740 Front shocks help needed

Neoott · Jun 25th, 2012, 11:51

Hi Guys, Right im in need of a little help please. Both of my front shocks have burst over the weekend after a very heavey day of track driving on sunday. Im looking to replace them asap as the car atm is kind of un-drivable

So my question is what shocks do i get? Im looking for some the stiffer the better, bilstien clearly is my best bet for this but money is tight at this time as ive just have to fork out £800 for tyres for my 4x4 challenge truck.
I have seen people talking about cheaper ones that are just as stiff but just have been looking through the forum and now cant find any posts with what shocks people have used.
So some links or something would help alot.
Thanks
Dave

stephend · Jun 25th, 2012, 13:00

I put standard Sachs or Boge (can't remember which) on mine. They weren't stiff at all, and only lasted about 3 years. The garage has replaced them, and I think they said they put Boge on, because that's what their supplier listed. Again, not stiff at all. Message: you probably don't want Boge!

If you really want to stiffen up the front end, I wonder whether stiffer springs is actually what you need?

Jun 25th, 2012, 11:51	#1
Neoott 1989 740/940 conversion. Last Online: Jul 7th, 2015 14:47 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bristol	740 Front shocks help needed Hi Guys, Right im in need of a little help please. Both of my front shocks have burst over the weekend after a very heavey day of track driving on sunday. Im looking to replace them asap as the car atm is kind of un-drivable So my question is what shocks do i get? Im looking for some the stiffer the better, bilstien clearly is my best bet for this but money is tight at this time as ive just have to fork out £800 for tyres for my 4x4 challenge truck. I have seen people talking about cheaper ones that are just as stiff but just have been looking through the forum and now cant find any posts with what shocks people have used. So some links or something would help alot. Thanks Dave __________________ New Project: http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=171627 Wanted:700/900 series wheel spacers, 900 series steering wheel boss and 900 series steel wheels. Selling:Full 940 black leather

Jun 25th, 2012, 13:00	#2
stephend Premier Member Last Online: May 27th, 2024 22:10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: S. Wales View Photos By: stephend	I put standard Sachs or Boge (can't remember which) on mine. They weren't stiff at all, and only lasted about 3 years. The garage has replaced them, and I think they said they put Boge on, because that's what their supplier listed. Again, not stiff at all. Message: you probably don't want Boge! If you really want to stiffen up the front end, I wonder whether stiffer springs is actually what you need? __________________ 1989 740 GL 2.0 estate 2000 V40 2.0 (gone) 2005 Toyota Avensis 2.0 estate (gone) 2012 Ford Mondeo 2.2 TDCi estate 1999 Land Rover Discovery 2 TD5

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