Greetings all, I have just joined this group after being a Volvo nut for 34 years. I have owned a 71 164e, 72 1800e, 73 1800e, two 164e’s, and two 245’s.

My only Volvo currently is my 1800e with a b30e engine, 410+ overdrive transmission, driveshaft, and rear end w/ 3.31:1 ratio from one of my 74 164’s I stuffed in about 30 years ago. I recently uploaded a video to you tube which can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKn-LTNa4rc

(The rattling noise is the remains of my home made rear sway bar threaded rod end links, and the shaking is the 1/10th inch out of round welded and redrilled 5x4 ½ inch bolt pattern hubs and axels.)

I know want to finish the job of converting this think into a 164 by grafting the front suspension from the 164 into the 1800. My question is, does any body know what the kingpin inclination of the 140-164 spindles is? It would be nice if I could find a set of dropped American car spindles that would easily bolt up to the 164 control arms without too much fabrication to keep the lowered car from riding on the rubber bump stops like it does now.

The 1800 suspension’s inclination is 8 degrees and it seems that the 164’s is somewhere between 7 and 7 degrees from the poor diagram I downloaded to AutoCAD that I found in the 164 users manual. The Volvo service manual for my 1800 has this information, but I don’t own one for the 164.

Unfortunately, after crudely pricing out b30 parts out of KG Trimnings Swedish web site, I might have to convert this thing into a Chevy with a 350 V8 or a 4.2 liter 295hp 4valve straight 6.

I have been called crazy before and if any of you all do it again, I will understand.

Thanks, James