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Last piece of the puzzle, Got new tires.....

A mid-size luxury crossover SUV, the Volvo XC90 made its debut in 2002 at the Detroit Motor Show. Recognized for its safety, practicality, and comfort, the XC90 is a popular vehicle around the world. The XC90 proved to be very popular, and very good for Volvo's sales numbers, since its introduction in model year 2003 (North America). P2 platform.
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gshadow325
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Last piece of the puzzle, Got new tires.....

Post by gshadow325 »

Some of you may know i got my 03 t6 last year @ 143,000 miles. In the last 12,000 i overhauled everything in the suspension with the exception of front shocks, front strut mounts and front spring seats. those were fine. spent $500 + in alignments(all at the same shop, all for various things breaking)

I am finally happy with the way she drives, handles and looks

I have about another 25,000 miles left on my old set of 235/60/18 Hankook Ventus tires. When i drove on the xc90, i always heard a groaning rumbling noise. Kinda like a wheel bearing noise but not as loud but apparent. Sometimes i thought it was windy and the noise was coming from the cargo basket.

Finally i said to the hell with it. I am in it this deep what is another $480. Ordered the set of 255/55/18 Nitto NT420s. I could not have been any happier with the way it drives now and the quietness of it. It is going to be 71 degrees sunny and low humidity and i am having a hard time deciding what car to drive....c70 or the xc90 :)

The cars got a bath yesterday so here they are. enjoy :)
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1998 Olive Green V70 T5 Manual - 155k Awesome car
2003 Nautic Blue XC90 T6 3rd tranny - 162k Modded
2001 Nautic Blue C70 T5 Manual - 92k Not stock at all

TexasCoder
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Joined: 16 January 2010
Year and Model: 2004 XC90 T5 AW Tran
Location: Texas

Post by TexasCoder »

Beautiful! Where did you get 4 Nitto tires for 480 bucks?

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