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thewoodster
Wednesday 11th May 2011, 22:35
pity they wont fit mine:cry::wallbash:


http://http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLVO-850-SALOON-KONI-LOWERING-KIT-40MM-/320696867108?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aab05d924
The Flying Moose
Wednesday 11th May 2011, 22:43
pity they wont fit mine:cry::wallbash:


http://http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLVO-850-SALOON-KONI-LOWERING-KIT-40MM-/320696867108?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aab05d924

The H&R lowering springs I have fitted to my estate are for a saloon (came of my 854 T5R) they will fit but are slightly softer. I havent had a problem with them, infact they sit better in my opinion.
p fandango
Wednesday 11th May 2011, 22:44
The H&R lowering springs I have fitted to my estate are for a saloon (came of my 854 T5R) they will fit but are slightly softer. I havent had a problem with them, infact they sit better in my opinion.
i've seen others fit saloon springs onto estates
thewoodster
Wednesday 11th May 2011, 22:52
ermmm so are we saying that saloon springs will fit on an estate? :mischievo
p fandango
Wednesday 11th May 2011, 23:02
ermmm so are we saying that saloon springs will fit on an estate? :mischievo
as long as you've not got nivomats
The Flying Moose
Wednesday 11th May 2011, 23:20
Yeah exactly as pedro says providing you havnt got nivomats (self leveling suspension).

The only difference is the weight, as the estates springs are rated at a higher maximum weight than the saloons.
thewoodster
Wednesday 11th May 2011, 23:21
as long as you've not got nivomats


:wtf:
scr8pdo
Thursday 12th May 2011, 00:47
My back end of my 855 sits dead low, thinking it may be worn soggy Nivomats, can these be swapped easy for a set of H/Duty rear springs and conventional shocks, or will the car lift itself back up afetr a bit of action driving over speed humps etc?
p fandango
Thursday 12th May 2011, 05:04
My back end of my 855 sits dead low, thinking it may be worn soggy Nivomats, can these be swapped easy for a set of H/Duty rear springs and conventional shocks, or will the car lift itself back up afetr a bit of action driving over speed humps etc?
i'm sure they can be swopped to the normal suspension but have to change the rear top-mounts as well as the springs & shocks
p fandango
Thursday 12th May 2011, 05:04
:wtf:
nivomats is the Volvo self-levelling suspension
scr8pdo
Thursday 12th May 2011, 09:08
i'm sure they can be swopped to the normal suspension but have to change the rear top-mounts as well as the springs & shocks


The car has been laid up for almost a year, do you think it will pump itself up? someone told me that they squat down after being stood and it will raise up again after it bouncing up and down a few times
p fandango
Thursday 12th May 2011, 09:53
The car has been laid up for almost a year, do you think it will pump itself up? someone told me that they squat down after being stood and it will raise up again after it bouncing up and down a few times
the self levelling is all built into the rear shock absorbers & tbh not sure exactly how they work, might be worth giving it a drive to see before replacing them