Advice needed.

[940SportsEdition]

My 940 sports edition rear nivos need replacing, now after contacting the seller on here of the only sports I know of that is being broken either on here or locally, and getting a buff response, I am now left with the only choice of buying new. Now until I can afford new, I have a 740 estate, which had new rear shocks and springs fitted not long before it was put off the road, but they are the standard ones, and as you know the sports has lowered nivos. Now my question is this, if I was to change the nivos and springs for the standard ones off the 740, would it upset the front end which would still have the lowered setup?? I do not have the front struts as they were sold some time ago to a member on here who was in a similar situation to me, in that he needed new but could not afford to buy new, and I was able to help out with the parts he needed, after all that is what being a VOC member was all about I thought, but it seems some are not of that thinking.

So what if any issues will there be to run around for a few weeks or maybe a month or two, with standard rear springs and shocks, and the sports lowered front set up??

Any advice is welcome

Cheers
Stephen

[smithy]

Originally Posted by 940SportsEdition

My 940 sports edition rear nivos need replacing, now after contacting the seller on here of the only sports I know of that is being broken either on here or locally, and getting a buff response, I am now left with the only choice of buying new. Now until I can afford new, I have a 740 estate, which had new rear shocks and springs fitted not long before it was put off the road, but they are the standard ones, and as you know the sports has lowered nivos. Now my question is this, if I was to change the nivos and springs for the standard ones off the 740, would it upset the front end which would still have the lowered setup?? I do not have the front struts as they were sold some time ago to a member on here who was in a similar situation to me, in that he needed new but could not afford to buy new, and I was able to help out with the parts he needed, after all that is what being a VOC member was all about I thought, but it seems some are not of that thinking.

So what if any issues will there be to run around for a few weeks or maybe a month or two, with standard rear springs and shocks, and the sports lowered front set up??

Any advice is welcome

Cheers
Stephen

if i was you mate fit bilstons b4s and 25mm lower springs

[940SportsEdition]

I would prefer to keep it as standard and genuine as possible, I know the wheels are the wrong colour, but I do like them that way, but other than that it is as it should be. Will be getting prices tomorrow, I know they wont be cheap, but as these ones have done over 200,000 as far as I know, then another genuine set will be more than good enough.

[Mike_Brace]

Certainly it would be ok using standard height rears with the lowered fronts. I run my 240 estate with lowered front and heavy duty rears and even empty handles veyr well.

Mike

[jpliddy]

my 940 has nivomats on rear can you let us know the price you get . try lloyds volvo in carlisle phone 01228 515000 ask for gary in parts .
regards
james liddy

[940SportsEdition]

James I always use Lloyds in Carlisle, get very good deals there, just need to be sitting down when I get the price.

Cheers Mike for that, will see what the price is, and maybe go ahead with the standard ones until I can afford the nivos.

[SashaG]

940SE,
how about trying standard nivos with the sport's springs? Maybe the rear end wouldn't get lifted all the way up.

[amaz'in]

Sasha..I will be trying this in a few day's time..I would think the spring nearly always set the ride height..the shock is really a damper...

Will let you know...if not I will try and go Bilsteins HD all round...but only if I can get 25mm springs for the rear..they are normally 40mm lower on lowering spring's..and that's too low!

J

[CTCNetwork]

Hi,

Originally Posted by SashaG

940SE,
how about trying standard nivos with the sport's springs? Maybe the rear end wouldn't get lifted all the way up.

Ohh yes it will!! Look like a blunt wedge you will then!!!

Des. . .

[940SportsEdition]

Priced up the parts. Sports nivos are with discount £560 just for the nivos.

There is no kit available anymore, and the sports springs are obsolete now as well.

So only options are non sports lowered springs, or the standard nivo upgrade kit, which I can get for £425 which is for springs shocks and bump stops.