20 MINUTE Rear Suspension SWAP For My CHEAP Volvo C30 *Then We Go Flying*

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My $3,000 Volvo C30 drives like it got in a fight with a werewolf. After 150,000 miles on the factory suspension, it's all shot. The turbocharged 5 cylinder engine runs perfectly so it will all be worth it once this car is sorted. Let's get started on the rear suspension, replacing the shocks and sway bar end links. Just that should massively improve the car. Then we'll go flying in the Cessna 182.
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[@NomadicJulien]

Have you ever thought about having the gopro attached to you in pov mode so you can properly work with 2 hands while you're filming?

[@JJAutoWrecking]

Do we need to buy that wrecked one for you!? 😉

[@garykuhn1921]

More rallyX videos!!!

[@aidanhuddleston1550]

J & J is jealous!!! JR cheated on them😳😳😳

[@aidanhuddleston1550]

By the way J & J do you have any jaguar x types? I need parts

[@rock.doctor]

@@aidanhuddleston1550 don't know if they would respond but here is their number 800 425-1555 you can check their inventory here.. www.jandjautowrecking.com/full-inventory

[@JJAutoWrecking]

Aidan Huddleston I’ve only bought 1 in the past year. Not sure off hand how much is left. What are you looking for?

[@billnalder1017]

First lesson for all trainee pilots- "Obey ALL street traffic laws"!!!..haha

[@philmakris8507]

Just like Cannonball run

[@philmakris8507]

WatchJRfly 🛩

[@Lilpetegr01]

I own a 2011 c30 t5... 230 000 km.... I've been driving it so hard on a daily basis... and it's extremelly reliable.. only the shitty roads in canada are hard on the wheel bearings/suspension/direction... also the breaks could be better... but that engine and the quality of the ride is very very very great

[@kennethreiver985]

That is very satisfying , throwing out the old parts . But what's even better is the sound those parts make when the garbage collector empties the cans . It probably wakes up the entire neighborhood !

[@b52murph1]

Avgeek awesomeness! A 182 Skylane with 3-bladed prop, EFIS and digital engine gauges. What a beauty! 😃

[@JordanDietz]

Man that Cessna panel looks so fresh! Nothing like making a 30+ year old plane feel brand new.

[@WatchJRGo]

Those Garmins rock, nothing like 5 presses to have a heading on a destination! ✈️

[@rhysparker6504]

WatchJRGo Was all map, clock & compass in my day! But the A380 has enough kit for me now!

[@jeffreypierson2064]

@@rhysparker6504 Before it goes to the boneyard. It is just too expensive.

[@zoraaduntov2290]

I was taught prior to starting to yell "clear" Then proceed to start the engine?

[@n84434]

Zora A Duntov exactly... "Clear Prop!" Before hitting the starter... its good practice.

[@patriciomunoz2830]

Me too

[@ajw828]

So epic to just fly around when a restaurant is closed! That was crazy easy job on the Volvo. Paging secondary Josh for the detail...

[@aarond23]

Long time watcher, not sure if I can get into the plane stuff, but glad you are pursuing it for personal growth.

[@Zer0Fall3n]

JR flew through that fix just to get to him flying lmao

[@kenrieve9711]

Wow, I miss flying! Glad I learned many years ago when mere mortals could afford it.

[@NOWAY-jw3iq]

You're killing it J.R. Keep up the hard work.

[@release19]

flying is the second greatest thrill known to man ---------------- landing is first

[@FloydNashFixItDad]

I like the way the shocks are attached on this car. My daughter and I are replacing shocks and shock mounts on her 09 S60 and the metal sleeves the bolts thread into on the shock mounts twisted loose from the mount when removing it. Had to spend an hour trying to get vice grips in to hold the sleeves to finish removing the bolts so I could remove the old shock mounts. It was a great demonstration that things don't always go as expected, and sometimes you have to just be creative, and be persistent when dealing with old equipment or cars. You'll like how easy it is to replace the front end components on that car. Volvo did a good job making it super easy to work on the front suspension.

[@kr46428]

Excited to see what other flying adventures you get up to.

[@robsimpson9784]

I love the updated avionics in that Cessna

[@TheKiltedYaksman1]

"Probably not worth it on the base" I would think the base model would be even more receptive to a suspension upgrade than the factory sport suspension.

[@__-fm5qv]

As far as I'm aware the only major differences are the shocks and springs? (and maybe the anti-rollbar?) All the arms and geometry is the same. So imo its probably well worth a spring/damper upgrade, or coilovers.

[@christopherjefferson3561]

Front clunk under initial accel is a Volvo trait of recycled rubber. Sway bar bushings-not end links.

[@dappermanphoto]

This video was jam packed with content for it only being 12 minutes, highly impressed!

[@pablopicaro7649]

No roads in Wichita to enjoy those sway bar mods , all straight and flat around there. Maybe occasional maneuver around the odd Tornado

[@MarkOBrienTeaches]

Well, there's thunder road out by augusta

[@thecman26]

@@MarkOBrienTeaches yeah, that's fun!

[@madliam21]

I'm tuned in love this car keep up the good work hope this will be a weekly series

[@tumbleweedfarm]

Stearman Field is great! Like a golf community for pilots. Some of the houses have built in hangers that lead right on to the air strip that is their back yard!

[@johnjj748]

I have the max jack tilt. Great for low clearance garages!

[@johnshellenberg2329]

Love that you're impressed with OE struts lasting 150K-miles. My Toyota Highlander has 400K-kms (250K-miles) and the original struts were just replaced and they weren't terrible, and I've even done a lot of off-roading and rough-road driving in it. Our Subaru Forester's front struts were worn out at 200K-kms (125K-miles) and now we don't buy Subarus anymore...

[@andrewbailey2063]

Love the new plane content! Can’t wait for more in the future.

[@eddieforce3550]

Nice mix, cars and airplanes. When I first started flying one of my friends had a Cherokee 140 and we would fly from Clemson S C to Myrtle Beach for lunch. That is a trip complete across the whole state. One time we fly down and couldn’t land because of a 35 knot cross wind so we fly back to Clemson and had dinner instead. Love flying but had to give it up for health reasons. I enjoy you channel.

[@CoreMaster111]

Thanks for reminding me that I need to do complete suspension rebuild on my car in a month and half before next inspection!

[@alexbryant5]

cheapest "stock" upgrade is putting focus st front rotors and calipers on and a mazda mps or mazda speed in America sway bar. makes the car a completely different thing to drive. balanced chassis gets rid of that hideous understeer volvo thought was safe. Contact Rob at Hilton performance for a great value tune and removal of torque limiter for the auto.

[@savagewhisker6736]

Subscribed a while ago for car content. Staying for the planes. One of my favorite channels.

[@luislemus4568]

Love your channel!

[@stevenpdxedu]

Thanks JRGo, it's great when a KZbinr knows how to edit a sequence that isn't exotic but important to know. Never bored on your channel. Question, how the hell do you undo those frick'n Honda O2 sensors with just one hand. I think you may be magic . . . 😜😜😜

[@CALVINLNIKONT]

For just a couple of dollars more, I would have replaced the sway bar bushings.

[@jefftreseder4358]

and maybe a tripod for the camera.

[@TavenPutnins]

Shoutout Wisconsin for the axles 😂

[@RawShogun]

You can still do B4's on any suspension package - also look into mazda and ford parts for the suspension to get even cheaper - Moog mazda6 quick struts are $105 and even give you some lowing.

[@sat_sonic]

That was a cool video - I was also thinking time for some quick jacks

[@Peugeot306]

Please buy a decent camera-stand and use BOTH hands when working on a car.

[@phenomanII]

No funnels, no stands. I don't know why, but that seems to be the law around here.

[@padam07]

I came here to say this exact same thing. It is so frustrating to watch him trying to work one handed.

[@Malc180s]

That's what he always does, it's how he does it when filming. Why do it another way? He's making videos, not fixing cars.

[@jeffmac3071]

and both hands when flying. Invest in cameras with suction cups.

[@TheTanique89]

Definitely one of my fav cars on the channel 😎

[@patriciomunoz2830]

Dude that's a lot of stall alarm for a take off lol, nice place btw used to fly an 172

[@aicsusa]

I remember back in1982 when I was taking flying lessons and flying to so many places to eat. It was a lot of fun and we were in a 152 most of the time back then. See about going for a ride in a bi-plane with a good aerobatic pilot, you will love it if you can handle it. My instructor was also the aerobatic instructor and took me up in a couple aerobatic planes on my 3rd flight after he jokingly said to do an aleron roll in my 2nd flight so I did before he had a chance to grab the wheel. The 152 we were in didn’t have an inverted oil system so back to the airport we went smoking. Thank god we didn’t catch on fire from the spilled oil. Anyway there are so mst thx

[@Dangerous_Drivers_of_CA]

My dad used to have a Cessna 177 Cardinal when I was a kid. Very fun

[@orfeous]

Need to replace my swaybar end links to.. i have S40N with the same end links. Any tips/hints for my replacement? I have the OEM volvo links.. really expensive plastic parts. Yours does not look OEM though. The OEM is plastic and has a more green color to them. 50Nm to torque the M10's down. Need to replace the shocks too some day.. really easy job. But to replace the springs it require spring compressors.. and is a little more fiddly but not hard to do. Just be sure to put the springs in the right positions and also replace all the rubber seats..

[@highvoltage12v]

Change the TCV on your C30, I did mine and it made a world of difference, the car has so much Power now. Also on the C30/S40/C70/V50 they are on top of the turbo and overheat over time causing the solenoid to stick. Also the stock one from FCP Euro is good enough, don't use the IPD version.

[@tonyhosman7892]

Love the car segments but fast forwarded straight thru the plane stuff. Hope this isn’t going to be a trend mixing the two.

[@archechme]

Yeah I don't think a lot of the audience who are familiar with his usual car stuff are gonna be very interested in flying/ planes

[@f1rules555]

Yeah, please just stick to the cars.

[@rickeycompton5518]

Have you thought about a late model Kia Sorrento all wheel drive project. I have one and like it. The all wheel drive come in handy in North Carolina foothills.

[@susanjspaulding]

*WOW* !! *Glad to see the Volvo C30 coming along* !! *Surprised this dash is so much like a Honda* !! *LOVE to see the footage while flying* !! #WatchJRGo

[@unstablebobgable]

If I could work on the Volvo C30 with Watch JR Goes I would drink the cold Bartle Skeets and roll up the fat Woolford and get all schmoked up.

[@KD-jg7qu]

Next up, WatchJRGo win the Red Bull Air Race World Championship!

[@journeymangaming8586]

Came for the auto repair, stayed for the single engine plane flight.

[@shawangunk]

Very cool so jealous !!!👍👍👍

[@PaulBarwick]

John, here's a tip for your flying enjoyment. An EUC will easily fit into just about any small plane and will give your great ground transpiration almost everywhere you choose to land.

[@johnparrina]

Fomoco thats funny. Yeah hard to believe that Volvo, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Land Rover and Mazda were all part of the Ford family at one time.

[@blevins6584mopar]

Jr + private pilot's license = return of amberghini

[@jmac5ful]

Hope you checked the flame trap box those plague volvos but I love them

[@warssyap]

I’m a long time subscriber and a CFI so awesome to see you taking on flight training! Let me know if you need any help or if you want to come and fly around where I instruct in Hawaii!

[@cruzmgt]

Take flying SERIOUS and always fly the plane. DO NOT let the plane fly you !!!

[@BSGSV]

JR, if no one has said it yet, you are awesome!

[@davidpick1076]

Hello from Fond Du Lac Wisconsin. Surprised Diamond got a nod in this video. But glad they could help.

[@CB-jk3ue]

Yes! You always do a run up after you have shut down. Read the checklist. After you are accelerating down the runway in attempt to takeoff especially at a soft field or short field you do not want to try to diagnose why you’re not getting full power. Technology will give you great insights but you have to do the tests to identify any problems prior to taking off.

[@v745ti]

If you & your CFI are up for it, check out KVBT. We have a great fly-in food place at the FBO (Louise) & are about 200 air miles from Wichita. Airport adjacent, there's a brewery (for pax of course) and a rock gym. Bonus, there are some historic warbirds based here. P-51's, F2G Super Corsair, UH-1, T-28 etc. Plus some stunt planes and a Stearman.

[@GIGABACHI]

Gotta love torsion beam rear suspension. Super simple.

[@MakinEndsMeet69]

I had to say John Robert that is pretty cool that's something I've always wanted to do is fly I can operate just about anything I would imagine I could probably fly to with some of guidance you stay safe of stay well and as always God bless

[@ewallacestudent1]

Watch JR get motion sickness, lol nice vid.

[@patmclean1951]

Just did this on my sons 2010 Mazda three. The factory shock mount are notorious for failing. 12lbs of torque on those things or the mount self destructs. Found out the hard way.

[@deanstyles2567]

How long do you get until you need to register it in Kansas? Also, surely the box for the struts would go in your recycling bin?

[@Sandra-sm5iq]

Looks like fun

[@malcolmscott4150]

Isn’t the C30 built on the Focus platform? May assist with parts?

[@jmo2321]

For those replacing CV's on these cars, definitely buy the OEM ones. All the aftermarket ones are terrible. I've had one of the aftermarket ones explode on the freeway. Just buy a used one in good shape and reboot/grease it.

[@pops55650]

Make a second channel for flying. WatchJrFly

[@chansepaskins1915]

JR you need to get one of those go pro chest mounts that Chrisfix has

[@Danman1972]

I like that the airplane you were in has ash trays in the back seats.

[@ernestbeggle1981]

"On today's episode of WatchJRGo, we're here with my Cessna 172..."

[@toontech]

You forgot the "Clear Prop!", dope ;)

[@Spring794]

I was looking for this comment before I was going to comment it.

[@n84434]

Same thought....😔

[@MrNamegame]

"Bro pull over to the side of the sky" "so the ground" "yeah lmao" *lands in town*

[@ClearComplexity]

Easier than on my Volvos, an 850R and V70R, Wagon life of the massive rear end lol. Easier than the engine/transmission swaps and refresh of a 93 Jag XJS I bought and the 86 Firebird it came with in the trade. Swapped out the AJ6 Inline 6 for a GM 4.8l + turbo + 4l80e, that was actually fairly easy, putting the AJ6 into the Firebird took a bit of creativity but it runs like a dream after a refresh. The XJS is going to be used for cross country road trips (well, from Missouri to either coast, half way cross country) and I wanted an engine I could get parts for at any small parts store if something were to happen and something tells me not many small parts stores have Jag parts on the shelves. I'm turbocharging the AJ6 since I already have an independent ECU running it and don't want to buy an original supercharger used on them for a fortune when I have spare parts to turbo for cheap.

[@terrycullender123]

New sub from Hoovie. Replace every bushing on that car. It's cheap! The ride will thank you. People love cheap fixes!

[@terrycullender123]

If you still like it. Buy an "R" stick to make a track car. They are fun.

[@mjmcomputers]

Since auto tempest sponsored the Volvo, time to get some place like aerotrader.com to sponsor the next big purchase.

[@WatchJRGo]

Hahah, I do need a plane! ✈️

[@Lasertrac]

Beauty of the midwest. Flyover country indeed.

[@itsnotme07]

Yes, let's fly 100 miles for dinner... hah. I've done that, but a 2-3 hour drive on a weekend to a cool spot.

[@christopherjefferson3561]

Dude if u want cheap parts like axles get them from an 08’ focus. Same car man

[@mathiaskoenitzer9020]

I'm pretty sure it was only the European Focus that was the same. I could be wrong but pretty sure. 😉

[@WatchJRGo]

It’s not in the US... I called everyplace in town trying to get those today. Volvo confirmed it only matches the Euro Focus 😢

[@gregdiamond5355]

Christopher Jefferson I forgot Ford and Volvo worked together. The Ford Fusion was Ford’s model out of the collab.

[@lulzyboy]

The Mk2 focus that we got in Europe & Asia was never sold in NA. Instead, they got a weird looking version based off the original Mk1 Focus. I like it but it wouldn't be for European tastes.

[@MapOfEurasia]

@@WatchJRGo Try with the 03-09 Mazda 3. Same platform.

[@rixtunz3625]

Darn learning in a 182 sure beats the 150 (s/n xxxxx22) I did my training in.

[@RichieRouge206]

Great job, need to sort my V70 lol

[@thedubdoctor]

No cruise control AND no sport suspension, man whoever ordered this car new, or just bought right off the lot. Really just wanted a easy simple commuter car. Still a beastly little engine. We have a had a few in our shop that we’ve basically done FBO with tuning , they are pretty quick!

[@uploaded1972]

happy your are learning to fly but makes for borning video.

[@redneckbryon]

Your second channel, any new uploads?? Suggestions post a link in the description and you should mention it more often.

[@DocMackGarage]

You should totally paint the black plastic trim the body color of the car. That will look nice.

[@TheHienax]

Wellcome to Volvo life!!! Shocks Bushing and of course... CONTROL ARMS!!! Really different from my S60 and my XC70.. well FORD FOCUS...MAZDA3 INSPIRATION!!!

[@alexandrecouture2462]

I use a Mazda 5 as my work van, which is based on this platform . Control arms every year... All the rear suspension bushings are shot, but the van is 100% reliable and the 2.3L makes good power!

[@TheHienax]

@@alexandrecouture2462 yes suspension is the week point on this platform. Same thing with the volvo s60 or xc70. But is not the worst job to DYI. So, I prefer it vs change a transmission...

[@Chrisb8s]

Love the c30

[@briancorrigan5350]

Huh, why not uprate the suspension? You'd see a much greater improvement going from stock base to a decent aftermarket. The performance version of the C30 has some minor suspension tweaks a quicker steering ratio and logos and body kit tweaks. A stiffer rear bar from a mazdaspeed 3 for instance would dial out some understeer. A flash and a larger intercooler and you can safely get another 30-50 hp. But I guess this is a fix and flip. Don't mind me and my scope creep.

[@jeffh1556]

Someone said this in your last video, but you really need a tripod

[@thecman26]

Nice lil $100 hamburger flight! Been on one of those in a 150. 2 fat guys in a 150 is TIGHT! Same thing happened to us, flew to Ponca and the restaurant was closed... Supposed to have great Mexican food in Ponca at the airport! Call ahead though!

[@jimcolangelo7003]

Good for a quick repair and flip - desire level is 0 for these with an automatic transmission.

[@jennyloughry896]

Hey JR when are you planning on tuning the Camaro RS? Really interested in the results you get.

[@ogfail1867]

Diamond uses the same part labeling system they use where I work :)

[@bvkcars8349]

How do you tell if a c30 has sport suspension?? I'm buying one as my first car probs

[@WatchJRGo]

The rear sway bar end links should be 90* instead of straight bolts

[@snorkosaurus]

but does the plane have adaptive cruise control and massage toilet seats ? ultimate bird experience

[@MikeMalatino]

Seriously consider upgrading to a beefier ELEVATE rear sway bar! Made a huge difference in the handling of my S40. No more excessive body roll!

[@jackrobb1609]

Now that you have skycars, will you be flying farther to get more of those sick deals are minor broken cars?

[@chrisplace3024]

Hey From Vermont

[@aidanhuddleston1550]

Hey JR!!!!!