wmartinlsmith Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 are the 850 and s70 kits the same? If not, whats the differences? going to be picking up a 98 70 series and want to put this under it for suspension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Shadow Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 850 and FWD 98-00 S70/V70 and 98-04 C70 coupe and vert all the same. keyword is FWD, AWD is a whole new ball of wax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piston Slapper Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 850 and FWD 98-00 S70/V70 and 98-04 C70 coupe and vert all the same. keyword is FWD, AWD is a whole new ball of wax. Only half a new ball, the front half is the same ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappo Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Autocrossed with them over the weekend. Got the settings dialed in on Saturday with only a minor adjustment today. Had the lead for a bit, but lost out by 0.12 seconds to the STI that won. A C55 AMG took second and I was third. Another STI was about 0.65 seconds behind me for 4th. The coilovers have definately made the car a lot more competitive. My cornering speed is higher because of the negative camber the D2s give me. So far so good. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okoye Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 how much camber are you running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappo Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Only -1.1 degrees because when I had it aligned, it maxed out to that on the passenger side. The new subframe bushings are supposed to correct that, but I can't get it back in to check until the 19th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okoye Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 ok would the c70 bushings be a nice upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappo Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I am running Delrin bushings now. You can't get the C70 convertible bushings seperate from the subframe, you have to order the whole thing. The solid aluminum ones wouldn't be much of a difference compared to what I just installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissb230ft Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Running without endlinks will not allow you to go lower. All it will do is make your front end feel sloppy. roger. its not a vw leave the end links unless you wanna roll that pig roger. won't do that. I'm close to 10k miles on mine. Only issue was a blown endlink mount on the driver's side. Looked at it at a friend's shop and found that I had probably gone for a setting that was too aggressive, especially with the IPD sway in the front. Welded it back on, all's well now. If the rear is noisy, use the lube that came with the kit. You should have plenty left, use some of it on the spring and where it sits on the perch. It should solve any squeaks. Great set up for the money. Most of my driving is on an old road here, rolling hills, sweeping curves, blind spots (BBK gets used handily) and the car is a different animal with these. I lubed the fronts up because the lock ring seized up after a few hundred miles pretty bad. My fault for not initially lubing them up. I pretty much just accepted the rear being a little noisy, I checked it out and everything's sitting correctly. Yeah I am still getting a clunk in the rear (have a feeling the rubber spring perch boot slipped off). It also sounds like the exhaust is hitting the trailing arms so I need to get under there this weekend. However, after about 2k miles I am still in love. I am getting the same sounds. And I agree, they're awesome. Who knew driving a boat-like wagon could be so enjoyable... ---------------------------- Where I got them; I got them from Sparktec motorsports. This website gets a lot of crap for poor communication and slow shipping but I don't know why. I ordered from them (they charged my card right away which kind of scared me) so I emailed them, they got back right away letting me know that the coils would be shipping from the distributor. I understood that and didn't expect them to be stocking coilovers for a Volvo 850. I got them in 2 weeks, nbd, truly worth the wait. Overall, I recommend sparktec. I paid 958. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mune237 Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 I bought my D2s over a year ago, but just got around to installing them. The markings on the chamber plates are opposite (just the printing, Logo) Did D2 fix that? I saw where someone else's had LEFT and RIGHT printed on theirs too. Anyone got a pic of theirs? Showing the top of the fronts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalvin Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 I bought my D2s over a year ago, but just got around to installing them. The markings on the chamber plates are opposite (just the printing, Logo) Did D2 fix that? I saw where someone else's had LEFT and RIGHT printed on theirs too. Anyone got a pic of theirs? Showing the top of the fronts You mean this? Pic is from my install last January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mune237 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 You mean this? Pic is from my install last January. Yup...and it looks like the D2 logo will be upside down after install on yours too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappo Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 is that important for some reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacrifice Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 is that important for some reason? loss of street cred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVC Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 loss of street cred I'm too ashamed of someone possibly finding out so I never pop my hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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