Questions about lowering the car

[heavyequipment]

[QUOTE=Heating the coils will weaken the springs a be to soft.]

Heating the coils only weakens them while they are hot enough to sag. After cooling, they will have their original stiffness, or close enough that you won't notice the difference.

[cuaz64]

Hmmm...I found this: http://www.sfxperformance.com/parts/MRG1280.htm
...no cutting...no unmounting....

[v8volvo]

Jason, don't forget that 760 Volvos used the Nivomat self-leveling setup in back... I don't know if they were doing that as early as 1984, but make sure, because if it has nivomats then you need to take a totally different approach...

[reed]

OK does anyone know if the IPD lowering springs will work on the diesels b/c of the added weight on the front end? Has anyone tried it?

[Andydonnelly]

cut two coils off each spring it will be grand iv done it tom my 940 pick-up an i much nicer to drive and looks way better. one thing make sure you have goo condition shocks.....

[MRDART]

I would not recomend cutting... I once had a 745 wich someonehad done this to... the front springs would jump out of the seat and a sharp end cut the tire at the freeway doing about 75 mph....

[Jason]

Nivomat self leveling? Never heard of that. As far as I can tell, my car just has regular springs/shocks out back, nothing special.

Jason

[77volvo245]

Originally Posted by MRDART

I would not recomend cutting... I once had a 745 wich someonehad done this to... the front springs would jump out of the seat and a sharp end cut the tire at the freeway doing about 75 mph....

On 240s you don't really need to worried about that to much. I've seen people cut more than three coils on their 240s. 700 series are a little different and may only get away with 2 coils max to be safe.

[cuaz64]

Originally Posted by Jason

Nivomat self leveling? Never heard of that. As far as I can tell, my car just has regular springs/shocks out back, nothing special.

Jason

Don't worry about that, the Nivomats started to be used in the '88 760. They are a special (and expensive) shocks that always retain the height in the rear.

[kevinyoung03]

You can easily find solution for your problems on google search or on several websites.