Socal Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 So my OMP bar from Motorspot arrived by fedex this afternoon. Joy. Well, I go to install it, and I just could not get it to clear the 3 bolts of the upper strut mount. Suddenly joy is gone.I was wondering if any other 70 series guys had trouble fitting the OMP strut brace on their cars. Besides having to remove the bracket for the fuse box, it still wouldn't clear the last of the 3 bolts by a millimeter or 2. Did I miss something like needing to load or unload the weight on the struts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copycat923 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I'm not sure if this covers your problem or not, but there is an article about common problems on the performance part of the main page. http://volvospeed.com/strutbraceinstall.htm I believe my strut brace is in the mail, hopefully I'll get it in tomorrow for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socal Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 You know it's funny, I looked over that before I went ahead remove the brace from the packaging...It never crossed my mind to get out a file... summer Chemistry classes and common sense don't go hand in hand I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Franke Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I have the OMP brace. It was designed for 850, not S70 is the official word. It's a simple fix really, just do what every other S70 guy has done and use a Dremel to make it fit. Works just as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overboost850 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I have the OMP brace. It was designed for 850, not S70 is the official word. It's a simple fix really, just do what every other S70 guy has done and use a Dremel to make it fit. Works just as well.Ding ding dremel is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socal Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Yes... I did just totally own myself in for all of VS to see :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the underlørd Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Yes... I did just totally own myself in for all of VS to see you're lucky others got to you first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyWriter Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 FWIW i believe someone mentioned in a parallel strut tower thread they jacked the car up on one side to pop the brace on. good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigo Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 i installed mine last night.install the passenger side first (after appropriate dremeling) and tighten it down. then place the driver side and tighten it down until you have proper clearance for the through bolt on the nuckle. slide the bolt though, tighten it down well, and finish tightening the driver side. worked for me but the previous owner had already dremeled.you're lucky others got to you first. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socal Posted June 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 you're lucky others got to you first.lol. Nah, it was all me making an jerk of myself. Well, it took a good bit of dremeling and even more finagling to get it on and seated, but it's finally on. I have to say, without any other suspension modifications, my first impression was that it made the handling a lot more stable on sharp turns. The first thing that came to my mind was the car just feels a lot more solid. Nice for a one-off $150 upgrade.Now I just need upgrade to QBM endlinks, Delrin control arm bushings, replace the stock suspension with weitecs, and get IPD sways and it should handle just fine. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Getting my OMP brace in a couple days, so this is all great info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomin850 Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Yea...those omp bars are a bitch. Installed 3 so far, and none of them ever fit (all 850s). Every single time I just busted out the trusty grinding wheel ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aequitas_Veritas Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 I have mine sitting next to me, my front suspension seems to have sagged so much that it would make it impossible to install right now without tremendous hacking, so I have to wait till I get new suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jross Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 I've found my car is really a pain whore in disguise, she likes it rough. To reinstall my OMP bar (or deinstall when needed), I usually need a long prybar, a rubber mallet and a very large ball-peen hammer. You kids just need to learn to play rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomin850 Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 I've found my car is really a pain whore in disguise, she likes it rough. To reinstall my OMP bar (or deinstall when needed), I usually need a long prybar, a rubber mallet and a very large ball-peen hammer. You kids just need to learn to play rough.HA ha....those are my exact tools of choice for the OMP :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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