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Nivomat Shocks 850 1994

posted by  KeithRas on  Thu May 27 16:32 CST 2004
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I have a 94 Turbo Wagon with "sport Chassis option"& 1 rear shock is leaking at 150,000 km. (Handling was great before, and is still satisfactory). Volvo says Cdn$525 each for Nivomats.
Are the front shocks the same special thing i.e. "self levelling" with this option.
What will happen if I replace rear shocks and springs, but don't touch the front? Is there a cheaper aftermarket equivalent of Nivomat?
As I see it, my options are:
Try to find 1 or 2 second hand Nivomat rear shocks.
Buy second hand springs & shocks from wrecker and replace these with new Bilstein shocks if handling is too attrociously different from what it was.
Sell the damned car.
Any bright ideas please?







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    Nivomat Shocks 850 1994

    posted by  KlausC on  Fri May 28 16:14 CST 2004
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    Check FCP Groton. Nivomats for a 780 are $200 each, half the dealer's price. You will need to replace both of them. 200,000 Km is about the normal life expectancy.

    Klaus
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    Nivomat Shocks 850 1995

    posted by  steve s on  Thu May 27 20:41 CST 2004
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    yes...novimats are ridiculously expensive.

    don't need to worry about fronts when replacing rear.

    there are no aftermarket shock equivalent of novimats (altho kalmar union in the uk sells an uprated/stiffer set of novimats)

    there are aftermarket shocks available that are normal shocks. however, u would need to replace the springs as well. oem shocks and oem springs from any 1994-1997 850 (or any fwd 1998-2000 v70 for that matter) would work fine.

    shocks available include those from boge (oem), bilstien tc (similar to oem setting), bilstien hd, koni sport shock...








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      Nivomat Shocks 850 1995

      posted by  someone claiming to be NJA on  Fri May 28 05:43 CST 2004 [RELATED]

      Post a message to the 960 board. 960s have the Nivomats and those folks will be able to tell ya where to get them cheaper than $500 a pop.
      -Nick







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