I saw this car up for bid earlier, and the auction mentions it has air shocks installed. In one of the pictures you can see the leveler buttons on the center dash. He goes on to say that it has a trailer hitch as well, and that this was all a factory installed option. Does anyone have info on whether or not Volvo really did have an air shock option, or is this aftermarket stuff? Seems kind of weird...

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Jason

The '70s GTs in Scandinavia had air shocks and leveller switches like this car. It was standard from the factory.

Cheers

My '80 wagon has the same setup, I cant tell you if it was dealer installed or factory option, the car was sold in Finland originally.
It has an onboard compressor mounted on the passenger side rear behind the wheel well.
This one didn't have a trailer hitch, but I figure it came in handy for leveling out with a heavy ice load on the car.
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-------Robert, '93 940t, '90 240 wagon, '84 240 diesel (she's sick) , '80 245 diesel, '82 Mercedes 300SD

Yea, Nivomat shocks are what they sound like, i believe the 7 and 9 series have them. They sound like pretty good shocks, they are expensive as anything though. I saw that IPD sells Replacement shocks that are just normal, for like half the price. What is that little guage right next to that switch with the up and down arrows? is that the fuel economy?
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Blue '89 Volvo 244 DL 5-speed w/ 176k

The switch on the dash looks kinda factory, not an add on like the red rocker switch beside it. I guess Volvo does make some rare accessories. The other day, I saw a gas milage meter on an earlier 240 with the old style dash. It sits in the space where the tach normally goes and it gives you an estimate of your current fuel comsumption.
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and the bricks keep on rolling....

Technically, it was NOT a "factory option" but rather a "dealer-installed accessory". Volvo has always offered all kinds of accessories.

I've seen the dealer-installed air shock package twice, both times on 264s.
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'73 142, '75 242, '75 245, '80 245, '83 244, '86 244, '87 745T, 92 244 (for sale)

Yes, I think that was an option for towing.

I know that IPD was selling some air cells for use inside the rear springs.
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80 262C Coupe- (FSO black, M46, original) 82 244GLT- (auto)

Another Volvo factory option that not many know about, the 245 had an optional Nivomat rear shock and spring in '81~'85.
If anybody knows where I can get a set of springs and mounts, I want them to put on my 245 with a set of 965 Nivo's I have.
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'89 245 Sportwagon, '04 V70 2.5T Sportwagon