Hello All

I have 117,000 miles on my 98 S70 and my Front and Rear shocks/struts have started to show oil seepage. This is something I would expect with a car with so many miles.

Regarless, the ride is not bad or harsh as yet so I thought I would find out what my fellow Volvo owners suggest as a good replacement brand for shocks.

I spoke with the guys at IPD and they recommend the Bilstein Touring Class shocks and struts.

Has anyone installed those in their S70? If so do they feel better or worse than the boge oem? I had an 850 and hated the ride on rough roads, contrarily the ride on my S70 is awesome! So i dont want to fall into the same trap of having a bad ride because I went to aftermarket shocks that made the ride too harsh!!

Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

All a matter of taste I guess. I prefer Bilstein HD with stock springs, but my ex and son thought the ride was too firm....so his replacement shocks were Boge OEM. I bought from www.fcpgroton.com at a really low price....my mechainic thought the part were great...and I used the scantech aftermarket shock mounts replacements on both the front and rear. fcpgroton recommended the Boge OEM over the Bilstein touring.

All taste....I liked the ride of the 850 and thought the S70 were "mushier".

Based upon your preferences stated, you should stay away from the Bilstein HD and Koni. But the best advice I can give you is to make sure you replace those front shock mounts. Half the cost of the front will be the labor..and if the mount fails later, the strut must be removed to replace it. They cost only about $25 each.