LOL, My rear shocks were bad at 12y/100K... I replaced with Bilstein B4 rear shock, about $50/each online. Just drive the rear wheels on wood ramps. During insertion, put the plastic tube in first, then the shock (since most of us don't have a lift like dealer, shops etc.). If you heat the "nut...

cn90 wrote: ↑05 Mar 2022, 08:43 ... Bilstein B4 rear shock, about $50/each online....

That's a great price, almost unheard of - where?

I've not seen Bilstein touring (i.e. B4) rears for P2 at less than about $70 each. Most common price is about $90 each if you go with someplace with customer service (FCP, etc).

Embarrassingly I must admit that after nearly 50 years of driving various model Volvos that I don’t recall EVER replacing rear shocks of any of them. (Front struts are another story.) I see that the V70’s utilize a separate shock mount on the rear shocks. Does that shock mount contain some sort of ...

I replaced the ones on my long gone 2001 XC70 with the cheapest name brand (Monroe, Gabriel or similar) that Rock Auto sold. They worked just fine.

"You Might Maintain Volvos?
You Miserably Maintain Volvos?
Yuck, My Moldy Volvo?"

Third one scares me!

Nice to be down the street from Voluparts!

Do a compression test.

Irock, please tell me you aren’t supporting the car on that concrete block. no.. jack only. it's supported along the pinch weld with magnetic pinch weld blocks sitting on jack stands, sitting on custom welded sleds, sitting on enough pavers to raise the car to lower out the subframe.. i'm not doing...