How to Install Lowering Springs on a Volvo S60 FWD (2001-2007)
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Covering the process of installing H&R lowering springs on a 2004 Volvo S60, the same process will apply to:
Any FWD 2001-2007 Volvo S60
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thanks for making this video- I'm actually replacing my worn springs- my rear end is sitting too low- I want it back up to stock. In the meantime- I'm going to throw in some 'spring boosters' but it's only temporary until I get the springs. Nice job.
Perfect video I was trying to pull rear springs and was going about it all wrong
Thing is I was taking apart a crashed parts car and I piked out the lowering springs.... There is not enough room to install stock springs back without an inner spring coil compressor.... Since the car was destined for the junkyard I cut one coil off the stock springs and that was the trick.
Thank you so much man, was going to install Eibachs on my S60 and I wasn't sure how to do the rear, but thanks to your video I was able to install them and it only took me about 30 minutes on each side :)
Glad to hear!
Also for me 😂 i did take the bold on the caliper side off and takes me 5 hands and 2 hours to re insert this bold .. still not lowerd in 3 years for now . This summer my 3th try and hope this will work 😂
Awesome walkthrough, I’ve been watching this video to help with my 2003 S60T5 perfect walkthrough thanks so much,!,,
Awesome video man, excited to be installing some Eibachs on my V70R
Awesome, didnt find your video yet. I had struggles with the rear springs on my S80 2.4T, so will take up this tip!
I was able to succeed, but aligning the trailing arm bolt with the bushing in the subframe was a nightmare. Check: www.flickr.com/photos/andyramdin/50786673782/in/dateposted/
I did my S60 2005 D5 rear new heavy-duty springs and shocks
....a nightmare to get the springs back in and bottom arm bolted!!! Only way was to remove front trailing arms then wedge the bottom arm with a crowbar to locate the bolt. Then jack suspension to prize trailing arm bolt in.
Good Video. Please more vídeos of S60 2.5t
Good job on the rear, not many videos on that
Thank you!
At 3:50 I found it very difficult to get the bolt out and also to place it back, I tried rising, lowering the arm, but there was still lots of pressure on the bolt. In the end I added a second jack under the wheel (where the shock bolt goes) and lifted several inches while the man jack under the arm lifted only a little. With the two jacks I could finally find a position where the bolt came out, but I did struggle a lot. Same when placing the bolt back, it was even worse, I had to lift differently with the two jacks. The worse is my car lifted off the jack stands doing this. Placing the spring back is also difficult, had to place the rubber insulator on the spring, then lifted the arm to seat the spring properly at the bottom. Also, at the bottom the tip of last coil has to engage in a groove, look carefully inside the arm to locate this groove otherwise the coil will break when driving. A warning for those who want to try, go rather using a good quality internal spring compressor - don't get cheap chinese ones, those have two pins that break easily and the spring goes flying, see Amazon for pictures.
Yes it is not to bad of a job really!! There is a couple different ways to do the rear I just found the way I did it to be the easiest and you don’t have to try to install spring compressor on the car
@@grantsgarage2255 Always great to find an easier way indeed, by the way, I just found a v quick way to remove a subframe bushing, I was reading forums about how much work this can be, instead there's a simple way to remove them in minutes, here's a link ruclips.net/video/j9crInyMGhk/видео.html
Peppermint awesome thank you!! I’ll give it a watch
Any tips for getting the bolt back in place other than two jacks? Struggling very hard with that part.
@@nolleb3121 There is a physics exploit to make this easier, I struggeled a lot with it, too. You basically want one jack to lift up the arm near the brake disk to compress the spring and another jack to align the holes, lifting near the end of the arm. The second jack should be at an angle if you need to move the hole further left or right.
In my case the holes just wouldn't line up on the side with the nut, was a matter of half a mm, ended up angle grinding the weld-on nut off, drilling the hole to one mm bigger than stock, placing a new nut and welding that new nut to the arm. >.
They made it seem so difficult over on matsvolvo site.
Very helpful
Great work with a nice car :)
Hey bud, tyvm for the video! I have a 2004 S60 also and have done a little mostly cosmetic but, even though I'm older now I've had cars and trucks lowered and lifted!! And I still can't have an everyday ride without it looking ready to cruise!!
Anyway I do have have a question or two!
First hour is the ride now as far as bumps, small pot holes etc!?
And does it rock or bounce @ all!
Before they made lowering spring and kits I've used heat, and also cut springs on a few car's!! So, that's why I'm asking!
Did your car turned well on curves? Or did you had spring noises the first few days? I'm considering installing lowering springs on my 2002 s60 but I don't know if the car will have spring noises
Not too much, not too little lowering, spot on, or lagom as we say in Sweden! I want to lower my S60 from 2012, which brand did you use?
I used H&R lowering springs I am not sure how readily available they are in Sweden but they do make a great product!! Lagom!
@@grantsgarage2255 Thanks I will look it up!
@@jacobski5726 They sell Eibach 30mm springs for your car on vparts :)
I put the eibachs on my 2006 s60 now both REAR WHEELS TOPS ARE pointed in and the shop says is because of my springs.... eats up tires bout 2k and they are toast .... could it be the shop didnt know how to adjust these springs with the ipd adjustable bars ? was this any problems to align ?
No issue getting these aligned could be a little bit more drop out of the ei Bach springs giving you trouble but I have heard of people having trouble with aligning the rears on these cars but with the adjustable bars it should be possible
How did it ride with the stock shocks? Also is this a type r with the different valving?
It rode good in the front but I found the rears to be a little bit too soft and if I had a lot of weight in the back I would rub fenders like crazy. No this is just a 2.5t with R wheels on it
...should be able to wiggle it out... dreading this part🤣 some asshat has anglegrinded the springs to lower it, now I have to change them In -5c to pass inspection😫
Don‘t know why but this did not work for my V70. Had to use spring compressor, no chance without. Replaced old springs with original springs, old ones were broken.
Might be a little bit more challenging to install factory springs as they are factory and a lot taller definitely need spring compressors when doing everything with those. I needed spring compressors to take off the factory springs but not to reinstall the lowering springs because of how much shorter and stiffer they are.
@@grantsgarage2255 Same here. I year later been trying to fit new OEM springs and it just won't go in, regardless of jacks, levers, five arms, a monkey, swearing, sacrificing a chicken....nope. Will see if I can do it with spring compressors and if they will even fit in that space....
Hi Grant, I have the same car. 2.4t FWD in the same colour. I have lots of cosmetic work to do, but it's great to see how fantastic a good example can look! The wheels and lowered stance look great. My question is around camber. The FWD does not have adjustable camber and can't accept the IPD adjustable camber bushings (AWD only). Did you have it measured after the lowering? Has it caused any handling problems or premature tire wear?
Hello Ted, awesome glad to hear and thank you very much! I was very happy with how it turned out! Yes I always make a point of having a 4 wheel alignment done after messing with suspension parts like this. When I brought it to the shop it was only out a little bit from spec and just with the slight adjustments that he can do he was able to fix some tow in as well as slight camber that I had. It doesn’t throw your tires that out of wack, my tires wire evenly in any way I could tell!
Love it
What brand impact gun is that?
Could you please show me safe spot for jacking points and where to put jack stands on this car? I've been able to just lift up the car with the jack, but unsure of where to put the jack stands.
At the front of the car I jack infront of the motor there is a main crossmember that a motor mount goes on and then put jack stands just behind the front wheel. At the rear I jack in the middle of the arm with a piece of wood and put the jack stands just in-front of the rear wheels.
These are my lifting points ruclips.net/video/0gtY-IZQgfw/видео.html
How mm springs is lowered ?
Approximately 30mm?
@@grantsgarage2255how is ride ?
Will this work on a 2008?
I am not sure what changes are made between 2007 and 2008 but I’m sure the idea and process will be similar
Does this volvo have xenon headlights? I got a 2009mod, but i have something called level control to my headlights, controlled by a sensor at my rear arm. Do you have the same thing?
Yes they are bixenon headlights so they adjust there level from hi beams to low beams
This may seem dumb but I need to ask, would this work for a 2006 s60 awd? I’m trying to lower my car for cheap bc it has a nasty wheel gap
Not too sure sorry for the late response I’f the suspension underneath looks the same
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Are those 18 inch wheels?
What is the tire width?
Do You plan any other mods?
They are 17’s by 8inch wide I believe. I am planning to put a slightly bigger turbo on and a manual swap in the future with a tune it should be a fun car!
Hey man. I just bought a 2005 s60 2.5T AWD. Thinking of doing the same. Would you recommend the springs? Would you put new coilovers in too? Any advice?
Also, great video man. Thank you
Finally, do/did you get any wheel arch rub and what size alloys do you have on there?
Awesome congratulations! So if you are doing lowering springs I would suggest getting new shocks and struts but it is not necessary really you can use the older ones they just might wear out quicker. If you spend a little bit more and get coilovers then you would be getting adjustablility and the struts and springs all in one so that’s an option.
I kept my stock shocks and the back would rub a little bit when I had a bunch of weight in the trunk. So I would suggest getting a heavy duty shock for the rear when you do changes them and you shouldn’t have a problem.
The wheels are 17” and I have 10mm spacers on the back so this could have cause the rubbing but it looked good
I have a 2001 volvo s60 base model automatic. Whats the best lowering springs for these cars. I dont mind spending a little extra for top of the line parts
Depends how much you want to spend I guess because as far as lowering cars go it is nice to be able to run coil overs if you are willing to spend the money on them, gives you a lot more adjustability for ride heights/ performance. but if you just want springs for a little drop and handling, I was happy with the H&R springs no complaints at all I know you can get Eibach springs which give you a little bit more drop but for that reason they will probabaly be a stiffer ride.
@@grantsgarage2255 alright i appreciate the input. My car looks show room condition and thought maybe some drop springs and some new rims with some tint would make it look really good. Not sure if i wanna keep stock exhaust or aftermarket. I want it to sound good at least. I do wish it was a manual though but from where i am its so hard to find a manual s60. Its almost impossible. The ones i have found are destroyed beyond repair.
H&R
Bilstein b4 or b6
Bc racing 👌
Dam, so it only lowered the car a 1/2"? Can you cut the springs to make them go lower?
My theory on only seeing 1/2” drop is that they compare how much it will drop based on the factory ride height and the original springs were most likely saggy so only a visible 1/2” drop but a big jump in handling and drive ability. You could cut springs I don’t see why not I like how it sits because I tend to carry a good amount of tools in my trunk so too low and I’d be rubbing.
Grant's Garage thanks for responding, appreciate it!
@@grantsgarage2255 Was there an advertised drop for these springs? I'm looking at the Eibach b12 Pro kit which advertises 30mm of drop. However the height on your end result looks perfect!
@@stephenjlr Go for the H&R, if you like this look. They lower 35mm. The Eibach, will be slightly more comfortable, but it will be higher in the rear, than this.
What Volvo guys calls stiff suspension we call luxury ride suspension SMH.
Wrong dude, u got no clue
your car is not FWD, you don't have a drive shaft inter your whell, your car is 2WD
Porque no los dos? The front wheels are driven on 2WD P2 Volvos.
Those poor chrome sockets
always some asshole that's gotta let everybody know 'they've been around' - just shut it.