240 or 740 front suspension on a 340?

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240 or 740 front suspension on a 340?

Post by davemk1gti » 16 Apr 2010 06:52 pm

Some of you may be aware that I am in the process of fitting a V8 lump into a 340.

I am fitting a 240 rear axle with the normal 5 x 108 hubs and discs. fine for fitting the wheels to..............

my question is has anyone looked into fitting 240 struts to a 340?

the diagrams I see on the net make them look a similar design but I guess they are much 'taller' so cuttign and shortening them with shorter inserts from another model might work?

The reson I ask is that I am getting some rather special 'super dished' wheels in a few weeks and would love to use them on the 340 (think 6 inches of dish 8) )

so any thoughts on the above?
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Re: Project V8 wheel question

Post by volvosneverdie » 16 Apr 2010 07:03 pm

I smell banded steel. :shock:
this exites me. :P
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Re: Project V8 wheel question

Post by davemk1gti » 16 Apr 2010 07:19 pm

volvosneverdie wrote:I smell banded steel. :shock:
this exites me. :P
they are not actually banded, but in fact weller offroad wheels with new volvo centres welded in them.

they poke out of a 240 arch by 2 inches. and have some 195 tyres stretched over them.

I am equally excited about getting them (next thursday)

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Re: Project V8 wheel question

Post by volvosneverdie » 16 Apr 2010 07:29 pm

woah. :shock:

thats mental.

cant wait to see em.
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Post by jtbo » 17 Apr 2010 03:55 pm

Steelies FTW! Oh, okay :oops:
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Re: 240 or 740 front suspension on a 340?

Post by davemk1gti » 20 Apr 2010 09:45 pm

does any one have any ideas on this at all?
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Re: 240 or 740 front suspension on a 340?

Post by filthyjohn » 20 Apr 2010 11:20 pm

I reckon you could get away with it mate, I could take some pics of the bottom ball joint on my 740, at worst you'd need to make some lower arms, and mod the steering rack (though I think you may need to mess with the rack to fit the rover).
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