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Rear shocks on 03 XC70: Nivomats?

posted by  rancher rick on  Wed Jul 25 17:43 CST 2007
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Hi,
My wife bought an 03 XC70 a few months ago & not that the shocks need replacing at this point but I am wondering. How do you tell?
I know it`s an expensive hit so I need to prepare her for the eventual "shock".
Thanks,
Rich







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    Rear shocks on 03 XC70: Nivomats?

    posted by  KlausC on  Thu Jul 26 04:17 CST 2007
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    Depending on the amount of dirt roads up there, the Nivomats will last from 225,000Km to over 290,000Km. Plenty of time to save money:)
    When they go, the rear of the car will no longer ride flat and will progressively get lower. I have 140K miles on mine and they still feel new.

    Klaus
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      Thanks, Klaus.

      posted by  rancher rick on  Thu Jul 26 05:55 CST 2007
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      Klaus,
      Hmm, I was afraid that they might be the dreaded Nivomats. No, we don`t do a lot of miles on dirt roads.
      I`ll gently break the news to her so she can begin a fund for eventual replacement.
      I have yet to tell her the winter Hakka`s off the 850 wagon are not going to fit the XC.
      Hope you are having a great summer. It`s been a good one here tho` we sure could use some rain to keep my pastures from getting "crispy".
      Rich








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        Thanks, Klaus.

        posted by  KlausC on  Fri Jul 27 16:01 CST 2007
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        The cattle ranchers down here are struggling to make hay. All of the fields have turned into straw.

        Klaus
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        Thanks, Klaus.

        posted by  someone claiming to be bob on  Thu Jul 26 17:31 CST 2007 [RELATED]

        They may be nivomats, they may not. Standard shocks look typically like a shock, a tube inside another tube. Nivomats differ in that they have a pleated rubber bellows on the bottom half, kinda like the tierod boots on the steering rack.







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