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Laird Scooby · Oct 27th, 2021, 17:12

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Originally Posted by griston64

Is your 760 IRS rear Dave ? Or is it live rear like the 940 ?

The ARB wasn't intentionally blue, i picked up a can of blue with the wrong colour lid on!!

As it's the facelift estate Mark, it's a live axle like the 940. I believe (but not 100% certain due to conflicting reports) the only estates that had IRS were the Mk2 960, all others had the live axle. If anyone can verify or otherwise on that it would be good. For the saloons, the 760 facelift and all 960 saloons had IRS as far as i've ever known.

Pre-facelift 760 saloons had the live axle (like Lukes 760 Turbo), facelift 760 saloons (~1988 on) had the IRS.

ukvolvo · Oct 27th, 2021, 17:39

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Originally Posted by griston64

I think the point I'm trying tp make is that they were never really designed to handle that great to start with ( not many people who bought a large barge Volvo estate were expecting it to ) so even by replacing everything it's never going to be an MX5

As I said, with what I've done to mine ( entire front end suspension and all bushes with chassis brace and rear shocks,springs etc it's now miles better than it was

Ill guess i will have to get ours done and see

360beast · Oct 27th, 2021, 18:19

Polybush it and stick some GAZ GT dampers on it and then tell me it doesn't handle like an MX5

classicswede · Oct 27th, 2021, 23:08

When new they did handle very well to be fair.

Replacing the bushes with poly bushes and fitted in combination with stiffer springs and good dampers really does transform them. Stiffer anti roll bars is more of a final refinement.

The down side is ride comfort compared to a modern car, the change to the IRS does make a big improvement in that respect.

classicswede · Oct 27th, 2021, 23:11

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Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

the only estates that had IRS were the Mk2 960, all others had the live axle. If anyone can verify or otherwise on that it would be good. For the saloons, the 760 facelift and all 960 saloons had IRS as far as i've ever known.

Pre-facelift 760 saloons had the live axle (like Lukes 760 Turbo), facelift 760 saloons (~1988 on) had the IRS.

correct the mk2 960 were the only estates to have IRS

Oct 27th, 2021, 23:08	#34
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Oct 27th, 2021, 18:19	#33
360beast Go redblock or go home Last Online: Today 13:48 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK	Polybush it and stick some GAZ GT dampers on it and then tell me it doesn't handle like an MX5

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