DIY: 1998 Volvo V70 Front Bilstein TC Strut Tips/Tricks Topic is solved

Post by **polskamafia mjl** » 29 Apr 2010, 19:20

URO is very bad. :-/ There is a thread here discussing whether URO control arms are worth it or not and the general consenses is that they aren't. I hope they work out for you but don't be too surprised if they fail within the next year.

Sorry to be a downer.

Post by **cn90** » 29 Apr 2010, 19:38

URO is pure garbage, return them ASAP.
For suspension parts, OEM Volvo (which is Lemforder) ONLY.

I also wrote a REAR Shock/Mount in another DIY, search for it.

Post by **wheelsup** » 29 Apr 2010, 20:46

After all the things I've ever done on my cars any suspension work has always intimidated me. This is an excellent writeup and my car is long overdo for a front suspension refresh. Thank you!

Post by **cn90** » 29 Apr 2010, 21:13

DIY: 1998 Volvo V70 Rear Shock Absorber (Bilstein TC) & Shock Mount is here:

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... =1&t=28318

850 Turbo1 · Post by **850 Turbo1** » 10 Jun 2010, 17:16

Well anyone doing front suspension work should take a look at this beautiful guide.

Volvo 850 Front Suspension Work

Post by **cn90** » 10 Jun 2010, 21:35

850 Turbo1 wrote:Well anyone doing front suspension work should take a look at this beautiful guide.

Volvo 850 Front Suspension Work

I already mentioned this link in the very 1st thread. It is part of this write-up.

wrldky · Post by **wrldky** » 06 Oct 2010, 08:32

Just thought I would give my list of locally bought products for me 2001 V70xc as a reference.
Auto Zone or Pep Boys
Monroe Sensa-Trac Strut $80.00 (71485)
Monroe Strut Mounting Plate $65.99 (904903) *** In their system it says this part does not match. Check with Monroe directly.
CarQuest
Strut Bumper Stop $10.42 (WPC L3036298581RIN)
Strut Mount Bushing $26.82 (WPC L3031104479SAC)

Total: $183.00 a wheel.

My only other note is on the The Sway Bar End link the 2001 does not have a flat end to use a 16mm bike wrench but the bolt has a hole that you can hold and or turn with an allen wrench or bit.

Post by **polskamafia mjl** » 06 Oct 2010, 21:56

Just a note, the Monroes are a downgrade from your OEM set up.

wrldky · Post by **wrldky** » 07 Oct 2010, 08:17

"Just a note, the Monroes are a downgrade from your OEM set up."

Absolutely true however the original struts were on the car and the car has 170K miles on it so I am going to say they were very much an upgrade from what I had. Not sure how many more miles I will get out of it at that age and miles. (already has one new transmission)

But a good note indeed.

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 07 Oct 2010, 21:43

Suspension stuff is always a compromise on ride verses handling but the really germain part of this post is Car Quest.

Car Quest is normally the last auto parts store I would think of calling but they recently bought World Pack and they are a real deal supplier of quality European car parts that you can normally get within, at worst, 24 hours. The stuff I have bought from them was actual OEM and they were much cheaper than my local stealership that needs a day or more to get 850 parts. I have a fairly local distribution center with a walk up door and they are really quite good about having stuff on the shelf.

...Lee

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