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850 Trailing Arms And Rear Suspension


Kevin.

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I'm looking at replacing most of my rear suspension that is still original, which would include the trailing arms. Is there anything else that I would want to replace once I'm in there? And are the delta links the same as the trailing arms?

Thanks for the help

http://www.volvopartswebstore.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=233596&ukey_make=865&ukey_model=11966&modelYear=1997&ukey_category=7890&ukey_driveLine=11319&ukey_trimLevel=11028

so would I be looking at getting 2 #2's and 2 #6's?

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Everything up front has been replaced already, I just want to finish the suspension refresh.

I've been looking at these diagrams and talking to people that have replaced the bushings and I might just buy both lower control arms brand new so I can just swap the old ones out for the new ones and be done with it

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Two of these:

http://m.eeuroparts.com/Parts/7142/Support-Arm-Link-Rear-3516122/

Then one of each of number 6.

Personally I would not touch it if they are still in good shape. This is an area that you replace WHEN it goes bad. As they can outlast the car sometimes.

I agree with keaton. You may end up biting off more then you can chew. The rear can be a real pain so make sure you budget a lot of time if you do end up doing it.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Kevin - Before you think about taking your rear suspension apart, check EVERYTHING - one of the issues that convinced me to part with my '96 855R was rusted anchors in the rear suspension.

They could not be adjusted and ate 17 inch tires.

The car wore 15 inch snow tires evenly, 16 inch tires a bit, but ate up the Prada Spec2s on my Volans.

BTW I loved those tires, AND they had a decent load rating.

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