Follow-up: I should have listened to all the other info on the forum, but I bought a low-cost (cheap!) Uro brand front engine mount because the price was SO good. When it arrived, the rubber was so brittle that it would crack (visibly and audibly) if you pressed your finger tip into it. If you press...

Thanks JRL! I will give Safelite a try. Haven't used them before but I can recite their jingle. I looked into kits for repairing cracks, and found a handfull of products and companies, such as a kit from Rain-X and a site called CrackEraser.com that primarily sells equipment to use as a business for...

I've had several replacement windshields in many cars, over the years. They always seem to be wavy and somewhat distorted, particularly when you look across the glass (such as looking toward the right side of the road when driving). Those replacement windshields also seem to chip and pit quickly (so...

Followup: I now have 225/50/16 all-around on my 2000 V70 XC with NO rubbing anywhere, anytime. Full-load, full-lock, ... nothing rubs, and the ride and handling are SIGNIFICANTLY improved. Same diameter as the spec size of 205/55/16 (24.9"). Great decision, highly recommended!

Recently, while the wheels were off (new tires!!) my 2000 V70XC, I noticed this ripped rubber component in the front right. Not sure if it's an engine mount or what, so I can't decide if I need to fix it, or look up parts & procedures. Any insight into what this is and if it's worth fixing?

Excellent - thanks! The 205/55/16 & 225/50/16 are both same diameter (24.9") so I'm not changing profile, I'm only changing width. http://tire-size-conversion.com/tire-size-calculator/ Feels like lots of room in the back to handle slightly more width, but front feels close. I might jack it ...

Thanks for all the help, much appreciated. I'm off to go buy 2 of the 225/50/16 and try them on front. If too much, I'll put them on back and get 215 for front. I'll followup.

You can...but you will have a tyre rub inside of a fender on both front & rear.On front on full lock and on the rear when fully loaded. Misha- The strut on the front seems only a finger-width away from the existing 205 width tire when I reach over the tire and feel for the gap betw tire & s...

BTW, stock size is 205/55/16. I'm looking to go a size wider, while maintaining the diameter, with 225/50/16.

I can't find any info on running 225/50/16 on a 2000 V70XC SE. I know other years/models mention needing 5-10mm spacers to avoid rubbing, but not sure if that would be needed with a 2000 V70XC SE. The overall diameter of the 205/55/16 and the 225/50/16 is essentially the same (within a mm), but just...