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Oh, no Nivomat 850 1996

posted by  bricklike on  Mon Feb 7 12:41 CST 2005
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I brought my 1996 850 R wagon to my mechanic to have the rear shocks checked. He says they're Nivomats. Oh, no! Not my wagon!
Is there a way of converting to regular shocks? Thanks.








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    Oh, no Nivomat 850 1996

    posted by  mase on  Thu Feb 10 15:47 CST 2005
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    I agree with KlausC that there is no reason to convert. I just replaced the front struts because of a leak and was going to replace the rear shocks as I have 130,000 on my 98 and was trying to stay ahead of the curve. Everyone tells me to forget it until they go out. They are expensive to replace and the springs they reccomend being replaced at the same time, so enjoy the ride.
    Mase
    '84 240 Turbo, '98 V70AWD and '00 V70 AWDSE








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    Oh, no Nivomat 850 1996

    posted by  KlausC on  Tue Feb 8 03:42 CST 2005
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    You could replace them, but you need to replace the springs too. Why? A pair of Nivomats will keep the car level when you add a bunch of junk in the back, plus the replacement costs from FCP is half the dealer cost.

    Klaus
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    98 V70Rawd(101Kmi), 95 854T(85K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)







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