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Volvo 850 Bottom Out

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Baptiste1106
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Year and Model: 850 1994
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Volvo 850 Bottom Out

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Noticed P/S fluid dripping on the bottom of the car. Found the culprit. I admit my front struts are SHOT and when I'm on NYC uneven roads my vehicle bottoms out which sends a Big Bang thru my dash and front. Is there anything I can purchase to protect my P/S lines at the bottom ?
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Subframe damage
Subframe damage
P/S line cut from concrete. Any way I can quick fix this ?
P/S line cut from concrete. Any way I can quick fix this ?
Maybe this from IPD to help protect bottom
Maybe this from IPD to help protect bottom
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dosbricks
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Post by dosbricks »

My first thought would be to replace those struts with all associated hardware, including new bump stops, before something really gets damaged.
'98 S70, 230k, purchased new in '98
'96 855 GLT, 163k, purchased lightly used in '99
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RussB
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Post by RussB »

I got this 1/8" thick steel pan from a guy over at Volvospeed a few years ago,

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That's a nasty hit your subframe took! You're very lucky
'00 S70, '04 S60 and the never ending quest for Stage Zero

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