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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
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hitopred
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Year and Model: 1998
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rear shocks

Post by hitopred »

I have a 1998 v70 awd turbo wagon, I need to replace the rear shocks. What would be a good replacement for as little money as possible.

Juan62
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What came with your vehicle...Sach/Basch or Bilstein? What do you have on your fronts? Don't forget the other parts for the rear shocks.
98 S70 T5-M Brick for life

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Post by Ozark Lee »

If you can throw up a picture of your shocks it will be very helpful in answering your question. Many of the AWD versions have Nivomat shocks and replacing them with any stock shock won't work well unless you change the springs as well.

The rear shocks with the Nivomat system have a bellows around them while the standard shocks don't. We can tell by the pictures for sure.

...Lee
'94 850 N/A 5 speed
'96 Platinum Edition Turbo
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1999 V70XC - Nautic Blue - Totaled while parked.
1999 V70XC - RIP - Wrecked Parts Car.
1998 S70 T5
1996 850 N/A
1989 740 GLT
1986 740 GLT
1972 142 Grand Luxe

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