The Quest to Stance a Volvo

[JVC]

Quick pic of the caps installed. I'm definitely happy with my choice. Matches perfectly and I'm sure the shiny lugnuts will help set off the polished theme as well.

[JVC]

yeah they fit, front top mount hole are slightly off so the camber plate sits at an angle instead of straight so when changing camber it changes toe, but easy to change by redrilling top mount holes

rears fit direct over rear arms, only need a spacer inside arms to stop one crushing them when tightening the bolts

My S40 has a Carisma chassis so most EVO suspension parts work

sure with some mixing and matching you'll make a plan!

Good luck, looking forward to seeing it with new wheels

Measurements don't work for my car... they are now for sale. If you're interested in them drop me a PM. Or even if you just want parts of them since I may have a buyer for a few bits and pieces from them if I part the coilovers out.

Slapped a bit of final filler on the R bumper, should be good for paint next week sometime if the weather cooperates and I have free time. Just needs to be sanded down and maybe one more quick layer of bondo to fill any small holes once I sand this layer down.



New center caps showed up today, one day early!



I'll snap a pic tomorrow with the caps in the wheels!
-John

[PoLonY]

I knew the chassis was similar, are they a direct bolt on?

I'm gonna mess with measurements and see how close some of these parts are and if I would potentially be able to swap parts over and utilize some of the PIC coils to allow me to go lower.

yeah they fit, front top mount hole are slightly off so the camber plate sits at an angle instead of straight so when changing camber it changes toe, but easy to change by redrilling top mount holes

rears fit direct over rear arms, only need a spacer inside arms to stop one crushing them when tightening the bolts

My S40 has a Carisma chassis so most EVO suspension parts work

sure with some mixing and matching you'll make a plan!

Good luck, looking forward to seeing it with new wheels

[mr_robs]

Yeah man, we need more stanced volvos. Its been a hassle getting it registered and now its not running so its been a headache already. Probably going to go for a battle wagon style, possible over flares and absurdly wide wheels

[JVC]

Just skimmed over most of your build thread. Definitely giving me some inspiration to get to work on my 855 Turbo!

Thanks man! I'm glad I can be an inspiration, I can't wait to see more and more Volvo owners doing big things!

[mr_robs]

Just skimmed over most of your build thread. Definitely giving me some inspiration to get to work on my 855 Turbo!

[JVC]

those EVO coilovers fit my model S40...

hope they work out for you!

I knew the chassis was similar, are they a direct bolt on?

I'm gonna mess with measurements and see how close some of these parts are and if I would potentially be able to swap parts over and utilize some of the PIC coils to allow me to go lower.

[PoLonY]

those EVO coilovers fit my model S40...

hope they work out for you!

[JVC]

mock them up on the car bruh... aint no body wanna see nuts. just wheels on a car.

Some people like seeing nuts...

Test fit won't happen until later this week if at all this week, I have to move some spacers around and it's not super easy, I have a bunch of stuff to work on, so test fitting wheels that I've already test fit isn't at the top of my list.

Patched in the holes in the bumper with bondo-glass tonight. Gonna take some sanding to get it even but it'll be good once it's done.







Also picked up some "bent" PIC coilovers from my friends Evo VII, he went off track last summer at an HPDE and the shock shafts got bent, hopefully going to be able to use the camber plates and going to try to make the rear shocks fit my car since they're coil over shock instead of separate shock and spring.









I'm hoping to have the bumper done being prepped and filled by mid week so it can sit for a few days and make sure everything is 100% cured, then paint next weekend or early next week if I can coordinate the time with my friend to make a paint booth from my garage and spray the paint.

SoWo to-do list
Timing belt
Oil cooler lines (lower leaks)
Swap over tires to new wheels
Make new skid plate hardware
Finish painting front bumper
Front brakes (pads and rotors)

[Okoye]

mock them up on the car bruh... aint no body wanna see nuts. just wheels on a car.

[JVC]

More stuff came in yesterday while I was at work.



12x1.5 thread pitch wobble nuts. Now I only have to find/decide what BBS center caps to get and get my tires swapped over. This thing is coming along and will hopefully be super dialed in for SoWo!

[JVC]

Worked on the bumper for a bit last night at a friends shop. Got the patch pieces in place and epoxied in with the plastic bunper repair epoxy.







Just gotta sand it down and use a bit of filler to make it all level and smooth. I have to sand down the license plate holes too because I did the same treatment to those.

[JVC]

where did you buy them?

Raderwerks

Started working on the R bumper today, fixing a small crack, filling the wiper holes, and license plate holes.

[Okoye]

where did you buy them?

[JVC]

Bought some of these yesterday as well...