500 bucks. Not exactly cheap but I am sure there are better sources. I can't remember any of the other brands that make rims that will fit a volvo but just look around and get a guy at a shop who is willing to help look for you. Oh yeah adn go for 17 inchers hehehe
James (mmm rims)

[Spottty]

Honestly I wouldnt bother with adapters. FOr the same price as adapters you can get the rims drilled.

If they bolt right to a RWD Volvo they will be easy to resell if you ever want to (I would die for nice rims that fit without spacers).

Ohh and I saw some Team Dynamic rims and they were filled with runs in the finish. This might not happen to every rim but its just a heads up.