I am about to replace the rear springs (and hopefully shocks) on my 2004 C70. I was wondering if there was anything special or out of the ordinary I should be aware of before starting? I am by no means a seasoned mechanic, but the springs seem fairly trivial to replace. I don't want any suprises though, since this is my only car and I can't have it tied up for any long amount of time.

From what I've read on these forums, the shocks may be a little bit too difficult for me and I may try to get my local Volvo guy to replace those.

Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
Thanks, Mike

 

Someone did a write up on this with detailed instructions... Big thing about the shocks... you've got to remove the back seat back... in order to get at the top mounting bolts on and off the rear shocks... A special tool (socket) is most helpful getting the nuts on and off..