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I'm sure this has been a huge headache for you Chuck ... thanks for sticking with it.

Well, they have the Sienna for that Two things come to mind ... MSP6 (but that = car payment), or a x70 T5M.

Don't forget about the heavy duty endlinks.

Noticed the kit didn't include the S60R manifold though , booo. Is that Scott Hart in the video?

Ah what the heck ... I said I wasn't going to mod the V70 too much but these are just impossible to pass up. Email sent :)

I like the seats, although that light gray will show the dirt after a while..

Correct. See this thread: http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.php?s...c=52142&hl= Get those brackets pictured in the last post and you're good to go ... everything else is direct fit. As mentioned previously, if you get 99+ seats then no side airbags for you :P

Well, I guess this makes the second suspension I've bought that everyone thought was great at one time but then turned out otherwise. At least this one doesn't knock the fillings in my teeth loose like the Bilsteins.

lol, and how many suspensions did you go through again Pras? ;)

Yes, but in my case having the wagon rear springs on my 850 sedan makes my tires rub ... and I only have 7.5" wide Comets running 215/45. When the sedan rear springs are on the 850 sedan, the wheel gap is just as high as stock, if not more.

I questioned the Sachs stuff right away upon receiving my Weitecs whenever it was ... like eight months ago maybe? The fact that I got a Sachs Super Touring strut/shock didn't really matter to me as much as the fact that I didn't expect it, so I can relate to the original poster's concerns. I came from a stock setup, then to Bilsteins/H&R, then Weitec. I agree with the opinion that they are stiffer and better handling than stock, and less harsh and not as good at handling than the Bilsteins/H&R setup. However, I really think that the "stiffer than stock" feeling comes mainly from the springs, not the Sachs. Are they matched and balanced? They feel like it. Are they revalved and engineered? I seriously doubt it. The thing that miffs me most about the Weitecs is the whole rear spring situation in the sedan application. The rear springs from the sedan kit raise the back end too high, and the rear springs from the wagon kit lower the back end too much, causing the front end to raise too high. I have tried them both ways on my 850 since I have two kits and drive both a sedan and a wagon. I'm not happy with either scenario and it looks like I'm going to have to purchase maybe some TME (or other) rear springs for the 850 until I find the optimal solution. And I ask myself why did I spend 'x' number of dollars on this kit and now have to spend 'y' more to get it right? Because of this, I give the Weitecs a thumbs down. The Sachs issue is just icing on a bad tasting cake.

Andy ... I think you and I are on different wavelengths here I've replaced all four axles on both my cars now. The last one was the passenger side on the V70, just pulled it last week ... and yes, coincidentially the seal was bad this time, but not the other three times. All four times I had fluid leak out when I pulled the axle out of the tranny, not much, just a little bit. What I'm saying is that in my experience that little bit of leaking when you pull the axle has nothing to do with the seal. The other three seals were just fine. They weren't leaking before and they don't leak now. Yes, when I pulled the seal on V70 last week even more fluid came out, but since it took me another week to get a new seal and axle, it finally just stopped leaking after it leveled off in the tranny. I think a lot of whether the tranny will leak or not when you pull an axle has to do with how you have the car jacked up and the current fill level of the tranny. Maybe mine are overfilled? Okay .. enough of this dead horse :lol:

Premier client ... omg.. rofl :lol:

Well wait a sec, what I was trying to say is that it's okay for there to be some fluid leakage when you pull the axle out of tranny ... and when you pull the seal it will leak even more. That's with good seals.

You will leak little fluid once you pull the axle, although some here have said they didn't. Both my cars did from both sides. Better to have your oil catch pan under there just in case. I have only replaced one seal, on the passenger side (like you). When I pulled that seal I lost a considerable amount of fluid ... maybe on the order of 1.5 to 2 quarts.

Seal part number is 6843112. You can get it from FCP ($12), or your dealer ($16).

Does this mean that I shouldn't order that Ferrita catless DP for my 850?!

Lemmings!

<watches as all the lemmings jump off the cliff>

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1- You know you can get it repainted 2- The skirts can be painted too 3- My Dent Dr. guy is THE BEST, I'll give you his number 4- $200 from my source 5- A lot worse could be wrong 6- Why not predicate the deal upon taking to the car to Independently Vovo over off Fowler for an inspection on Monday? If the seller has something to hide he won't let you do it. If he is confident in the car then he'll let you. Tell him you want to do it for your peace of mind, not as a ploy to lowball him more. I'm getting ready to take an R bumper, R spoiler, headlight trim, and mirror cover to Heritage Autobody very soon. Maybe we can get a group discount 130K miles on the car will definitely mean a lot of maintenance will have to be done ... basically everything that you've already done to the yellow '97. If you're up to that again and the car checks out then it sounds like a good deal.

No? Well, does anyone have an R manifold for sale then??

Any luck on this guys? My new 3-piece dp is scheduled to arrive today.

If they're not Titans he can buy mine Gary ... WTF ARE YOU DOING??!!! You just put all that money into the yellow :blink:

Absolutely cool !! ... but this is gonna take me a while to update ... "where is that huge file folder of receipts?!"