Volvo 7/9xx front suspension modifications

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phlat65
Looks to me like a $70 4ft chunk of 6061 flat bar in 1.25x3 from online metals, a hole saw, and a couple holes to drill, and you could make those. There are a few places to get those style heims for the tie rods

Oh gee just what I's wuz stinking....
Even easier to just the ball joint drop with alloy...

And correct the steering in steel (hack and adjust arm and the ZOT!!!zzzzzzzzzzzuuuzzzzzzz )

Easy is usually easier.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2012 11:35AM by john vanlandingham.

You guys are amateurs. If you really want to get low you have to put a little camber in there:

Yea Doivi, Oni-Kyan is the way to go.


I was thinking about cutting the tie rod mount off the strut and welding it back on a bit lower and inboard. There's a few drift guys who have modified their knuckles that way and like it. You keep the outer tie rod ends factory that way.
I like the idea of being able to adjust ackerman, which isn't an option if I go with a cut/weld solution.

Bottom line is I'm going to wind up making something like that myself because I'm too dam cheap to pay what it would be worth to have a machinist make me a set.

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I like to play with cars, it's very inappropriate.

Volvo makes adjustable front trailing arm thingies. I've seen them on cars that stacked the front end in the jyards. That'll give you a little caster. Also try the forged aluminum na control arms that have a different sway bar link. Definitely better when lowering. If you're limiting suspension travel, and have it lowered, I would concentrate on fixing the fukked steering geometry and slow steering and leave the rest if the suspension stuff with stockish parts.