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850 subframe drop and suspension rebuild

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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Chuck W
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Re: 850 subframe drop and suspension rebuild

Post by Chuck W »

Cookeh wrote: 01 Dec 2020, 07:08 I was under the impression #53 and #50 are the same, but #48 differs. Being wrong here is definitely a good thing, though, as it's one less thing to consider.
I assume you mean #43 and #50? (Not #53 and #50)

Grab all of the fasteners for the big mid-brace. All of the bolts at the front (the rear SF mount) are longer than the standard bits.

The front V-brace will require adding some sort of threaded inserts to mount it to the subframe. Rivnuts are an option, if you have the proper tool.

Go for the Delrin SF bushings.
'97 854 T5 - Manual Swap/M4.4/COP/NA cams/P2R Brakes/16T/ chassis bracing/ XC70 nose swap
'97 855 GLT - Hers. RN swap/16T/COP/VVT/exhaust/302s/Flashed M4.4/ chassis bracing/ 2 kid seats
'78 GLE - Waiting in the wings. Future whiteblock/T5 swap.

The Others- '83 TBird turbo, '85 Mercury Marquis LTS (1 of 134), '86 LTD Wagon, '81 Granada GL, '76 Beetle, '93 F-150 I6

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abscate wrote: 01 Dec 2020, 07:19 That c70 stiffener will give 10 extra HP while waiting at the stop,light
Harness the kinetic energy, I like that

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We have the mid braces on both of our cars, and I did notice a difference in the chassis stiffness. It was slight, but quantifiable.
'97 854 T5 - Manual Swap/M4.4/COP/NA cams/P2R Brakes/16T/ chassis bracing/ XC70 nose swap
'97 855 GLT - Hers. RN swap/16T/COP/VVT/exhaust/302s/Flashed M4.4/ chassis bracing/ 2 kid seats
'78 GLE - Waiting in the wings. Future whiteblock/T5 swap.

The Others- '83 TBird turbo, '85 Mercury Marquis LTS (1 of 134), '86 LTD Wagon, '81 Granada GL, '76 Beetle, '93 F-150 I6

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