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1984 volvo 242 wheelbase questions

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Sven's245

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hello all, does anyone know the width measurements for the front and rear wheelbases?

im looking to add spacers and want to figure out the best wheelbase width stance for the best possibly performance would be.

thank you!
 
Sven's245 said:
hello all, does anyone know the width measurements for the front and rear wheelbases?

im looking to add spacers and want to figure out the best wheelbase width stance for the best possibly performance would be.

thank you!
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Trial and error is your best bet, there is no way you can do the math to come to the conclusion that N sized spacer on the front combined with N spacer in the back is going to increase or maximize the performance. The factory offered a 10mm(?) spacer for the rear to make the track even front to rear when using same sized wheels.

That doesn't quite make it the best sized spacer however since there is more to it than having the track the same.
 
Moved to showroom.

If you're after performance, you'd only be adding spacers to the rear to reduce oversteer. If you had oversteer, you'd probably know it. If you had room to move the rear wheels out further, you'd probably know it.

I wouldn't suggest adding spacers on the front. I don't particularly like lower offset on the front, even though I do it to fit really wide tires.

You can make a 240 handle quite well w/o changing the front or rear track width. If you can add a lot of front grip, then widening the rear track can help balance the car.
 
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