Hi I need to improve the road manners of the car. Suspension needs a change and was thinking of changing bushes too. For suspension I was thinking coilovers as I can adjust the height but bushes poly or std?
Hi I need to improve the road manners of the car. Suspension needs a change and was thinking of changing bushes too. For suspension I was thinking coilovers as I can adjust the height but bushes poly or std?
Strut brace is a must and if suspension is wooly, replace with GENUINE PARTS - aftermarket parts are sooooooooooooo rubbish. I have had poly bushes in my 1996 T5 and they were good for a while but ended up putting GENUINE standard bottom arms back in and soooooooooo much better. Wider, lower profile tyres also help - I have 17" Amalthea wheels on my T5 and it handles much better than with the standard 16" T5 alloys.
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The Volvo OEM front strut brace does truly make a good difference to the 850, not expensive either, around £60.
At 20 years old and I'm guessing 150000+ miles a good stage 0, a set of standard Sachs/Boge/Bilstein/Koni shocks and Eibach springs combined with new top mounts would transform her.
A rear IPD anti roll bar would make a big difference.
Avoid the cheap and nasty coilover kits if you want to improve the ride quality and handling.
Bushes - Poly will feel the same as new standard to start with. Depends how long you are keeping her for.
If you check here on my website you will find the UK made suspension kit that I offer made to order within 3 to 4 weeks.
http://kalmar-union.com/parts/volvo-...70-suspension/
The dampers are fully rebuildable and you would not need to consider uprated rear ARB once you have it properly adjusted according to our recommendations.
Don.
MTE performance software, Ferrita stainless exhausts, TME stainless exhausts, AP heavy duty clutch kits, KU single mass flywheels and LSDs. 01494 785508. email don@kalmar-union.com
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I have just acquired some 7k miler Koni Yellow Adjustable with Eibach springs from a very helpful member on here, hoping to replace my 139k original ones in a few weeks, normal road use with the occasional hoon - Will try to report back as may help when mentioned above as an option
Current Volvo's 1995 854 Gul T-5R 1996 855 Olive T-5R 1997 855 Olive AWD 1999 V70R AWD and 2005 XC90 D5 AWD
Previous Volvo's 1987 745 gle 1989 745 GL 1995 855 Olive GLE 2001 V70 p2
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kmb (Friday 8th April 2016)
It was Sponge.
http://forums.t5d5.org/topic/22024-s...-poly-inserts/
MoleT-5R (Monday 11th April 2016)
Please caveat everything I say with the idea that it is simply personal experience.
A pal and I have fettled a few V70 and 850 in recent years. Things that work well are:
Bilstein B4 and Eibach progressive springs
Poly subframe inserts (pushed in with plate and a jack and lots of grease)
Strut brace
Replace rear delta links
Decent tyres
302mm brakes with Ferodo DS2500 and braided lines well bled
replace any worn bushes and links with decent volvo or aftermarket bits (meyle HD drop links for example)
All of this has worked on cars we own.
However, garner as much opinion as you can and try to get rides in cars of different setups to see what you like most.
Best,
F
kmb (Tuesday 12th April 2016),kyboy (Thursday 14th April 2016),martin_r_smith (Tuesday 12th April 2016)
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