Just got the volvo back on ground after fitting coilys, i new the wheel was further back before i changed everything but didnt think much of it and left it but now its annoying me.

Ignore the wheels/tyres just slung them on on to get it back on the ground.

Drivers side



Passenger side



Any ideas??

Regards Jordan

have you had to re-drill the turrets to fit s13 top mounts? How is the radius arm/chassis mounting? Strut top bent? Wishbone bent back?

Check all of those I guess. It looks as though something isn't mounted correctly/bent, as when comparing pics the very top bolt holding the wing on to the arch on the drivers side is significantly further away then the passenger side.

Bent tie bar?

Radius rods mounted unequal?

I know one of the radius arms have a slight bend but I can't see how it's pulled the wheel that far back, how do you fit them incorrectly?

If I hit the radius arm mounting where the bushes are forward, will that fix it?

the radius arm should be dead straight. if not replace it. it can drastically effect your geometry.

no point in hitting the mounting unless its already bent. replace the bit that can be replaced rather than bend your chassis and bodge it! you might be able to bend the radius arm back if you heat it up and bend it gently.

is the crossmember to wishbone mounting point still ok? whip both wheels off and compare. measure stuff and see whats different.

Its quite likley the chassis is bent/wrinkled under force from the radious arm.

That sounds a lot worse than a bent radius arm how would you go about sorting that?

bend it back somehow. have you hit anything on that side recently? (kerb/pot hole)?

I havent but i know the owner before me did because i had to replace the wishbone and radius arm when i first bought it, cant remember which side it was though, ill have a good look over it and do some measuring :/

This is the mint green 340 saloon isn't it?

Don't worry too much, its not the end of the world, it can be repaired, just things might have to get a bit drastic if you want it perfect. Stick a new compression strut and lower arm on and see what happens, with suspension the slightest things can have the biggest difference after they've gone through all the different arms and bolts and mounts etc to finally the wheel.

Thomas.............

think its called olive green and it was 'mint' before a couple of owners before me had it, trying to bring it back to its former glory, i got a mot fail list 2 pages long,ive just put coilovers,top mounts, steering rack and fully poly bushed front suspension and re protected the wishbones etc its the biggest money pit going but i cant bring myself to get rid of it

They are awesome cars, i know i'm going to always regret getting rid of mine, i added it all up the other day and i spent just past 4k on mine But you do it for the love eh, i'll probably own another one at some point. Once you've got it all sorted, and its on the road with nothing left to do with it you'll have the biggest grin on your face i know that, because i did haha

Plus its a saloon, so its just 10x cooler!

Thomas...............

hello mate. Can u tell me what coilovers you fitted I can't seem to find any. Thanks in advance.