Next year, I'm putting winter tyres on the front although there's nothing stopping me doing that anyway in the Summer, they'll probably be cheaper then too as the demand is lower.
Next year, I'm putting winter tyres on the front although there's nothing stopping me doing that anyway in the Summer, they'll probably be cheaper then too as the demand is lower.
Gave the car a good run tonight and I have to say that it's 10x better and actually on the main roads the steering was spot on, the wheel alignment now means the steering wheel is dead centre and the whole car just feels solid again.... mostly.......
There is some rattles coming from underneath, I suspect these are the anti roll bushes so I'll need to get these checked out and no doubt this issue was no doubt previously masked by all the other bad suspension issues. The other thing is my brakes are now squeaking, mainly when I turn the wheel but also when I pull up at times. I wonder if this is normal for new brakes (they're budgets), but also it could perhaps be a stone or bit of grit stuck between the disc and the brake pads as the gap between them will be much less when they're new.
Anyway, overall a massive improvement and I recommend the lowering kit from PFV.
Regards
James
partsforvolvos.com (Monday 21st January 2013)
copper grease one the rear of the pads will help. new or old they shouldndt squeak. glad to hear you noticed a difference though. dont forget to pm me postcode
What's this I'm reading? 250bhp 150mph+ running budget tyres and budget brakes....nutters lol.
Seriously though, I know it's all down to budget - that's why I'm chuggin' a D5 & not a T5 - but when it comes to tyres and brakes, fit the BEST you can afford. The difference between budget brakes and decent brakes is just a few extra £ - it just doesn't seem worth it.
stribo (Monday 21st January 2013)
the difference between budget 305s and Brembo 305s is about 40 quid from GSF but pads don't vary much.
I just bit the bullet and bought some goodrich brake lines. My brembo fronts were £86, pads were £40.
Tyres also make a good difference too.
19t, greens, 3" inlet, 3" downpipe with race cat, V70R catback, autotech map...
310.2bhp / 333ft/lb
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I'm glad you are very pleased with the kit James.
I've had very positive feedback on it so far and everybody agrees it's excellent value for the money.
think ill soon be investing in this kit. not sure if ill use the springs as ive already got eibach but my shocks arent the best on the front
my mounts are terrible. i can hear them knocking if i rock the stearing on the spot. at same time ill be sorting droplinks and wishbone bush. that should sharpen things up a bit.
Are you still happy with the suspention kit James,any changes since fitting or still nice and solid?
Yes the shocks, mounts and lowering coils are still going well. The only let down now is the new wishbones put on just over a year ago are starting to go on the front bushes, my plan is to Powerflex Black Series the wishbones front and rear. At the moment the car seem to go off on a tangent left and right under heavy acceleration which means the control arm bushes are allowing the wheels to deviate from their parallel position (very annoying)!
Kingsford G (Sunday 8th December 2013)
I'm intersted in the PFS lowering kit but have nivomats - if I change the mounts etc I can't see why this kit is wouldn't work on my P2 V70 T5?
Be grateful for any feedback please on handling improvement / reduced ride quality as I'm running 18" Pegs, cheers!
It's a pity James and his legendary skills aren't available. MRP lowered his t5, Are you thinking of using p1 parts?
19t, greens, 3" inlet, 3" downpipe with race cat, V70R catback, autotech map...
310.2bhp / 333ft/lb
2016 Swedish Day UK "Best Modified Swede"
SOLD
Got an old discovery now.
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