Does anyone have a pic (diagram) of the front suspension strut assembly as i have a couple of issues relating to my C70 Coupe T5 2000/01. I'M in the middle of a total front end bush replacement on every componant and my VADIS software has gone bad so im struggling i'm more bothered about the coil spring bottom seat ive come across a thread saying volvo have a top and bottom coil spring insulator for v70 to cure the road noise and vibration but i dont see it on my diagram for the same year C70

 

I have never seen a rubber isolator on the bottom of a volvo FWD car.

 

Hey Mick, is this expensive to fix ? Im planning on doing something like this myself aswell ! sick of al the vibrations I get front end. want atotal overhaul . what basic parts will I need ?

 

you will need 3 subframe bearing bushes at £7 and another 1 which is different on passenger side @11 from volvopartsonline.com ,2 suspension upper mounts @£42 each, 2 suspension lower mounts @20 each ive also replaced shocks i got bilsteins @55 each from eurocarparts.com ,2 track rod ends and 2 track rods @60 for all 4, 2 bottom wishbone arms @48 each,2 anti roll bar bushes @11 each bottom engine mount pad @35 from volvo, upper torque mount @ i think that was aroung £30 no more than £500 has rebuilt this front end ive nearly finished it now its took me 2 weeks but i have to work if it went to garage for all this i might as well have scrapped the car Honestly i am fuming with volvo a car that cost me £20,000 from new is suffering from major bush problems which some i should have had to replace in the cars life span Volvo know exactly what there doin when it come to parts and labour cost they had packed the car with crap bushes so rich ***** take it back to volvo thats how they make there cash on repairs,£80 per hour !!!! there off the heads

 

jeez...not making me feel any better. Has it made the front end feel tight again like its brand new ? im prepared to pay that money so my front end doesnt fall away. Volvo along with the other big euro's are bastards....if its not that they will get you one way or another. thanks for ll this Mick its much appreciated.

 

hey Mick, ive spent hours trying to find these parts, do they have different names ? I havent been able to find anything ? I dont know what any of these parts look like which doesnt help ofcourse. Sooo frustrating.

http://www.ipdusa.com/Volvo-C70-1998...p-75-553-4252/

this is all ive found but am unsure. do these come for front and back. I understand these are the most important.

 

Ice the strut mount is for either side theres not a left +right same for bearing the subframe mounts come as 3+1 front drivers and both back ones r same but the passenger side is different it has a oval hole inside

 

other componants

 

Wow ! this will prove invaluable. thanks a million Mick

 

Hey guys ! Im going to take it to a suspension specialist and want to know what im doing first and what bits are what and what they do.

what would you say is the most important thing to replace on my front shockers ? the strut seat ?

 

Have them replace what needs to be replaced, but more than likely spring seats. I would use the IPD or XC90 seats when you have it done.

 

are the the IPD heavy duty ones ?

 

The ones I bought were.

 

Morning gents. I went and finally got my suspension checked today and this is what they came up with alonge with the abundance of oil leaks.

Front lower control arm bushes - Split
rear panhard rod - broken
top engine mount - split

They had it up on the hoist and showed me all the bits which were broken.

the rear pan hard rod was completely cracked and broken off which was contributing to my riding like a boat, as well as the top engine mount which he showed me was split. Im awaiting a quote fromthe guys and then im going to get all this done at once but its bloody terrible. One good thing is they said my Bilsteins, front and rear came up perfect, mind you they wont work properly without everything else being in order.

funny thing is they had another C70 leave just before I arrived and also a V70 station up on the other hoist....haha....I stilll love my volvo though. atleast if im going to have an accident ill be fine right ?!

will let you guys know when its fixed and how much it sets me back.

 

Hey ICE ! thats not too bad at all that work needed m8 is yours a C70 ? what ya if its a 1999 - 2001 take a photo of ya front shocker and upload it for me i'm god dam sure ive been issued the wrong shocks my bottom spring seat on old shocks was smaller than these new bilsteins and my spring doesnt seem to sit right

 

Im driving a C70 but its a 1998 model.

Ill take some photos still if you like.....of my Bilstein Shockers ?

 

FUDGE !!!!!! suspension place has called me up to say that the bushes they received were the wrong ones and that they were for a 99 onward model so now I have to pay an extra $300 for both control arms. Will this be noticable to me and how important is it ? i have said go ahead with it as if I dont something else will break as a result and will cost me more but still what benefit will I gain from it.

 

If its not too much trouble ice that would be great just 1 pic of the bottom seat be a real; help thanks

 

ok mate, ill get this done over the weekend. Probably Sunday.

Pete