I have a 85 240ti and I started to change the ball joints. When looking at the left side ball joint I bought it curves to the back and same with the right side ball joint. But when I was taking off the left ball joint on my car the ball joint curves to the frount of the car. So before I change them I need to know if they where installed on my car incorrectly or the ones I bought are boxed wrong?
Thanks for your help. Charlie

It seems like you got 2 "rights".

The ball stud should be forward of the centerline on each side. That's what determines the Caster Angle on 240s.

Volvo part numbers are:

274118-9 Left
274119-7 Right

Thanks for the quick reply,it looks like they where put in the wrong boxes when shipped because the boxe s where opened before and the bolts and nuts are in a bag in one but not the other. Thanks,Charlie

Mind telling us where you bought them?

I got them at FCP and the ball joints are Moog.I know when I received them I took them out of the boxes to check them out.So I can't say 100% sure they where in the wrong boxes because I could have put them back in the boxes wrong.But like I said one box had the bolts in a bag and the other didn't.I'm just glad there was 1 left and 1 right.There was no reason to return them since all I needed to know was which way thay faced thanks to Lucid.You got to love the Brickboard and it's members..Charlie

I beleive that ball joints are different for models with and without power steering as well.