There's a guy on T-Bricks who's selling the 25/23mm combination sways for a 240. I think he wants $200 for 'em.

This is from a post abour IPD bars V/s Stiff springs on turbobricks.

"I'd still skip the IPD bars all together and put it into springs and shocks and bushings. Camber plates too if you have the money. Better to have a tight car with good shocks and stiffer springs for roll resistance than a loose underdamped car with IPD bars tying it together. Ick. I still see the bars as a huge waste of money."

This theme is quite common on turbo bricks . I agree with it and think that they will increase the load capacity also esp in case of wagons. I think a full set of stiffer springs will cost 180 from fcp grotten.

It seems that 1979 242 GT had stiffer front springs and a 240 Diesel as well .
They can be bought from volvo dealer also.

I found Turbo bars in junkyard one day for may be 40$ and ofcourse lots of labour. They are much better than fatory
As far as front installation is concerned I did not remove any wheel .I just steered wheel to one extreme side That way you can remove the end link nuts .After just get lie under the car remove other hardware.

For rear I removed the lower shock bolt nut with wheel steel on with a long ring spanner.(It is very difficult to remove once on junker once on my wagon I had to cut that on one side) You still have to use jack to unload that bolt similarly while putting that on.All the holes of that can be aligned only with one jack (Wheel on) or two jacks. After removal of older bar . I first positioned the bar with 2nd holes of the bar (they just bolt to control arm).Then I think I had to remove each wheel one by one to put the lower shock bolts. Just a dirty job.

Regards
Gopesh

John,
The guys have it pretty well covered.
Looks like you have quite a herd,and a mixed breed at that.
Bars are part of a control package,195-60-15's,the Draco's
and drop the nose a little would make it 'point and shoot'.
Some performance folk insist the bigger bar on the back
is too much for cornering,and go 25-F/23-R.
All my cars have IPD bars.
I like 25-25's and Wagons,but I set up for hauling.
Although if i lived on a dirtroad I would leave the
suspension compliant,or go turbo bars at most.
Ken
--
69-145-S ; 71-145-S ; 72-145-E ; 72-1800-ES ; 87-245-DL

A set of the larger diameter 240 Turbo bars will greatly improve your Brick's handling. Not as much as the IPD bars but they are 1/10th the cost. I've found a couple of sets at my local Pick N'Pull for $30. Not too hard to remove or install. Well worth installing on N/A 240's. Good gas shocks/struts like Boge,Tokico or Bilstein's can make a big differance as well.

For basic information go to ipdusa.com

You should get the front + rear set.
Something over $300 + shipping.
Sometimes they have a sale.
Definitely a good upgrade.

Front installation is pretty easy. Just have PB Blaster on hand to loosen rusty nuts/bolts. Rear is a bit tougher since you have to thread the bigger sway bar through the exhaust + rear coil springs. There's a recent thread here; maybe a search will find it.

For rear bar, I lifted car on jackstands and it was tough. Used extra jacks to lift right rear wheel + diff as needed to get space to thread the bar through. I think it might be easier driving up on ramps but I didn't try that. A friend with a full shop lift would be very nice but plenty folks have just done the job in a driveway.
--
Sven: '89 245 NA, 951 ECU, open-front airbox, E-fan, 205/65-15's, IPD sways, E-Codes, amber front corner reflectors, quad horns. Wifemobile '89 245 NA stock. 90 244 NA spare, runs.

Try www.ipdusa.com. Order their catalog, you'll spend hours flipping the pages.

The sways are for front and back and IPD recently raised the price from the already high $280 to a heartily overpriced $320, I believe.

They're a very nice upgrade, fairly easy to install, and - as much as I hate to admit it - probably worth the price.
--
Sean Corron