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posted by  Jerry544 on  Tue Jun 26 18:46 CST 2018
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I was finally going to gather parts for a suspension rebuild next winter. I just found out ipd doesn’t stock sway bars for 544’s any longer. Is there another source? P&TY








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    posted by  BernardP on  Sat Jul 7 09:03 CST 2018
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    Jerry,

    back in 2009, I installed everything money can buy from ipd, including all of the blue suspension bushings, Bilstein shocks, and the sway bars front and rear.

    While the front sway bar is a god-sent in regard to handling, I cannot recommend the rear sway bar. After months of testing, mine is now set up very loose, and that helped a lot. In long freeway sweepers, I just stay on the gas like I did it in auto racing way back when, and the car trails like it's on rails (older Vredestein 165-15 front and 185/70-15 out back) without any body roll to report. Buy the front one, and call it a day.
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    My Volvo, so far on 8 pages at: http://www.californiaclassix.com/Bernard/PV544-1.html








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      posted by  Jerry544 on  Sat Jul 7 09:14 CST 2018
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      Thanks, I have been researching online. All opinions agree that the front sway bar is among the best modifications for a PV. However the rear one receives mixed reviews mainly leaning towards no. So I am planning on the front only. Is there any other modifications I should make besides a rebuild? I am looking for enthusiastic driving not for racing.








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      posted by  Jerry544 on  Sat Jul 7 09:14 CST 2018
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      Thanks, I have been researching online. All opinions agree that the front sway bar is among the best modifications for a PV. However the rear one receives mixed reviews mainly leaning towards no. So I am planning on the front only. Is there any other modifications I should make besides a rebuild? I am looking for enthusiastic driving not for racing.








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        posted by  Sidecar Doug on  Wed Oct 3 16:09 CST 2018
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        Have you replaced ALL the suspension bushings, front and rear ?
        One safety modification I have seen recommended is to replace the rear axle shafts with 5 bolt Mustang shafts shortened to fit - this is a legal mod for SCCA,
        as the tapered axles have been known to have the hubs break off, causing the loss of the rear wheel.... One can usually find a 4wd shop that can shorten and re-spline axle shafts.








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    posted by  BACHELOR54 on  Fri Jun 29 19:35 CST 2018
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    http://www.kgtrimning.org/pvduett-1/chassie-parts/swaybars-1/6k5001.html These people in Sweden list the sway bar set.








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      posted by  derek uk on  Mon Jul 2 05:20 CST 2018
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      Check out ADDCO. They don't list it for 544 but might have patterns and could possibly make to order. You might have to order 5 though...………………..

      http://www.addco.net/aftermarket/catalog/volvo/








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    posted by  Dylan Berichon on  Thu Jun 28 10:31 CST 2018
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    Sorry to say that we don't have the bars available at the moment for the PV series. I am pushing for us to bring them back, but there's a number of factors involved.

    If you track down a bar, we can still get you the mounting hardware for it.
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