front anti roll bar bush replace how ? easy or not

**gotmeaT-5** · Wednesday 14th July 2010, 13:31

How easy is it to replace the front anti roll bar bushes on late 850's ? Don't fancy paying the crazy price Volvo agent wants when there are 4 bolts to undo

**Flatout Phil** · Wednesday 14th July 2010, 14:49

Originally Posted by gotmeaT-5

How easy is it to replace the front anti roll bar bushes on late 850's ? Don't fancy paying the crazy price Volvo agent wants when there are 4 bolts to undo

Rather naughtily, the later bushes are bonded to the bar. So it means a new bar. For myself, I fitted IPD front and rear uprated ARB and have not regretted it, as anyone else on here will also tell you it is a good mod. The front bar is a bit of a perfomance to fit as the rear of the subframe ha to be lowered a bit, as does the steering rack. Unless you have a four-post jack, really a job for a garage (not impossible DIY but a real fiddle faddle unless the car is high up) - allow about 2 hours garage-labour for front and rear ARB and replace drop links at same time and you will be laughing.

**polak t5r** · Wednesday 14th July 2010, 15:51

sorry for the hijack but where did you get your bars and drop links from phil as i'm looking at doing them on mine cheers and sorry again

**Flatout Phil** · Wednesday 14th July 2010, 17:54

Originally Posted by polak t5r

sorry for the hijack but where did you get your bars and drop links from phil as i'm looking at doing them on mine cheers and sorry again

I went to the affable but rather slow-off-the-mark Don Norchi at Kalmar Union. But you can get them from PFS.
The droplinks are standard Volvo - cost about the same as IPD (also from Don or PFS) but apparently the IPD ones whilst of a heavy gauge, don't last very well due to dirt ingress. Although I have no experience of this.

**gotmeaT-5** · Friday 16th July 2010, 09:54

Thanks for the info that is mean of Volvo!!!! IPD bars from PFS are more expensive than importing them from the states how does that make sense ? Looking at Kalmar Union

**mightywolf** · Friday 16th July 2010, 16:39

I'm not endorsing this in any way but I know some people undo the roll bar brackets and burn off the old bushes and replace them with new ones. It is a bit tight of volvo as the bushes wear but there is hardly ever anything wrong with the roll bar itself.