lowered my s60 today

**cragmaz** · Tuesday 6th March 2012, 20:03

hi all,

lowered my s60 today with a set of lesjofers (swedish) -35mm springs today, looks awesome, miles better than before, looks lower that 35mm too, pics attatched, see what you think, i am well happy.

cheers
craig

**shepbomb** · Tuesday 6th March 2012, 20:11

looking smart

**stribo** · Tuesday 6th March 2012, 20:17

Looks great, did you do it yourself? If so how did you remove the rear springs, as the Haynes manual say you need the proper Volvo coil spring compressors.

**graemewelch** · Tuesday 6th March 2012, 20:25

no tool needed for years.cant remember how exactly i done mine but it wasnt hard

**cragmaz** · Tuesday 6th March 2012, 20:27

Originally Posted by stribo

Looks great, did you do it yourself? If so how did you remove the rear springs, as the Haynes manual say you need the proper Volvo coil spring compressors.

yeh, did it myself, with my mate.
first side we undid, shocker, main wishbone bottom fixing, drop link and aux wishbone, pulled main wishbone down, and slid spring down and out, took about an hour, we had real hassle seating the spring at the bottom wishbone.until we discovered..............

second side we had it sussed, undid shocker, and undid main wishbone, pulled it all the way down, and slid spring off, dead easy, took 10 mins.
re-assembly was really easy, as spring could be seated at the bottom correctly, then pushed up the wishbone to the body, and fixed into place. easy!!!

c.

**AndysR** · Tuesday 6th March 2012, 22:28

That looks quite a bit lower than a standard S60 from memory and more level too, I hate the way they look a lot higher from the rear than they do at the front when they are standard, good job

**volvo** · Tuesday 6th March 2012, 22:36

that looks to be sitting just right, not too low! Well done!

**LiamT4** · Tuesday 6th March 2012, 23:34

Looks good there, suits it well.

**t5_monkey** · Tuesday 6th March 2012, 23:43

looks good

now clean it!!!

**s_cowen** · Wednesday 7th March 2012, 06:43

Looking good mate

**Santa** · Wednesday 7th March 2012, 07:00

Looks like a nice height, how does it drive and handle?

**d2k** · Wednesday 7th March 2012, 08:43

Originally Posted by Santa

Looks like a nice height, how does it drive and handle?

like a washboard with stone wheels no doubt ....lol

did think about doing it to mine (until i felt the standard T5 suspension, i wanna go up not down!!)

**the young mechanic** · Wednesday 7th March 2012, 09:01

it does do the car justice

**cragmaz** · Wednesday 7th March 2012, 10:42

Originally Posted by d2k

like a washboard with stone wheels no doubt ....lol

did think about doing it to mine (until i felt the standard T5 suspension, i wanna go up not down!!)

Thanks for the comments guys, the car rides pretty much the same as before, as it was quite hard anyway, lot less roll in the corners, and feels a lot more planted. Overall I am well happy.
Cheers
Craig.