Re: All finished now (JRL)
Now it's <B>really done.</B> <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://www.vwvortex.com/vwbb/rolleyes.gif" BORDER="0"> <br>Fixed the squeak/groan in the new steering rack and installed new Conti Extreme Contacts, 215/45/17's.<br>Also installed new front pads as the off brand <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://www.vortexmediagroup.com/images/banghead.gif" BORDER="0"> pads the previous owner installed <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://www.vwvortex.com/vwbb/mad.gif" BORDER="0"> were wrong, squeaked and were driving me NUTS!<br>I also forgot how well <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://********************/smile/emthup.gif" BORDER="0"> <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://********************/smile/emthup.gif" BORDER="0"> these Conti's work with 850's and S70's, nice handling, smooth and <B>QUIET</B> <br>The Konis provice a much smoother ride while providing the same excellent shock action as a Bilstein Touring.<br>If you want to be a maschochist, be my guest and install Bilstein HD's, I have. They lasted all of a week before either my kidneys or the car started to rattle apart<p>This R literally looks, feels and drives like a brand new car<p>I'm now convinced that after all my combinations that I've installed on this and several S70s that THIS is <B>the best </B>for all around everything, at least for our very rough roads:<p>850's and S(or V)70's <br>7" or 7.5" x17 wheels. 215/45/17 Conti Extreme Contacts<br>ipd sway bars and Koni (Yellow) shocks. Stock springs or maybe H&Rs in the front only.<br>While you may surely find a slightly stickier tire you won't find a smoother one that is as well matched to a Volvo suspension as well as these are, and a tire that works well in the dry, wet AND light to almost a medium snow <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://www.vwvortex.com/vwbb/eek.gif" BORDER="0"> <p><br><BR><BR>
<i>Modified by JRL at 10:46 AM 5-7-2006</i>