Suspension. Volvo 850 uk spec

nitrous · Post by **nitrous** » 25 Jun 2008, 02:44

Sorry, me again.

Have cabin shudders and feedback through steering over transverse, small, high frequency road irregularities.

Have 4 new tyres fitted and balanced, new front struts and strut mountings, track rods/ends and sway bar bushes.

Still get the feedback. Could it be spring seats? The shock top mounts move about 1/4 inch when front end is bounced. Also top engine mount looks dodgy. Could that be a cause?

Your help from such an excellent website would be most welcome.

russell2419 · Post by **russell2419** » 25 Jun 2008, 04:17

I would be looking at my wishbones especially if the bushes are rubber. Suggest you consider replacement with polybushes. Puzzled when you say about the movement at the top strut mountings. I assume that you put new top mounts in when you changed the strut itself and did the strut come with a bottom spring seat? Did you put in new springs? If not, do you have a broken spring?
Hope this may help.

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 25 Jun 2008, 06:29

If you didn't change the spring seats that definitely could be it. Another culprit is often the end links...you say yours are tracking spec. Did you really put the torque to them? They really have to be tightened up really good. Let us know.

nitrous · Post by **nitrous** » 25 Jun 2008, 14:34

Thanks for your advice one and all.

I'll look at the top mounts and springs seats again.

Cheers. Take care.