Right then I know its not a 306, but the front suspension setup is fairly similar, the main difference being you can camber adjust at the hub. The front wishbones are attached to a subframe that is square rather than C shaped and is bolted to the body by what look to be rubber damped bolts.

At the moment i've not got a great deal of steering feel using ContiSport 3s - 225/45/17 on standard wheels.

Can I make it better by changing:

1. Spacing subframe front/back and therefore changing wishbone angle
2. Spacing the track rod ends
3. Changing from the standard ARB (uses IPD solid links)
4. Was better after spring rate went up but i'd prefer not to go higher
5. Tyre pressures seem to make little odds and the Contis are the best for feel so far
6. Increasing rear ARB thickness or rear ride height
7. Reducing the PAS pressure somehow - i've driven it without PAS and it didn't make much odds.
8. Try to remove the rubber in the subframe - not simple though I think.

I know it might seem strange but people don't tend to improve the suspension feel on these, just add more power. There is a load more to be had by making it corner better, in fact a diff would be on the cards before more power I think now. Therefore the volvo forums can't really help at the moment!

Cheers

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Oooooh hadn't thought of that. Don't know right at the moment - its the kind of bo***cks they'd do though.

Wheres the welder gone...

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pics on tinterweb looks like 4 studs direct to the subframe.

Are there rubber bushes in the steering column?

subframe would probably quite involved but not massively difficult to sort, if you know a machinist...



bigger pulley on the pas pump maybe?

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bigger bar

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Yes, I'd say the contis are the same if not better. Bit cheaper, but not 100% on the wear just yet. Both are awesome!

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Really? It took me 9k to kill mine part worn on 4-5mm.

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Yeah it is very heavy on the tyres, But I wouldn't change them as they perform really good, it does have piles of torque though and weighs 2 ton apparently.

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So back on topic...

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49mm offset i think

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xsara vts sterring rack?

They are 7.5" wide and yes 5x108 - oh really same as large Peugeot?! Hmm...

The brakes are 302s at the moment, but only one type of Volvo 16" fit over those, some mega strong Police spec things. Also tyres are cheapish in 225/45/17 so I don't want to change in a hurry.

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I can never remember with offset how it works. If I went to a 20mm offset i'd need 29mm spacers to make it the same? Or is it the other way round?

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I don't know if they're still the same but they used to run a lot of negative scrub on the old Volvo's, so you might not need much to push it back toward neutral.

You can measure it from the strut angle.

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