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Mental Wealth Doctor
Monday 5th January 2009, 16:34
thinking of changing suspension, just wanna be sure its gonna fit. i realize i have to change the top mounts to non nivomats, and do springs at same time, anything else i should know???
will these shocks give better ride and handling even tho i do not intend to lower the car ??
siamblue
Monday 5th January 2009, 18:01
Contrary to HLM's report, Koni do not make any full kit for the AWD, the only other 2 options are Intrax at £1000 and Ohlins at mega money,


Gary
Mental Wealth Doctor
Monday 5th January 2009, 22:10
could i not change the mountings to non nivomat??
Dangerous Dave
Monday 5th January 2009, 23:04
The problem is the awd shock absorbers are different to standard ones, they have a bar for the lower mounting, and I think they're shorter too. See the pics below.

AWD setup
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s101/bomb192uk/volvoinfo/awdsusp.jpg

Standard setup
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s101/bomb192uk/volvoinfo/t5susp.jpg

HTH
Mental Wealth Doctor
Monday 5th January 2009, 23:30
Noooooooooooooooooooooo!
Redbrick
Monday 5th January 2009, 23:59
KW talked about making a coilover kit a few years ago for the AWD- did it ever happen?
Mental Wealth Doctor
Tuesday 6th January 2009, 08:59
is this with reference the rear nivomat suspension bomb? if so is the front the same as other 850's,?
Babybadger
Tuesday 6th January 2009, 10:00
is this with reference the rear nivomat suspension bomb? if so is the front the same as other 850's,?

FSD need to go on all together I think as they damp at different rates otherwise.
Mental Wealth Doctor
Tuesday 6th January 2009, 10:54
anyone got any recomendations for the front, bilstein?
hello badger nice one for being a volvo driving biker, the two dont normally get on, lol
Babybadger
Tuesday 6th January 2009, 11:14
anyone got any recomendations for the front, bilstein?
hello badger nice one for being a volvo driving biker, the two dont normally get on, lol

Thanks, If I think I have got the balance about right, just need to stop crashing the volvo though......still has straight panels.... :worship:
Dangerous Dave
Wednesday 7th January 2009, 16:10
is this with reference the rear nivomat suspension bomb? if so is the front the same as other 850's,?

The only change Volvo did to the front suspension on our AWDs was to make it a little bit higher. But the components are the same. Only the rear is self levelling.
Mental Wealth Doctor
Wednesday 7th January 2009, 16:19
cheers bomb,
p fandango
Wednesday 7th January 2009, 16:22
AWD's use a modified 900 (or 700, not quite sure) series rear axle
Dangerous Dave
Thursday 8th January 2009, 19:25
yeah, they modded a 1065 diff from a multilink 960 axle and re-numbered it the 1165. Not sure what other bits they used yet, have some more readin to do.