xc70 2006 d5 rear arb/sway bar bushes

[Tjoffroader]

Hi all, im having a stressful time trying to find something i have seen on this forum plenty of times but now i need it myself i cannot find them. drat and double drat for not bookmarking the post.

i have 2006 xc70 d5 185 and need to change the bushes on the rear anti roll bar.

specifically i am looking for the polyflex bushes, a link would be seriously appreciated. Although i have read that the ipd arb upgrade/replacement vastly improves handling. a quick look on the google comes up with prices around 400 US dollars which im not sure on current exchange rates but i cant imagine thats less than £200, which is the amount id be happy to pay for an upgraded roll bar in the near future.

i have a rare bleeding disorder that has left me out of work quite a lot over the past year and i become anaemic a lot now which reduces my IQ to that of a twig, like the lights are on but nobody is in. i used to enjoy searching and reading about car parts and now its rare that im able to process what im looking at.

[VOLVOBOY]

https://www.powerflexsuspensionbushe...007-3395-c.asp

Hi.

Powerflex is what you`re looking for , i think . This is the link for your vehicle year but no bushes are shown for the rear anti-roll bar.
Before you do anything measure the roll-bar diameter on your vehicle as there are different sizes. Once you know that you should be able to look for the same bush but against a different vehicle ( perhaps the V70).
Factory fit , the bushes are moulded to the bar so a new or upgraded bar would have the bushes on. Fitting the Powerflex , you would have to cut away the old bushes from the bar which is not difficult just time consuming.

[VOLVOBOY]

https://www.powerflexsuspensionbushe...hes-3247-c.asp

Hi, me again.
I`ve just had another look and the bushes are listed under universal fit.

[Tjoffroader]

Originally Posted by VOLVOBOY

https://www.powerflexsuspensionbushe...hes-3247-c.asp

Hi, me again.
I`ve just had another look and the bushes are listed under universal fit.

Thank you very much for this, that is in fact what I was looking for, powerflex. I'll wrap a string round the ARB to get the internal diameter and go off that. What if my size is an odd number? Do I buy a bush a size up or down? There are only even numbered diameters available.

[VOLVOBOY]

Hi.
The sizes may be an issue here as Volvo sizes are 19mm and 21mm and one other , i think .
I looked at fitting Powerflex but instead fitted Tedgum 21mm as replacements.
You could try the size down on your ARB but i think it will be a pig to fit the clamp.

[stuart bowes]

you can try just searching '21mm arb bush' and see what comes up (or whatever size yours is)

for example

im sure once the clamps are on they won't go anywhere

what's it like fitting and/or changing the rear ARB anyway, I was thinking about adding one to mine.. I probably asked before but have forgotten now do you have to drop the subframe? not having one one mine It's not obvious where it should be

[VOLVOBOY]

There`s a really good vid on you-tube of some guy doing V70 bush replacements.( Not me) .
You`d never slide a new bush on from the end of the bar because of the flat portion so the bush has to be cut. The clamp has to be pryed open to get it off / on. A method of squeezing it together in order to get the bolt back in is req`d.
If all that sounds bad , to remove/ refit the arb the n/s shock needs to come off to give wiggle room. Actually un-bolting the arb is easy.

[stuart bowes]

assuming we're still talking about the rear end.. taking the shock off is easy enough, it's the spring I wouldn't want to have to mess about with

or, I suppose at least if it does have to come out I'd make a job of it and put new ones back in

[VOLVOBOY]

Yeah , i agree.
My point is that once the arb is un-bolted and free floating you have a choice...
1. to cut off the old bushes and replace without removing the shock and also i believe the rear silencer.
2. to remove the said above if you want to fit a new arb with bonded bushes already on.
The OP has an XC70 which differs from the V70 . It may be more involved to get the arb out , i don`t know. I`m err-ing on the side of caution and suggesting to change the bushes. He wants a larger diameter bar but i can`t say how that would effect an XC `s handling . I would have thought it was pretty stiff already.
What i found with my V70 was the shock made the big difference and not the arb. When the shock is worn the rear end skips round corners rather than body rolls.
I fitted Bilstein B4 shocks and replaced the drop-links and arb bushes as matter of course (Meyle-HD and Tedgum) The difference is amazing.

[Tjoffroader]

Originally Posted by VOLVOBOY

Yeah , i agree.
My point is that once the arb is un-bolted and free floating you have a choice...
1. to cut off the old bushes and replace without removing the shock and also i believe the rear silencer.
2. to remove the said above if you want to fit a new arb with bonded bushes already on.
The OP has an XC70 which differs from the V70 . It may be more involved to get the arb out , i don`t know. I`m err-ing on the side of caution and suggesting to change the bushes. He wants a larger diameter bar but i can`t say how that would effect an XC `s handling . I would have thought it was pretty stiff already.
What i found with my V70 was the shock made the big difference and not the arb. When the shock is worn the rear end skips round corners rather than body rolls.
I fitted Bilstein B4 shocks and replaced the drop-links and arb bushes as matter of course (Meyle-HD and Tedgum) The difference is amazing.

To be honest I've not really felt the car at full handling capability. I bought it cheap as it was a farm car and a lot of work needed doing to it. I've done or had done most of the work, I think/hope, and I can't complain about the handling, it's an xc so it is a bit wafty if you corner quick. I'm guessing this is cos the suspension is designed for towing and without the extra weight pinning it then it's a bit loosey goosey? I might be wrong, maybe it should corner tight but maybe I've got a few more bits to change before it's how it should be.