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Shocks and Strut Replacement V70-XC70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Dave G on  Wed May 9 10:36 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I have around 51,000 miles on my car. The suspension is a bit mushy. Has anyone any experience with upgrading/replacing their front struts and or rear shocks. Unfortunately I have the Nivomat rear self-leveling shocks which retail at my local dealer for $416.00 each!!!

I'd like a firm ride, near stock or slightly stiffer, but not racetrack stiff.

I'm also considering upgraded sway bars from IPD too.

Look forward to hearing comments.

regards,

dcg.







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    IPD Sway Bar V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  someone claiming to be Steven--- on  Thu May 10 03:31 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    Hi Dave G.

    I install IPD sway bars on my 1999 V70 XC last summer and what an improvement! The body lean is gone. The car sticks to the road much better. I highly recommend the upgrade! It is well worth the money and time.

    The only issue I had was that the front sway bar was a real pain to install and will require a front-end alignment. It took me 3 hours to get the factory bar out! The problem was the rubber mounts were permanently attached to the sway bar and I had to cut the brackets off the old sway bar. With little to no room this was where I got bogged down.

    Out of curiosity I asked my dealer if they install the IPD sway bars. They said yes and that they do it all the time. So if you are a good do it yourselfer then I would recommend you do it and save the money. If not then get someone else to do the installation. It will save you from a possible nightmare.

    Good luck,

    Steven---







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      Re: IPD Sway Bar V70-XC70 1998

      posted by  someone claiming to be Dave G on  Thu May 10 04:33 CST 2001 [RELATED]

      Thanks for the heads up. I'll probably do the sway bar with some Pirrelli P6000 205/65 15's to replace the stock continentials, but I need to figure out the shock strut thing too. The rears being the real issue.

      Thanks for your post. Glad to hear the good news. When I put a Packasport box and or my mt bikes, I won't get the lean with a new sway bar, no doubt.







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        Re: IPD Sway Bar V70-XC70 1998

        posted by  someone claiming to be Kele' on  Thu May 10 10:36 CST 2001 [RELATED]

        Dave,

        I think I saw IPD had the Ninovats for the XC about half the price of OEM and with a lifetime Warranty.

        Kele'






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