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Front Upper Spring Seat We often get calls from Volvo owners about knocks, squeaks, rattles and clunks. Common failures that can create these noises are worn out upper front spring seats or worn out upper rear shock mounts.
Volvo front wheel drive models commonly develop a clunk in the front suspension that can be caused by worn out upper spring seats. This can occur in some models with as few as 30K miles and can be perpetuated by performance springs and shocks.
To provide increased longevity and better shock damping performance ipd has developed our own heavy duty upper spring seat. Our design incorporates more virgin (non-recycled) rubber which encourages a stronger bond between the rubber and the spring seat center mounting sleeve which is the most common point of failure on this part.
ipd’s heavy duty spring seat features additional material in key areas to increase longevity and consistent performance without adding additional noise or vibration into the chassis. Get your vehicle back to handling like a new car and keep it that way!
We also offer standard replacement front spring seats (used on '97 and newer models) which was redesigned by the manufacturer to reduce separation between the inner steel sleeve and outer rubber insulator. While these are an improvement over the original design, we have still seen failure in as little as 30,000 miles.
We recommend replacing the upper spring seats whenever the struts are replaced as part of regular maintenance. The expense is minimal in comparison to having to do the job over later. Please check fitment listed below to ensure products will fit your specific vehicle. Some products may include or exclude some model years or engine and transmission combinations. The products listed on our website are for Volvos sold in the North American market. Many of the parts are exactly the same as those used in other markets, however we cannot guarantee fitment for those markets.
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30683637HD Reviewed by Anonymous
Had a lot of clunks, squeaks, and funny noises caused by my shot spring seats. I ordered a set of these HD seats, and mated them with Ipd springs and Bilstein Touring Dampers. One word description= Phenomenal. The noises are gone, the car is far more responsive, handles much better, feels much smoother, and stands appealingly low, giving it a sporty look. Recommended without hesitation. Thank You, Ipd!
December 2009
8646713E Reviewed by Tertius Truter from North West , South Africa
I recently purchased two economy spring seats as I were to replace my two front shocks on my 850 and was pleasantly surprized at the quality of these econo units. They looked the same as the originals from Volvo. Pity thou, I should have purchased a set of bump stops to replace as well.
November 2009
30683637HD Reviewed by Frank from San Ramon, CA
I replaced the upper spring seat along with the strut with this heavy duty one after seeing the condition of the old one. I believe that heavy duty upper spring seat and along with replacing the struts will last much longer than the standard one.
August 2009
30683637HD Reviewed by Rob from New York
I replaced my cheap generic spring seats with these IPD heavy duty ones and what a
difference. The noises are gone and handling has improved. These are built much
better and heavier than the ones I took out. The cheap ones didn't last me more than
8 months. I installed them along with the Sachs/Boge struts and I could feel a drastic
improvement.
April 2009
8646713 Reviewed by Bruce from Connecticut
Replaced both upper strut mount spring seats and bearings on my 2005 S80 with 95K. All the strange suspension noises went away and the car handles like new.
February 2009
30683637HD Reviewed by Scott dickey from McMinnville, OR
I blew out the factory spring seat of my 2000 V70XC and put the top of the strut right into the hood. Ouch. After toning down my off road driving, I called ipd and ordered a pair of Bilstein HD struts and the new HD spring seats. What a difference! These things are amazing. The control and response is like night and day. I recommend this set-up to all V70 drivers.
January 2009
30683637HD Reviewed by Dan Haller from Stratford, Ontario
I had a pair of these installed today on our 1998 V70 GLT (120k miles). The ten years of driving had caused the original seats to crack/rot away. The difference in driving with new HD upper srping seats is phenonemal - so smooth. The independant that put them in thought they were well built. If you have a front end metal on metal rattle especially over sharp bumps (that in our case was aggravated by freezing cold weather) it could be your upper spring mounts.
November 2008
30683637HD Reviewed by FLORELLO JAYME from SAN JOSE CA
i HAVE A 2000 V70XC installed these spring seats along with new bilstiens struts and WOW!!!.
WHAT A BIG DIFFERENCE. THE WHOLE CAR HANDLES SO MUCH BETTER AND VERY MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE. IF YOU'RE REPLACING YOUR STRUTS SOON I RECOMEND THIS SET UP. HEAVY DUTY BILSTIEN STRUTS AND HEAVY DUTY SPRING SEATS BY IPD.
October 2008
8646713 Reviewed by JONATHAN WARD from Durham, NC
This is the fix for "phantom" front end creaks and clunks. With age, the steel bushing separates from the rubber, and then as the rubber loses further elasticity, the negative effects get louder and more obvious.
If you're changing sway bars (highly recommended), that's a good time to replace your spring seats; the sway bar end links are the main difficulty in R&R-ing the struts.
July 2008
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