The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Bilsteins on the rear of a 1974 140 140-160

posted by  JohnH on  Sun Mar 9 00:38 CST 2014
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Mon Oct 6 00:29 CST 2014
[RELATED]

Hi all,

Rear bilsteins seem unavailable for a 140. I remember someone (Phil S perhaps?) posting ages ago that rear bilsteins from a 240 would fit with a little modification to, I think, the lower eye. So I bought some. Now there seem to be a couple of problems:
1. the metal sleeve is significantly longer than the unthreaded part of the bolt from the lower trailing arm that the shock goes on. I guess I can saw it down.
2. the metal sleeve o.d. is only a little larger - maybe 1/16" - than the o.d. of the unthreaded part of the bolt, which is 5/8". So I really can't just ream out the sleeve, because there would be hardly any metal left.

So, is my memory fault about the 240 shock fitting? Or am I missing something in making it fit.

Regards

JohnH
--
JohnH, Sydney, Australia






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.