Hi all,

I am tirelessly looking for new coil springs replacement for my Volvo (5-door 1.6D 54HP 1986), but it is extremely difficult to obtain springs designated as suitable for my car. I would like to learn if there are any cars which are still continued in terms of spare parts and whose coil springs would match these of my Volvo. The parameters I have found in some V3M pdf are:

• free length: 367mm
  no. of coils: 6.5
  wire diameter: 11.0mm
  coil diameter: 116mm

I have found replacement coil springs to have a parameter of AA (whatever it means, I dunno).

Does anybody of you have any ideas?

I would have thought standard petrol 340 springs would do or 360 springs. I would wait for someone with more knowledge on the subject to add their two pence first though.

I got new springs from eBay, melay
Ben

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.de/itm/331522859772

benji1985 wrote:Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.de/itm/331522859772

what are the for? It says D16, B19 343 and 345 all of which did not have the exact same springs.

I have new production GLT springs that would be a reasonable option to use

I appreciate the efforts of all of you, but, like classicswede said, there are differences between models.. I know that mine needs at least one pigtail-type end of coil spring.

mike340 wrote:I appreciate the efforts of all of you, but, like classicswede said, there are differences between models.. I know that mine needs at least one pigtail-type end of coil spring.

I'm not aware of any model ever having a pig tail end, are you sure?

classicswede wrote: I'm not aware of any model ever having a pig tail end, are you sure?

Thank you for making me reconsider it... I had mistakenly convinced myself somehow that there was a pigtail end, when in fact there was not any.

What parameters are the GLT springs you had mentioned? Would it be a problem for you to send it to Poland?

Here is one of the PDFs that I have found during my research:

http://www.proparts.se/dokument/bibliot ... _VOLVO.pdf

Indeed, the coil spring has got `plain` circular ends. The thing is, I come from Poland and while the springs' price may be bearable, I don't entertain the idea of paying as much for shipping. I will contact that Swedish shop for their price.

these are the spring details I have



Whilst the GLT spring is shorter it is stiffer so only rides a little lower. It would be a good upgrade to slightly firm up the very undersprung front end

Shipping to Poland would be £23

I have bought the springs from classicswede. The mechanic was hesitant to mount them, but noticed they were thicker, and the end result is satisfying.

However, the car is a bit lowered and I need to be careful with road bumps I did not use to care about when I had had the very original springs.

All in all, the springs for B200K can also be used in a Diesel variant.