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850 Off Road? 850 1994

posted by  someone claiming to be Rhoobarb2002 on  Thu Oct 7 23:50 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Hi there, ive recently got a job that requires, on occasion, to go slightly off road (Farm tracks, fields etc, nothing too bad) but on the occasions I have, Ive scraped the bottom, a couple of times quite noisily, there is nothing damaged as I can see, but, I would rather not wait until I damage something expensive. I cant afford a Landrover or a Cross Country. My questions are the following

1, Are there any shocks/springs that would give both the front and rear a lift and keep it there(say 2-3 inches), even if there are heavy loads in the boot?

2, Is there any other equipment I would need?

Thanks in advance








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    850 Off Road? 850 1994

    posted by  tonyg on  Fri Oct 8 06:01 CST 2004
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    The skid plate would be a wise investment but as the previous post stated, it's a Volvo, more specifically, a Luxury Touring Sedan, not a 4X4!
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    '82 240DL Stock / Masters Class, '94 850 Fully Loaded / Daily Driver, CVC / VCOA Member http://www.capcan.com/tonyg.htm








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    850 Off Road? 850 1994

    posted by  bill d cat on  Fri Oct 8 01:57 CST 2004
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    I have the Volvo skidplate, however....

    When Road and Track tried taking the XC70 off road a few years ago they punched a hole in the intercooler.

    It's a Volvo, not a Jeep.

    -BTC








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    850 Off Road? 850 1994

    posted by  someone claiming to be phill on  Fri Oct 8 01:21 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    IPD sells a skid plate for the front.
    I had a set of 205/65 tires on a 850 once and it sat a little higher.








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      850 Off Road? 850 1994

      posted by  someone claiming to be JohnnyIzz on  Sat Oct 9 17:58 CST 2004 [RELATED]

      You can install nivomat suspension at the rear. That will give you about 2" of lift at the back even when fully loaded. As for the front you could try the Bilstein HD, it won't give you any lift but it is intended for heavy use as the name stated. You might want to consider skid plate as well.







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