R-sport goodness.

[Homer]

Tee hee. Got them today. Barely used.
http://homer.turbomorley.net/gallery/d/2443-2/DSCN4439.JPG
http://homer.turbomorley.net/gallery/d/2446-2/DSCN4438.JPG

[HonestJhon]

n-n-n-nn-n-niiiice

[Homer]

Yeah. I guess i've been driving around on my stock bumpstops for the past year. Heh.
These internal ones are smaller.
http://homer.turbomorley.net/gallery/d/2449-1/DSCN4440.JPG

[dl242gt]

We are from France. We consume mass quantities.

Made me think of the coneheads.

I had a set of Bilsteins valved to match the R sport shocks. I'm very happy so far with how they perform.

[WheyDey]

gawrsh where do you guys find this stuff? unreal.

[Homer]

http://homer.turbomorley.net/gallery/d/2452-1/DSCN4441.JPG
A tiny bit of gouging. Should be no problem with a fine file and some 800 grit.
http://homer.turbomorley.net/gallery/d/2455-1/DSCN4443.JPG

[norcal505]

your an insane man jacob:-P

i have bilstein hd's and theyre fine-and are yellow :) 2

score to you for finding a genuine volvo r-sport sport suspension components:-P
great find!

[Homer]

Lol. I bought them from a TB'er, who bought them from a TB'er.

[Fuse]

Made in France so I believe those are made by DeCarbon. At least 300-series R-Sport shocks were same looking monotube design and were made by DeCarbon. Nice find. :cool:

[Homer]

Here is the valving from Dave Barton's site.
R-Sport Strut Cartridge (FRONT), Volvo PN 552197,
COMPRESSION 100 Nm (73 lb/ft)
REBOUND 360 Nm (265 lb/ft)

[badvlvo]

Nice. I could use some of them for my car.

[CaptainWhoosh]

Nice. I could use some of them for my car.

Dont know how well the bimmer would handle with those on it ;-)

[fidel]

now i have to find new shocks for my ITB 244:)

[badvlvo]

Dont know how well the bimmer would handle with those on it ;-)

Uh... I'm not talking about the BMW! I still have my 244. It's just on vacation right now. The Volvo will be back in action soon.

[Homer]

Gouges are fixed and struts regreased. Woot.

[towerymt]

now i have to find new shocks for my ITB 244:)
Is that your car now? Did you get the M45 with it?

[JW240]

nice find. i just missed out on a set :oops:

[Boris740]

now i have to find new shocks for my ITB 244:)

Before you do that can yo find out what is happening with my valves? I'm dying over here.

[drinking940s]

what's that, a lift kit :) loooks good man

[amargill19?]

are you going to use them as quidditch sticks?

[Jordan]

what's that, a lift kit :) loooks good man

oh contrare. He's got kybs with big ass bump stops. the r-sport internal stops let him go lower...

at least, thats what he just told me on AIM! hahaha.

[fidel]

Is that your car now? Did you get the M45 with it?

yep, yep

[Homer]

are you going to use them as quidditch sticks?

You know me too well.

[Homer]

Woot. Got em in. No issues with the spacers at the bottom. I guess they were already removed or these were the proper length.
I was expecting to pull out kybs but lo and behold, standard boge.

I can't believe I was driving my car like this for so long! Proper damping ftw of course.

[JamesD]

Gouges are fixed and struts regreased. Woot.

Hmmmm they may leak. Those gouges look kind of deep. Doesn't Koni make a set?

James

[Homer]

Hmmmm they may leak. Those gouges look kind of deep. Doesn't Koni make a set?

James

It's impossible to leak, when there is nothing to leak. Look at the design.

[MikeHardy]

Hmmmm they may leak. Those gouges look kind of deep. Doesn't Koni make a set?
James
how would they leak, those marks don't pass an oil seal. your mistaking the outer body of the shock for damping shaft.

[the poi]

where are those vented? it doesnt look like there's anywhere for the air in the bottom tube to go:???:

[Homer]

where are those vented? it doesnt look like there's anywhere for the air in the bottom tube to go:???:

There is a 5 way check valve in the strut body on sept 1989 build date 240s.