Self leveling suspention question

[Kingsford G]

On my P1 I have the above and was wondering if its worth replacing them with a normal shocks.I think the nivomats r rougher on the road than normal or am I wrong?

[V70 Graham]

Car will sit a lot higher with niv's mate, you know the stick M-R-P got till he ditched his.....do you really want to go through that ?

[T5frankie]

no mate the nivomats are great and they wont sit in the air on your car, only replace if your gonna lower it

[T5frankie]

Car will sit a lot higher with niv's mate, you know the stick M-R-P got till he ditched his.....do you really want to go through that ?

his car has nivomats as standard mate

[V70 Graham]

no mate the nivomats are great and they wont sit in the air on your car, only replace if your gonna lower it

Well mine was sitting a bit higher, granted not as high as Martins P2

[T5frankie]

Well mine was sitting a bit higher, granted not as high as Martins P2

R's are lower than t5's

[stribo]

Everything was lower than MRP's T5. :lol:

[M-R-P]

Just to straighten something out - mine were plod spec nivs. With a different part number to standard p2 nivs. They made the back sit very high, as you all know lol.
KG, yours probably won't be any better off by changing to standard shocks, unless as above, you're gonna lower it.

And think of all the weight you can carry with nivs! ;)

[Kingsford G]

no mate the nivomats are great and they wont sit in the air on your car, only replace if your gonna lower it


Just to straighten something out - mine were plod spec nivs. With a different part number to standard p2 nivs. They made the back sit very high, as you all know lol.
KG, yours probably won't be any better off by changing to standard shocks, unless as above, you're gonna lower it.

And think of all the weight you can carry with nivs! ;)
No intention to lower tbh `cos she sits just right and no it not high at all.I`ve seen the dust covers need changing cos the ripped but no leaks,just was wondering if normal shocks would make it smoother on the road.
http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r627/kingsford10/IMAG0609_zps6527db75.jpg

[M-R-P]

Maybe a little smoother - nivs have a habbit of making the car hop if you hit a bump while cornering.

[Kingsford G]

Maybe a little smoother - nivs have a habbit of making the car hop if you hit a bump while cornering.

I haven`t driven her alot tbh.Waiting to tax her 1st.

[V70 Graham]

.....does look a nice car that :eye-poppi

[T5frankie]

get fatter tyres if you want it more comfy, v70r's do have a crashy ride,

[Kingsford G]

get fatter tyres if you want it more comfy, v70r's do have a crashy ride,

They r 7.5J on 215 tyres.

[T5frankie]

They r 7.5J on 215 tyres.

i meant the profile they should be 45's

[Kingsford G]

i meant the profile they should be 45's

They r 45`s

[T5frankie]

They r 45`s

you should try 35's then lol

[The White Knight]

Aren't the rear top mounts nivomat specific? Or can you use them with non nivomat shocks?

[M-R-P]

On a P2, you can just throw standard shocks in the niv mounts but not nivs in standard mounts as niv mounts are reinforced.

[p fandango]

Aren't the rear top mounts nivomat specific? Or can you use them with non nivomat shocks?
no you have to change them on 850/V70 classics

[The White Knight]

I've been told different things about the nivomat top mounts, some people have said they can be used with after market shocks and that they are actually more sturdy.

Others have said the top mounts need to be changed.....

I'm hoping to change the nivomats to standard shocks this weekend so I guess I'll find out!

[V70 Graham]

I had to change my top mounts when I ditched my nivs.

[p fandango]

if you do swop from Nivomats make sure you change to the relevant springs as well. Nivomat springs are very soft (due to the shock doing most of the work) & won't be happy with non-Nivomat shocks

[The White Knight]

Thanks, I've bought the adjustable koni kit so hopefully it'll work well.

Fingers crossed

[The White Knight]

I had to change my top mounts when I ditched my nivs.

I have ordered some non nivomat top mount as well so I'm prepared!