1999 S70NA Rear Springs RR 3546335

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I replaced both rear springs on Evita

Ride height (ground to fender lip) was down to 25 inches left / 24 inches right

Notes

Wheels left on
18mm on Shock bolt
15mm on spring cup bolt underneath

Remember to jack stand well away from link arm to allow it to fall.

I used timber to pry wheel down, then wedged it down with two wheel chocks.
Final spring installation was using jack to compress and then slip it into spring seat. The cup gets in the way obnoxiously, you can zip tie it up to keep it out of the workspace.

Elapsed time one hour

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In general, is it a good idea to refresh coil springs even if all seems to be fine? Doing a suspension refresh and contemplating it, not too expensive, must be of some benefit?

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Ride height will tell the tale. I gained 2 inches with new springs, so mine were quite soft. PO Had advised me of all faults with car, including a broken spring in rear in this case.

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I replaced both rear springs on Evita

Ride height (ground to fender lip) was down to 25 inches left / 24 inches right

Notes

Wheels left on
18mm on Shock bolt
15mm on spring cup bolt underneath

Remember to jack stand well away from link arm to allow it to fall.

I used timber to pry wheel down, then wedged it down with two wheel chocks.
Final spring installation was using jack to compress and then slip it into spring seat. The cup gets in the way obnoxiously, you can zip tie it up to keep it out of the workspace.

Elapsed time one hour

Update Much better write up of this by Jreed here!

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forum ... =1&t=95813