1994 Volvo 850 turbo wagon wheels and tires

adriana · Post by **adriana** » 14 Jul 2015, 10:36

Greetings!
I found a set of tires on Craigslist, and I can't quite figure out if they'll fit my wagon. Here are the specs from the ad:

Wheels model "Mimas" 6.5X16" bolt pattern 5x108. Compatible for S60 and V70 models.
Tires Toyo P205/60R16.

Thanks in advance!
Adriana

mika · Post by **mika** » 14 Jul 2015, 13:22

43 mm (1.7 in) is mimas offset

850 is 35mm I think?

My vote is negative

adriana · Post by **adriana** » 14 Jul 2015, 16:02

Thanks for your reply, but I'm confused. It seems like the offset on the 850 is 43mm? And another post in this forum also talks about the bore: http://volvoforums.com/forum/volvo-850- ... fit-60215/
I'm driving around on a spare right now, so I need to get this figured out.

Post by **tryingbe** » 14 Jul 2015, 17:20

My interceptor (17x7, 49mm off set) wheels fit just fine on my 94 850, I can't see why Mimas won't fit.

adriana · Post by **adriana** » 14 Jul 2015, 17:33

I just looked at my actual wheel, which has the offset of 43" stamped right on there!

Post by **scot850** » 14 Jul 2015, 23:11

Just a minor point, but tire size is not right I believe. I think it should be a 205/55/16". I know the height difference will change the accuracy of the speedometer, but I don't recall the calculation to say by how much.

Neil.

Post by **erikv11** » 15 Jul 2015, 00:32

I'm with Neil, that's a pretty big difference (6.2 % oversize diameter/circumference see http://tire-size-conversion.com/tire-size-comparison/). I don't like to go over 5%.

With those tires, when your speedo says 60 mph your actual speed will be almost 64.

I once ran snow tires that size on an 850 sedan, they rubbed in the wheel wells when the steering was maxed out but not at other times.

mika · Post by **mika** » 15 Jul 2015, 07:59

Youll be fine then. Worse case you go to the Mexi Used Tire Shop and dish out 30 bucks for a smaller tire.