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Afternoon all,
volvo 960 mk2 estate 1995. I noticed one side at the rear was low a couple of inches and thought a pair of new shocks were in order(195k on the clock) so i bought a pair of monroe r3412`s as they were listed for my volvo.As you can see by the pic the bottom shock mounting is different.I will put my stupidity down to not checking here first ![]() Any way the mots due up next month so i have to change them-can anyone point me in the direction of a budget pair that will bolt in? Many thanks. |
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I am no expert and have not researched the matter, but does the design variation make any difference if they are the maker's recommended ones? The distance between the ends/width of the bottom bush looks the same.
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I would agree with Bob. If it's the same width it will be fine. I would say they deffo need renewed though
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This is what i thought but the original bottom shock goes over the protrusion circled,obviously its larger so the monroe wont fit-this is my dilemma.
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I get you now. I was thinking it was the same fitment as my 940 rear shock which has a bolt going through rear trailing arm. I suspect that's what you've been sold. You need one for Multi Link.
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This gives you part numbers Capture.jpg
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See page 1156 on the 940/960 catalogue http://www.gcp.se/
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Looks like they are rare?The 97-8 v90 seems to use the same shocks(non nivo).monroe stopped making them (e1078).More trawling the web
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“ I noticed one side at the rear was low a couple of inches ”
Shocks don’t control ride height, springs do. Check for broken/excessively sagged spring on the low side. That said, your Old shocks look Past their prime, so replacing those is a good idea, but won’t fix the ride height. |
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This is listed for non Nivo saloon ( I know yours is estate though )with multi link https://www.buycarparts.co.uk/nk/57578 It looks more like the fitment you need as well
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