shenkerism
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No, I won't be slamming this wagon. I love its practicality. I'll be refreshing the suspension with new stock springs and shocks, new rear trailing arms and bushings, but i'll reinforce the hell outta it with Yoshifab lower braces, Kaplhenkele-whatever strut brace, and IPD sway bars. If I get wheels, they'll be gold RS replicas. But for now I really love these black virgos.
And thank you again for your work on this shifter, Homer. You've made the driving experience much much more enjoyable.
Sounds great, I like where you're going here.
Tell me more about the shifter, my M47 driving experience could stand to be improved. I hope it's not just shorter throws, because it's not the time spent traveling between stops that makes shifting this thing so agricultural, it's the feeling that asking it to leave the gear it's in requires so much force that I'm risking forcing it into the next gear more firmly than I'd like, and that it takes a trained eye to correctly guess, when untouched, if it's been left in 1st or 3rd. What came behind Datsun/Nissan/Toyota motors in 1970-1980 was better in feel than what came in the 1993 Volvo! My fluids and transmission mounting are fine, my reverse lockout has been dialed in, I rev match like a boss, yet still don't love this thing. Can it really get good?
New stock springs seems like a waste of money imo. Slightly lowered (cut 2 coils in front and 1.5 in back) with Bilstein HD's and they ride and handle better while still maintaining adequate clearance and usability. I consider that european oem.
I've owned over 700 240's and cut the springs on more than 100 240's. Everything from pristine low milers to $40k full modified builds and everything inbetween. I've daily driven them, auto-X's and track day'ed them also. Just cut your current springs. 1 coil in front isn't going to do anything since they have a "dead" coil where you will cut. 2 coils and the spring will still stay in place when jacking the car up. 2.25 coils in front is about the same height as IPD's "sport lowering springs". 2.5 coils and the front springs will be loose at full droop.
I HIGHLY recommend Bilstein HD's all around and trim the internal bump stops (easy) on the fronts before you install them.
For what you are wanting, 2 coils in front sounds right.
No, it's not a joke. I quite counting around 650 and that was about 8 years ago. 700 is a very conservative number. I'm probably getting closer to 900.I'm sorry but... what? You've owned 700 of these? Is that a joke?!
I'm leaning more towards Bilstein Touring shocks. I like to floaty relaxed feel of the car. I'm not sold on the idea of turning a massive volvo wagon into a race car feeling with HDs or Konis. I don't want harsh firm dampening. If I want that sensation, I'll drive my bmw or buy a miata or something ya know? And the HDs are 2x the price. On such a budget-sentric build, is it worth it do you think?
I'm sorry but... what? You've owned 700 of these? Is that a joke?!