Very bouncy rear end

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by jpliddy

hi i have nivos on my 940 seems the way most people are going is swop springs for heavy duty and standard shocks ive heard you can get the full set for the price of 1 novo so keep us informed if the knives don't leak i woud be interested in them . they also say the standard set up is a firmer ride so may be it will suit you .
keep us informed of your progress

When i did mine Jim i was lucky to get some stuff in a sale so all 4 springs and 4 KYB shocks for under £125 - at the time Volvo were quoting £380 for a Nivo PLUS VAT!!!

I needed two of them as well!

I also later learned Suplex is a subsidiary of a major spring manufacturer, can't remember who now and it wasn't Kilen or Lesjofors as far as i recall. It might have been a subsidiary of another firm owned by Lesjofors in which case they're OE spec, same as Kilen would be as Lesjofors were OE as far as i know.

[manxdog]

Originally Posted by nutco

From what I can see after trying to crawl under the car, hard to do when your on a grass campsite, lol, it looks like there nivos as there is a rubber gaiter on the bottom part of the damper, as mentioned by Laird I now need to change dampers and springs, has anyone done this lately and can recommend where to buy them from with part numbers thanks

I bought a set of HD springs from classic swede, best thing Ive done to my 740 since making it run properly!
Sits perfect with 1/4 ton of dogs in and actually corners now.
He does adjustable shocks to, mine are ok for now. Self levelling shocks arnt worth a carrot, never work from new.

[classicswede]

I should do a little how to on converting from Nivo to "normal" rear suspension

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by classicswede

I should do a little how to on converting from Nivo to "normal" rear suspension

Good idea Dai! I simply got the normal shocks and springs and swapped them over but with mine being a 760, fairly simple.

Loosen wheel nuts, jack up and remove wheel, loosen shock abosrber bolts, axle stand under reinforced section of either sill or chassis, trolley jack under axle, take weight of axle on jack, remove shock bolts and lower axle.
Lift shock and spring out, clean spring seats then Haynes it with new components. Final tightening of shock mounting bolts with weight of car on wheels.

I also added a smear of grease on the contact points of the new springs.

[Rversteeg]

Start by checking the lower shock absorber bolts first. I got the nuts off all right, but never managed to get the bolts out of the shock absorber bushings. The rubber absorbed all the hammering and force I tried to apply on it. Finally the guy from my garage hammered them out with a pneumatic tool.

[nutco]

Originally Posted by classicswede

I should do a little how to on converting from Nivo to "normal" rear suspension

With part numbers from old to new

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Rversteeg

Start by checking the lower shock absorber bolts first. I got the nuts off all right, but never managed to get the bolts out of the shock absorber bushings. The rubber absorbed all the hammering and force I tried to apply on it. Finally the guy from my garage hammered them out with a pneumatic tool.

I used a squirt of WMP on mine - WMP = Weapon of Mass Penetration and is a 50/50 mix of acetone and synthetic ATF. Haven't found the nut, bolt, thread it can't remove as of yet, makes WD40 look as effective as elephant dung.

The bolts came out like a priest leaving a brothel - fast with no fuss!

[nutco]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

I used a squirt of WMP on mine - WMP = Weapon of Mass Penetration and is a 50/50 mix of acetone and synthetic ATF. Haven't found the nut, bolt, thread it can't remove as of yet, makes WD40 look as effective as elephant dung.

The bolts came out like a priest leaving a brothel - fast with no fuss!

Ive got the ingredients now, Do you mix it in a spray bottle and spray it on,

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by nutco

With part numbers from old to new

I've linked to aftermarket parts further up this thread, KYB shocks and Suplex springs. As pointed out, Suplex is a manufacturer of springs, i think they are a subsidiary of a better known company but either way they're good kit.

If you want to go for Volvo genuine stuff it'll cost a lot more!

[nutco]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

I've linked to aftermarket parts further up this thread, KYB shocks and Suplex springs. As pointed out, Suplex is a manufacturer of springs, i think they are a subsidiary of a better known company but either way they're good kit.

If you want to go for Volvo genuine stuff it'll cost a lot more!

I saw that but are your 740 parts the same as the 940 as the numbers are different