XC90 Replacement Shocks

Hoot · Aug 25th, 2021, 03:37

I have a 2016 XC90 (non air suspension) with circa 70k miles and one of the shocks has started to leak, I obviously have the option to go down the OEM route but wondered if anyone has replaced or upgraded these?

I have seen that Blistein do the B6 shocks that are direct replacement to the OEM ones and I'm kinda tempted with these and wondered if anyone else has done, or considered going down this route.

Joey99 · Sep 10th, 2021, 23:53

I’d be curious about this too. My wife finds the ride of my XC90 T8 over bumps to be uncomfortable (worse than my old BMW 5 series estate). Hardly needs saying but Irish roads make the British ones look fantastic

Hoot · Sep 11th, 2021, 12:09

I'll let you know how I get on with them when I get them done. Reviews on them seem to be good too. I'm looking at a roof top tent and with bikes on the back I'm just conscious of the extra weight so will replace all shocks despite just the one leaking.
You'll probably have done this already, but I drop the tyre pressures to the lower recommended setting as Volvo have a habit of keeping them at the higher Eco pressure setting, and on those type of roads it does make a huge difference. I also noticed a difference when I switched from the OEM summer tyres to a softer All Season tyre.

Aug 25th, 2021, 03:37	#1
Hoot New Member Last Online: Mar 22nd, 2024 20:22 Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Various	XC90 Replacement Shocks I have a 2016 XC90 (non air suspension) with circa 70k miles and one of the shocks has started to leak, I obviously have the option to go down the OEM route but wondered if anyone has replaced or upgraded these? I have seen that Blistein do the B6 shocks that are direct replacement to the OEM ones and I'm kinda tempted with these and wondered if anyone else has done, or considered going down this route.

Sep 10th, 2021, 23:53	#2
Joey99 Junior Member Last Online: Jul 28th, 2022 13:42 Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Dublin	I’d be curious about this too. My wife finds the ride of my XC90 T8 over bumps to be uncomfortable (worse than my old BMW 5 series estate). Hardly needs saying but Irish roads make the British ones look fantastic

Sep 11th, 2021, 12:09	#3
Hoot New Member Last Online: Mar 22nd, 2024 20:22 Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Various	I'll let you know how I get on with them when I get them done. Reviews on them seem to be good too. I'm looking at a roof top tent and with bikes on the back I'm just conscious of the extra weight so will replace all shocks despite just the one leaking. You'll probably have done this already, but I drop the tyre pressures to the lower recommended setting as Volvo have a habit of keeping them at the higher Eco pressure setting, and on those type of roads it does make a huge difference. I also noticed a difference when I switched from the OEM summer tyres to a softer All Season tyre.

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