dougy Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 nice job! use good quality aluminium crush washers and you will not have this problem ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeacock Posted September 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 2:24 PM, gmsgltr said: ppurrdyy front end Thaaaaaanks On 9/5/2018 at 8:30 AM, tuner4life said: Looking good! for sure! On 9/9/2018 at 8:23 AM, dougy said: nice job! use good quality aluminium crush washers and you will not have this problem ever. That might have been part of it for sure. I picked up the copper ones they sell at Power Drive Inc. Good enough for industrial applications then hopefully good enough for this. No leaks after about 30 hours behind the wheel. Original size images here because it's cool! May or may not be aware I have some wheels for sale. But one set is for me! Got my new rims mounted up and wrapped in Pilot Sport 4s 215-45-17 tires. 10mm Eibach spacers are so well made and fit really well. I had some VIVA brand ones to start however they make there's with a 64.9mm center bore and these are 65.07~ Got them from eibachshop.com . They ship from Poland but shipping included was $150~ for the set and that's $50 less then any set of spacers I could find here in the US. The lugs are 45mm Eibach studs. They are longer but maintain the 19mm head. I thought I was going to need to cut them down but they all work at the original length. 27mm is what I had in there before. Sexy The big draw back was going to be rolling the fenders. When I had the rims on the back end it looked like it was going to hit the fender guard and need a little bit of work. Infact after talking with @andyb5 and getting his specs from the STI BBS wheels he runs, it these would line up to the same overall width and then need some level of rolling. Low and behold they fit on the car PERFECTLY. A miss is as good as a mile here. The ride quality is so immediately better with this taller sidewall and new tires. I had S0-4 Pole Positions before and I think the thinner 205-45 tire was just rather harsh. But really if you'd like a set of these for your wagon they are awesome and I've got more to sell! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 look very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sventastic Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 (edited) Those wheels look perfect on a silver car! Love the brakes too Edited September 24, 2018 by sventastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeacock Posted October 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/24/2018 at 2:56 AM, sventastic said: Those wheels look perfect on a silver car! Love the brakes too Looks down at myself, dressed in all grey today..... this feels right... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeacock Posted November 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 If you had to choose to repair your prop shaft... FCP full new oem with replacement warranty Tasca (little cheaper) Or replace the CV joint with a new Volvo one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb5 Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 If you’re gonna spend the ~$350 on a new CV joint, just get a remanufactured driveshaft from Colorado DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 9 hours ago, andyb5 said: If you’re gonna spend the ~$350 on a new CV joint, just get a remanufactured driveshaft from Colorado DS. This ^ Just swap it out and call it a day. The price is just a little bit more and Colorado DS has a 1 year warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeacock Posted November 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 2 hours ago, tuner4life said: This ^ Just swap it out and call it a day. The price is just a little bit more and Colorado DS has a 1 year warranty. 12 hours ago, andyb5 said: If you’re gonna spend the ~$350 on a new CV joint, just get a remanufactured driveshaft from Colorado DS. I'm close to just dumping the $1100 on a new new one. However FCP says if they no longer carry a product they wont warranty it. So if the part is NLA in 2-3 years I'm unable to get a new one. Maybe CS is just the way to go still. New CV is $266 from Tascaparts.com https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/volvo-cv-joint-30651204 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeacock Posted November 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) Picked up good information from everywhere yesterday. Volvo dealer: Will replace and warranty the Propshaft despite the car being modified. Parts cost alone $1400 FCP euro: Will replace any non consumable part "As long as it's still available" My fear was, in two years time the partis NLA and so they can't get it and thus wont warranty it. $1100 Tasca Parts: $960~ in stock but 1 year warranty and yeah.. Colorado Drive shaft full reman: $400 CDS front joint Only:$65 I talked to the gentlemen there who is outstandingly nice. Described that I had a good reman unit from him already and it made it 6 years. He said they trick is to keep the front CV well greased. If properly greased they will last a long long time. (think those CV joints that are original on my car) He's sending my another packet of grease to re do the rear joint as well just in case. Lookforjoe also mentioned what killed his propshaft was the heat from the exhaust. This new one isn't wrapped and maybe it should be! Edited November 13, 2018 by apeacock words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeacock Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Update much later. The failed part was for sure the front propshaft CV. My local Volvo mechanic always seems to make a great diagnosis. The grease was totally petrified inside the joint. Plan is to cover the tunnel in that area with heat tape and wrap the exhaust again (never failed when I had the old one wrapped) DS end looks ok still Greased up MOOAR grease! Ended up being $65 for the new joint and he sent me another packet of grease to check on the rear (which I topped up) Colorado driveshaft did a nice job. Happy to see the guy be so helpful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad850 Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 grease me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeacock Posted December 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 On 12/9/2018 at 11:30 PM, Brad850 said: grease me up 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Wheels are on point! Car looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andzey Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Lucky you having PS4S in 17".. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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