1"/30mm strut lift install 2003 volvo xc70

[@trunkingham]

This was actually super helpful, thank you!

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

No problem. Kind of a boring video but I figured it was detailed cause I just showed everything.

[@christianbattestin9747]

My late aunt Pat had one of those, brown, tan leather, 2001. She got it in 2004, but passed in 2012. Uncle Ed continued to drive it until 2014 when, on the way to the vacation cabin in Pennsylvania, at about 248, 500 miles, it tossed a rod.

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

Damn. They got a ways to go before 248k

[@LordCommandor]

Lancaster PA here and I had my 05 Volvo XC70 raised with 2in lifts from a seller on ebay from Russia four years ago. I also put Toyo AT3s 21565R16 tires and she sits up nice without looking ridiculous. I'm 6'1 265lbs and I can literally slide under my car now without using a jack to raise the car up, I kid you not. She's got 252k miles and she stills runs freaking mint on these PA open roads. Anyway, cool vid, nice job. Gonna drive my turbo XC70 until the wheels fall off.🫡

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

Yeah a 2inch lift would look sick with a bigger tire.

[@thedkracing]

I miss my lifted xc70 you prob seen mine

[@LordCommandor]

@@thedkracing What happened to it?

[@thedkracing]

@@LordCommandor sold it and now I regret it

[@LordCommandor]

@@thedkracing 👍✌️🫡

[@GoodFella492]

Nice lift! Front driver side lower control arm bushingn seems to be ripped. You might want to change that in near future.

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

Yeah we noticed that after doing the lift ha. But yeah its a nice little bump for someone that sees mostly street

[@kolmichelson]

thank you so much for this vid. this is the only one on yt!

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

Thanks yeah I wish it was a better detailed video but man I'm no volvo expert hahaha. I will Say after he drove it a while everything's settled and it definitely sits higher. It's definitely not meant to be a big lift but it's definitely something I'd do if I had one just to gain something out of your daily driver cause it still keeps all the stock suspension.

[@kolmichelson]

I'm doing this next weekend and after watching this video a couple times I have questions 1. When working on the rear strut, what tool did you use to compress the strut? 2. when you were using the ratchet strap what did you have it attached too to pull against? Thx! @@SethsBudgetBuilds

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

@kolmichelson I used a claw style spring compression tool you can rent them at most part stores if you don't have one, and as for the rachet strap strick I used his trailer hitch. If you don't have one I'm sure you can find something else to attach the strap to if not have another vehicle near by to attach the strap to haha. Lawn tractor even would work it doesn't require much pull its just hard to do that when you need both your hands

[@kolmichelson]

Installed the lift successfully but I am experiencing vibration did you do a alignment afterwards?

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

@kolmichelson nope. But a vibration could be a bad cv axle and the now added angle to the axle is making it noticeable

[@vteckid82]

I just installed this same kit back in November. Did the front myself and paid a shop to do the rear. The rear is a huge pain to deal with.

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

The hardest part about the rear is using the bottle jack to push the control arm down and a rachet strap to get the strut to slid back in place on the control arm otherwise it wasn't bad

[@vteckid82]

@@SethsBudgetBuilds Also subframe spacers may be necessary to correct the angle the cv joints sit at. Not a hard job at all, just take your time with it

[@vteckid82]

@@SethsBudgetBuilds I wish I would've known this when I attempted this. I definitely used some colorful language and lost some blood trying to do this. Great video

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

@vteckid82 oh trust me we used some choice words In the process lol. It wasn't bad but some things just wanted to fight us. I've never worked on a volvo before either do it was new territory to

[@Teeveepicksures]

need new struts in my '03 may have the shop add this while they're at it.

[@KefleSeyoum]

Thanks for sharing! I suppose the front is low because the strut (spring) is being pulled down by the sway bar end links. The fix may be to add shims to the subframe.

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

Yeah I kinda think that's what it is. Maybe he can find longer sway bar links for it to. Gotta be ones that'll work out there cause we definitely had to pry on the sway bar to connect them again.

[@wilschnella1202]

@@SethsBudgetBuilds Have you tried just temporarily disconnecting both front sway bar end links at the bottom, set the car back on its wheels, and see if the front end now raises up that inch or so the spacers added? It might take a few good bounces on the front end to get the front end to find its new ride height. If it does, check the position of the ends of the sway bar and see how much effort it takes now to try to rotate the sway bar ends so they line up with the end links dangling there while the car weight is on its wheels (on a hoist or ramps so you can get underneath). If it takes a considerable amount of force to rotate the ends of the sway bar up or down, probably if your sway bar is old, the sway bar rubber mount bushings have fused themselves rock hard solid to the sway bar and now act like high resistance torsion springs trying to remain in their frozen-in-time resting position. It's like two springs fighting against each other, the strut springs trying to hold the car up and the twisting frozen rubber mount bushings trying to pull the frame down. Finding longer sway bar end links might be the quicker fix. Swapping out the complete sway bar unit with ones that have poly mount bushings (IPD?) might be another option ... or both. Kind of curious to find out what eventually ended up resolving the issue, and if the ride characteristics improved or felt less stable.

[@j.b.9581]

Here's what I like about the 2000 to 2004 XC70 Wagons: a) GLASS headlight covers(!) b) cool little tiny wipers on the front headlights, PLUS windshield washer fluid is routed to spray on those headlights too!! (GREAT when you are sloshing through mud!) There's more that I am finding out about my '04 XC70 . . named Puddle Jumper.

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

@@j.b.9581 I just wish the headlight wipers and sprayers had a separate switch from the windshield

[@neo_falcon]

Looking forward to getting this exact kit installed on my '04 XC70 while doing a suspension refresh, and getting new tires installed! 🦾

[@j.b.9581]

Hi Neo_Falcon, I just bought an '04 XC70 too!!

[@ChristCostanza]

Great video! Thank you! Did you guys figure out why the front sat at the same height?

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

I'm thinking it's the swap bar tension. It needs longer links cause disconnected its taller

[@robertasviskupaitis9195]

we just installed springs from xc90 to lift it up :D

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

How much lift did that give you?

[@robertasviskupaitis9195]

@SethsBudgetBuilds oh it's tall xD a bit taller than yours, I'd say maybe 1cm taller

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

@robertasviskupaitis9195 heck yeah. My dad just wanted a little bit more. I'd probably want a hair more than this lift did for it if it was mine

[@11guyinthechair]

Hi! How does the car handle on xc90 springs? Is the suspension stiffer? More harsh? I want to go the xc90 route, but am afraid to make the car drive funny.

[@robertasviskupaitis9195]

stiffer I would say, but it does not make the car bmw f10 so it is still soft ;D@@11guyinthechair

[@titanoboa7165]

What is the 'before' and 'after' ground clearance of the undercarriage?? (OK, you measured it at the outer frame). Time to go offroad!!

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

Yeah I mean laying under the car won't make a difference for ground clearance measuring vs what I did. It the aide of the rocker is higher than the underside is higher

[@11guyinthechair]

Great video. Can you please guide me to where yo got that awesome floor lift. I need it bad!

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

Links in the description for the lift on Amazon

[@11guyinthechair]

@@SethsBudgetBuilds Thankyou!

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

As for the lift the cars on its called a quick jack pretty handy lift for a low clearance garage ​@plavins1

[@alexsvolvo7056]

Where did you get the spacer set?

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

Links in the description. Amazon

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

Tema4x4 Complete Lift Kit 30mm for Volvo V70/XC70 2000-2007 a.co/d/10AP34O

[@alexsvolvo7056]

@@SethsBudgetBuilds my bad. Thanks. No issues on your dad’s so far?

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

@alexsvolvo7056 so far its been great and it gets given around 35 miles a day

[@tommylewis8293]

How did this change the ride and handling?

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

His report is it drives and handles and rides exactly the same.

[@bobbyperu8414]

xc90 axles ?

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

No?

[@carabara3947]

Should Have Done The Wishbone Bushes

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

That's his issue not mine ha. I just helped do the lift

[@markthomas6770]

That's Quality imaging 🤣🤣🤣

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

I'm definitely no pro.

[@bmurseli8311]

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[@julijanmagda7855]

Werry cool end not to complikated..,,,haw its on stability in driving...on road..of road its clear like a frued been with sosage 30mm its ok...alll the beessttt

[@Chrissurf]

I slammed 1.5"iift and 235 65 r16s on mine....

[@Jaggi96]

Do you have a video of it? Interested to see what it looks like.

[@Chrissurf]

I will do a video on it and put it on my KZbin channel I'll send you a link when I figure out how to do all that

[@Chrissurf]

And actually they're 235 70 r16

[@Jaggi96]

@@Chrissurf Cool! Thank you!

[@Orycle420]

@Chrissurf I've got 225/70 on mine. The rear wheels are sooooo close to the fender in the front! Lol. Wish they made adjustable control arms!