240 stock ride height?

Turb00 · 12-31-2015, 06:35 AM

Does anyone know the stock ride height for 242 GT?
I dont want to go through all the trouble of installing lowering springs to find out it was already lowered.
Measuring from the center of the wheel to the wheel arch i got 346 mm front and 313 mm rear.

VolvoEmpire · 01-03-2016, 01:24 PM

Does it look and feel good the way it is? or do you want it lower?

Turb00 · 01-07-2016, 02:41 AM

Would like it to look lower but cant afford coil-overs right now.

classicswede · 01-07-2016, 08:06 AM

You do know there are lowering springs that go lower than 40mm dont you?

vvpete · 01-07-2016, 07:51 PM

IIRC it is 12 inches +/- 1/2 inch measured at the rocker panel bottom. Both your numbers are too tall. I have GT springs (aftermarket Leijsfors) that measure 11.5 and 11.8 in with Bil HD's. IIRC stock GT front strut tubes using DeCarbon tubes were slightly lower than the stock 240 by ~1/2"

oldschoolvolvo · 12-26-2021, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by vvpete

IIRC it is 12 inches +/- 1/2 inch measured at the rocker panel bottom. Both your numbers are too tall. I have GT springs (aftermarket Leijsfors) that measure 11.5 and 11.8 in with Bil HD's. IIRC stock GT front strut tubes using DeCarbon tubes were slightly lower than the stock 240 by ~1/2"

Can someone double check this? What is the height from the ground to rocker bottom on a stock height 240?

When I take this measurement I am getting ~8.5", but I'm pretty confident my car is not lowered 3". It currently has old black sport springs (allegedly ipd). I am curious how much it is actually lowered.

measured at the rocker below the front seat location

Redwood Chair · 12-26-2021, 03:18 PM

Pretty sure you're supposed to measure to the pinch weld on the rocker, front and back.

oldschoolvolvo · 12-26-2021, 04:27 PM

So on a stock 240, this measurement is ~12"?
(ground to bottom of pinch weld)

Redwood Chair · 12-26-2021, 05:01 PM

8 & 5/8" in the front with 195-70-14's

Rears have overload springs on so they don't count as 'stock'.

Radtap · 12-26-2021, 05:03 PM

http://turbobricks.net/forums/showthread.php?t=303327

oldschoolvolvo · 12-26-2021, 05:08 PM

^^thanks, that's what I was looking for

HiSPL · 12-26-2021, 05:32 PM

Cut dem sprangs mang.

Redwood Chair · 12-29-2021, 12:51 PM

Marvelous3 · 12-29-2021, 02:33 PM

^^ this is the way

12-31-2015, 06:35 AM	#1
Turb00 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Perth, Australia	240 stock ride height? Does anyone know the stock ride height for 242 GT? I dont want to go through all the trouble of installing lowering springs to find out it was already lowered. Measuring from the center of the wheel to the wheel arch i got 346 mm front and 313 mm rear.

01-07-2016, 08:06 AM	#4
classicswede Volvo upgrades Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North Wales	You do know there are lowering springs that go lower than 40mm dont you? __________________ http://www.classicswede.org/

12-26-2021, 05:03 PM	#10
Radtap Board Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Sweat zone, Arizona	http://turbobricks.net/forums/showthread.php?t=303327 __________________ Feedback

12-29-2021, 02:33 PM	#14
Marvelous3 Who engineered this? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Atlanta	^^ this is the way __________________ 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Blackout Edition 1991 245+Turbo 16 Valve Microsquirt Need Lawncare service in Atlanta? PM me for a lawncare and maintenance quote

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01-03-2016, 01:24 PM	#2
VolvoEmpire Board Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Omaha Ne	Does it look and feel good the way it is? or do you want it lower?

01-07-2016, 02:41 AM	#3
Turb00 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Perth, Australia	Would like it to look lower but cant afford coil-overs right now.

01-07-2016, 07:51 PM	#5
vvpete Board Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Land of Enchantment	IIRC it is 12 inches +/- 1/2 inch measured at the rocker panel bottom. Both your numbers are too tall. I have GT springs (aftermarket Leijsfors) that measure 11.5 and 11.8 in with Bil HD's. IIRC stock GT front strut tubes using DeCarbon tubes were slightly lower than the stock 240 by ~1/2"

12-26-2021, 04:27 PM	#8
oldschoolvolvo Board Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lancaster, PA	So on a stock 240, this measurement is ~12"? (ground to bottom of pinch weld)

12-26-2021, 05:01 PM	#9
Redwood Chair - Stock PSI Or Bust - Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ocean Beach S.F.	8 & 5/8" in the front with 195-70-14's Rears have overload springs on so they don't count as 'stock'.

12-26-2021, 05:08 PM	#11
oldschoolvolvo Board Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lancaster, PA	^^thanks, that's what I was looking for

12-29-2021, 12:51 PM	#13
Redwood Chair - Stock PSI Or Bust - Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ocean Beach S.F.