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suterman
05-19-2006, 01:48 PM
Cleaned them today ready for the meet this weekend and thought i'd taunt you with them,


http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/8293/wheelsmall1gm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/2416/p51900763oy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/5666/wheelssmall2yc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


muahahaha
JW240
05-19-2006, 01:55 PM
damn nice wheels! i really really like em...
i should have bought the set that i saw last year! but i already bought for over 300 euro's of other volvo parts that day....
blu92in99
05-19-2006, 02:00 PM
Those wheels would look better on my car. Quick, ship them over! :-P


-Justin
Boosted2003
05-19-2006, 02:12 PM
Galaxies 7 or 7.5 wide?
suterman
05-19-2006, 02:15 PM
upto 255 apparantley, but i guess they would rub on full lock and maybe get quite a bit of sideways roll on corners, ive got 205s on there now, the rears are starting to get a little thin, im gonna put 225s on there next.
JE Jr
05-19-2006, 04:42 PM
Galaxies 7 or 7.5 wide?

16x7"

recommended tire dimension
205/55 R16.
Boosted2003
05-19-2006, 04:43 PM
16x7"

recommended tire dimension
205/55 R16.


Thats what they recommend on a hydra.
1stRaven
05-19-2006, 05:08 PM
Looks like I will need to clean my up for sunday then thou how ever much I clean them, dont think they will come up as nice as yours.
blu92in99
05-19-2006, 05:17 PM
Looks like I will need to clean my up for sunday then thou how ever much I clean them, dont think they will come up as nice as yours.Just swap yours for his when he's not looking. I don't see any locks on those lugnuts. ;-)


-J
1stRaven
05-19-2006, 05:20 PM
yeah, Mine dont have any either but I prefer my polaris for the look. Mine are just bent and scratched.
grizlyadams
05-19-2006, 05:56 PM
GIT!....my car is covered in pollen...can i be arsed to clean it for sunday?...probly not
Griz
BB-Q
05-19-2006, 06:29 PM
You be careful with my Galaxies, Mike! :-D
MikeSr.
05-19-2006, 08:46 PM
So- how does it feel to drive a Galaxy?
Camyman
05-19-2006, 09:42 PM
which one?
http://www.me.mtu.edu/~prater/carpics/fords/Galaxie/65gal.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Newgalaxy.jpg
tacogremlin
05-19-2006, 10:57 PM
seeing those pics makes me want to go the local, hidden, nearly inaccessable volvo yard and grab the set off the 940 by the fence, of course then I wouldn't put the Borbet's off the 245 on the 740 when we get new shoes for that one.
Camyman
05-19-2006, 11:19 PM
sweet mother of god you are letting galaxies sit in a junk yard?! do you have any idea the value of them to a t-bricker!@?!@#?@!#!@>#@!>#?!!!???!!
impulse922
05-19-2006, 11:54 PM
sweet mother of god you are letting galaxies sit in a junk yard?! do you have any idea the value of them to a t-bricker!@?!@#?@!#!@>#@!>#?!!!???!!
They are basically just as rare as real volvo polaris. But your right, I'd NEVER let even hydras sit on a car at a jy/volvo yard, let alone galaxies.
Camyman
05-20-2006, 12:15 AM
jeez. im riding on steelies so pretty much anything is an improvement and youve got galaxies just chillin out down there. damn you!
kahlua240
05-20-2006, 03:20 AM
tires = directional. on backwards.. you guys are good at doing that on tbricks.
suterman
05-20-2006, 04:39 AM
you must have your eyes on back to front.
JE Jr
05-20-2006, 06:13 AM
Thats what they recommend on a hydra.

Yep, but that's what it says in the equipment catalogue.

Wierd, cause Galaxy is .5" wider, and same tire is recommended for both of them. Might be that it was hard to find a 215/55 R16 back in the days??
tacogremlin
05-20-2006, 07:39 AM
jeez. im riding on steelies so pretty much anything is an improvement and youve got galaxies just chillin out down there. damn you!

if you want to buy my Draco's with 205/50/15 BFGoodrich G/Force KDW 2's I'll go buy the galaxies for my car just to make you feel better:-P
CountOfNowhere
05-20-2006, 02:51 PM
there's an old guy right by work with a run-down 745t and galaxies... I want his wheels so very very badly.
BB-Q
05-20-2006, 06:26 PM
Yep, but that's what it says in the equipment catalogue.

Wierd, cause Galaxy is .5" wider, and same tire is recommended for both of them. Might be that it was hard to find a 215/55 R16 back in the days??

No, that's because a 215 did not exist back in the day- you could have a 205 or 225 and that was it. I worked at my dad's tyre garage for many years. :)
The Guv
05-21-2006, 04:27 AM
They look awesome mate! Let me know how they go with 225's on them!
suterman
05-21-2006, 01:53 PM
will do
JE Jr
05-21-2006, 03:35 PM
No, that's because a 215 did not exist back in the day- you could have a 205 or 225 and that was it. I worked at my dad's tyre garage for many years. :)

Ok, thanks for clearing it up!
Camyman
05-22-2006, 12:23 AM
ha! if i buy rims for my car im going all out on them and getting the biggest baddest rims i can. which, i dont know if they will work or not, are pretty bad ass. is 20x8 too big?
ZyreX
05-22-2006, 06:13 AM
My galaxies:

http://zyrex.org/gallery/d/25809-2/P1010491.JPG

Sucks to live in the countryside, with rain and dust and gravel and some tarmac here and there..

but, cleaned them!

http://zyrex.org/gallery/d/24600-3/P1010145.JPG

norway needs more sun..

sorry suterman to use your thread :P But we're at least galaxy-buddies ;D
SteveMD
05-22-2006, 02:20 PM
^ Looks nice. Springs stock? It definitely isn't lowered.
CoconutColin
05-22-2006, 03:34 PM
Deep Dish Omfg
JE Jr
05-31-2006, 05:33 PM
Back to the tire dimensions again:

For the Polaris 7x17" wheels Volvo actually recommends 215/45ZR17 (!) Both in my 1993 and 1997 acessories catalogue, but thats the only wheel they recommend such a wide tire for!

Not even the 850's and theirs 7x17" Titan or other 7x17" wheels have 215 as recommended. Maximum 205 (!) I don't see why?

215 too wide for a 850??