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The rear of the wagon is about 1 inch lower than the front. Probably from hauling the caravan around the country.
IPD has heavy duty springs for a small fortune. VP autoparts shows 22 2 RS 659423 Fjäder Spring 510.00 Kroner. Much cheaper.
I don't intend to carry around a bunch of junk with this car, and I don't own a trailer.
$240 Vs $140. Thoughts welcome.
Klaus
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Why are Volvos so endearing? Its just a car.
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Olaf has stock wagon springs for $83.18 each, he's always been great to deal with from my experience.
http://www.vintageimportparts.com/
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If you tell him Ben sent you, he'll add an additional 10% to his bill! In all sincerity, he is as good as it gets, probably. My experience with the IPD overloads has been okay, but only because I routinely pack very heavy for trips. I don't think the "average" (whatever that is) 220 needs them, unless you are really using them for heavy work. Boat hauling and lots of heavy baggage comes to mind. :)
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Klaus,
I got used overload springs from my 66 wagon from agent strangelove (Chris) like 4 years ago. I don't rememeber the price, but it was very good compared to new ones. I like the car's stance, it rides high, useful in Denver.
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I remember the pic of your wagon with about 400+ lbs on the roof! I don't want the rear to be extra firm, just normal. All of the roads in MN are paved, except the farm to market routs.
Klaus
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Why are Volvos so endearing? Its just a car.
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I haven't done that one yet! Probably Mike T...
Let's see if I find a pic in the hard drive, my wagon is in storage now as I am working overseas.
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I do not plan to do this with my 220:
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Why are Volvos so endearing? Its just a car.
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Why not? It was meant to haul loads of stuff back there, one of the reasons it has the 4:10 rear end. lots of power to get it moving with a full car, it can handle it.
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4.56 rear end.....
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George Downs, Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!
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While the car was designed to haul a lot of stuff, I do not have any inclination to do that with my wagon. I have 2 other cars to do the heavy lifting. So I do not want the harsher ride IPD heavy duty springs will cause. OEM springs are just fine.
I did like the picture! Perhaps I will get C.A.'s wagon back into as good a shape. Well, almost :)
Klaus
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Why are Volvos so endearing? Its just a car.
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That was circa 1968. It's been while since the car looked that nice, but looking that shiny again is my end goal.
Bear in mind that mine now has the heat and drive train of an 1800E with the Heavy J OD.
Considering my love of a wagon's utility, and I've been planning to get overloads for the rear for quite some time. But after I get the bodywork patched up and the car re-painted, I may not want to risk putting anything heavy or remotely pointy in my 220E...
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"Why not? It was meant to haul loads of stuff back there, one of the reasons it has the 4:10 rear end. lots of power to get it moving with a full car, it can handle it."
Actually it has the 4.56 axle which leaves the top gear down towards the 3rd of a saloon which has the 4.10. That's what makes the OD such a good mod. Same gearing as the GT then.
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My bad I meant the 4.56 and yes I can't wait to get the M41 into my wagon, will be much better when on the highway.
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Most on old green is is 6 sheets of 1/2" drywall and some 2x4s! I put both yakima racks up there just in case! It's my truck for the homestead! (rolled my old 220... SNIIIFFF!... keyword is "Sven" in the brickboard gallery)
Before the restoration!
bitchin headliner, eh?
I like the stock springs fine. I'm also a fan of 195-65 tires in 15x6 ford rims... Beaucoup happy miles on that combo.
Good on your rebuild of the Bils. Lifetime shocks unless you break a front one as I did! Rough road, I'm on!
Olof is good people! Highly recommended!
mike
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64 220 (RIP, now he's parts on the hoof) - 65 220 - 68 220 (almost ready for the road), and a 66 130 (35k miles last year)
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You could buy or make some spacers a LOT cheaper!
Unless you are going in rough country where they will coilbind it should be fine!
Or check with Joe Lazenby/Susquehanna spares - he may have some good used ones.
Swedish springs will require $hipping....
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George Downs, Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!
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I have been racking my gray cells. All I can come up with is a small rubber wheel from a lawn mower cut in half.
Klaus
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Why are Volvos so endearing? Its just a car.
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I'd try spacers too, but first, are the bushes good?
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Three 164's, Two 144's, One 142 & a partridge in a pear tree.
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The front wheel archs are 27.5 inches from the ground. The left rear is close at 27 inches. The right rear is 26 inches.
The bushings do need replacement, there is a lot of clunking noise when going over rough pavement. But I do not have a press, and I wonder about replacement with plastic bushings.
My back decided to take today off by making it painful to sit or walk, so no crawling under the car! But I know I will have to check the rubber block by the axle.
Looking at all of the diagrams, I cannot seem to find ANY upper spring mount spacers or bushings. It appears to be metal to metal for wagons. The upper and lower spring brackets do not leave a lot of room for a spacer, my brackets are not rusty, thank goodness.
Klaus
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Why are Volvos so endearing? Its just a car.
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A pair of standard springs should be fine for you. They are biased towards being a bit hard anyway, just because they are estate springs. Check the upper spring mounts and chassis for rust. Not unusual, and can cause a bit of collapse in that area. The rubber cushions need to be good too. If they are broken up, they will also lower the car a bit.
Try http://www.irollmotors.com/
They are in Gilroy, Ca.
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I don't imagine you have checked a spring shop? We have a truck shop that can make us any spring we want, very reasonable. I have used their database to find springs for my falcon. You may find the volvo spring matches up with a cheap ass american car spring, although older springs are getting harder to find. Anyway, it ain't rocket science, just a spring.
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Are there no companies in the US that can re-set and re-tension a coil spring? I have had it done on my 122S in South Africa. They basically anneal the spring, re-set it to the correct length and then re-temper them.
Just a thought and not very expensive.
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