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Anyone know if Volvo's Caligo wheels will fit on a '96 850 base model?

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It depends what they were fitted to. From what I can see they were only fitted to P1 chassis Volvos (C30/s40/V50/C70) from about 2004-. They have a 63.4mm center bore where your car has a 65.1mm. So on that alone you would need adapters to make them fit.
Also the max offset I would recommend is 49mm, (standard is 43mm) to prevent rubbing. Being a FWD you have to check the inside of the tire does not rub on the parking brake cable just forward of the rear wheels. I believe the offset on these is 52mm.

That information should be on the rear of the rim.

The lug-bolt pitch is correct at 5 x 108mm

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Thanks, Neil. Going to try and find spacers that will work. I'll leave an update for other 850 owners wanting to swap wheels when I get them installed.

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Post by misha »

Caligo wheels have ET 52.5 (offset).
850 have ET 43 and ET 49 is the highest offset that will fit with 205-50 or 55/16 on 850.

Plus....center bore is wrong on Caligo wheels.It is 63.4 and 850 have 65.1.

Those wheels will NOT fit on 850,s,v,c,xc70.

Neil allready gave all info you need.
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Post by nmontague81 »

Thank you, Misha and Neil. Sure enough, there are no spacers that can make the Caligo's work on an 850. Looks like I'm out a few $.

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Post by cleven »

Sucks i had to pass on a set of newer volvo rims because of the center bore was smaller :(. They seem to share the same bore as fwd fords :/

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