17" XC90 2004 wheels squeezed on XC70 - pics

[AdelaideXC]

2004 XC90 rims with Michelin 235/65/17 4x4 tyres - purchased off ebay for $350 buy it now for set of 4.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=170261414916
was the link

Freight from Sydney to Adelaide door to door $120 by air road direct www.airroaddirect.com.au - cheapest frieght I have used by far - better then TNT and busfreight. Book over the net - no account needed and don't need to be a business (but someone has to be home to pick up and deliver).

No hub centric rings were needed as the centre hub was the same size for 2004 XC90 and 2001-2007 XC70
Hub centric rings can be custom made from aluminium for $60 delivered by express post to Adelaide from Sydney. (stock rings for aftermarkent mags are only $20 - custom fiddle jobs cost $60)

Tempe Tyres - Sam was the guy I talked to for a previous custome job on another car. 02 9573 1010
860 Princess Highway, Tempe NSW 2044

Car is now 1 whole inch higher (25mm). Speedo is 7 km/hr or 5 mph too low at 100 kph. I'm now going faster than the speed says. Bigger gearing can mean less fuel due to lower rpm at cruise (if I drop the indicated speed by 7 kph that is - otherwise same rpm I'm just travelling faster).
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

The tyres are the tallest that will fit on my XC70 - the rear wheels rubbed on the guards at the front edge near the door sills - I had to use a heat gun to sqaure up the plastic liner inside the wheel well a smidge.

At the front the tyres just miss the spring saddle. Sometimes reversing on full lock and braking I can hear the faintest rub from the fronts - other than that I have had no interference. Driving the car I do feel higher off the ground - well at first I did - now it seems normal. The increased ground clearance is very noticeable.

The plan was to only use the rims with low profile tyres - but the tyres were in such good nick I had to try them to see if they fitted. The guards are as full of tyre as they will ever be.

[AdelaideXC]

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[TiredGeek]

I like the look
You're not getting rubbing even on full suspension travel? Amazing

[ifnt420]

No hub centric rings were needed as the centre hub was the same size for 2004 XC90 and 2001-2007 XC70

Looks good!

IIRC, all XC90 uses 67mm hub and all XC70N uses 65mm; and the XC70NN uses 63mm. Its amazing you are not getting any shimmy.

[mortensv]

That car looks very cool! Is the offset on the rims the same as original? I think I will go for slightly taller wheels on my original rims when its time to replace.

[atbspinner]

I had to run hubcentric ring on mine.

[AdelaideXC]

The first advice I got was wrong - I did need hubcentric rings to get them centred properly. I ordered them from USA - they look to be a pressed aluminium ring - too thin to be machined. Pic attached of the rings I had delivered for $60.

Rotating the tyres made the rubbing noise come back at the rear of the car - the extra tread depth was just enough to rub occasionaly at the front of the wheel arch. So new tyres this size would have been hopeless.

I have sold the car with the stock rims and have the rings and wheels with excellent tread sitting in the shed in Adelaide. Time to get rid of them. If anyone is interested then email at [email protected]
cheers
Peter

[Chilled Man]

ehh I dont need to lower my car I will just put HUGE TIRES ON .

LOL

I like the rims thou , tires ehhh

[Allen]

I like it. Though bigger, they look proper.

[Borax]

I tried 17'' wheels from XC90 on XC70 without Hubcentic rings an did have a vibration in certained speed...80-90km/h.Any idea where i can get those hubcentric rings so small to fit wheels from xc 90 to my xc 70..??
It's about 2mm if i am correct..?/65.1 to 67.3/,Please correct me if i am wrong..
Thank you Borax