Found: Adjustable rear upper control arm
#201
D Nok, those look like the ones that I put on my car. The only thing that you will need to do is remove the locking nut at the heim joint. This will allow you to screw in the heim joint just the little bit more that is needed to ensure the rear wheels can get a proper alignment.
Mine has been chewing through rear tires so im extremely happy to find this solution. While im at it im going to do the lower arm that holds the spring and by the looks of things I'll be cutting the lobed bolts off because they are seriously rusted up. Not looking forward to that!
Ive found a bit of a package deal that comes with the arms, bolts, washers etc and includes both bushes in each arm also so i will take that option.
Im also replacing the rear shocks and the anti roll bar links so its adding up to a bit of a spend but at the rate ive been killing off tires i suppose it should pay itself back pretty damn quick!!
Once again, thank you for this solution. Cant beat good old ingenuity
#202
In another thread, UK member said this after market fix (the parts) not available. So I found the parts, figured I would post here as well. BTW, this is the main mfg. you can search suppliers if this part as well. Here in the US they are about half the cost from UK, same part, lol.
https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...olvo-v40-13%2F
https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...olvo-v40-13%2F
Cheapest i can find them elsewhere (still in the UK) is £170 or £175 and thats quite a chunk more money.
I am torn as to whether to get them or not as obviously they would arrive much sooner. Tis just a shame to spend quite a bit more to do the same job
#204
UPDATE: I've now had this mod done and wow! What a difference! Many, many thanks @Thermo and everyone else on here who has given me advice on this! My long term "squishy" suspension problem is pretty much cured! First thing was, the bushes in the old arms were absolutely shot, I could have almost pressed what was left of them out with my thumb. Secondly, the aftermarket volvo arms weigh more than twice as much as the original Jag ones. Way more solid, way better quality - If you have to replace your upper arms for any reason at all - buy these instead of Jag arms without hesitation, almost half the price too! The arms I got differ from Thermo's in that they had 2 nuts to lock the adjuster down instead of 1. This meant we only had to remove one nut to fit them, leaving the other in place so we didn't have to rely on the pinch bolt & loctite to fix the adjuster in place. I had to do some searching as these arms aren't as easy to find in the UK, you can get them here: S40/V50 04-12, C30 07-13 PFS Adjustable Upper Rear Suspension Arm-Pair
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
Thank you!!! Saved me some cash and i can get em fast. Happy man indeed 😁
#205
HARDRACE GLOBAL - FORGED REAR CAMBER KIT?6457-S
If you replace the front lower arms in the rear, make sure you follow the Jag requirement of not torquing the bolts until the car is sitting on the ground.
If you replace the front lower arms in the rear, make sure you follow the Jag requirement of not torquing the bolts until the car is sitting on the ground.
Last edited by Dell Gailey; 06-18-2019 at 09:14 PM.
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D Nok (06-19-2019)
#206
HARDRACE GLOBAL - FORGED REAR CAMBER KIT?6457-S
If you replace the front lower arms in the rear, make sure you follow the Jag requirement of not torquing the bolts until the car is sitting on the ground.
If you replace the front lower arms in the rear, make sure you follow the Jag requirement of not torquing the bolts until the car is sitting on the ground.
In a nut shell they are no longer available at the price in your original link and are a lot more expensive and i saw no reason to spend around £70 more to do the same job as the other ones.
Thanks for the heads up though and thanks for fitting advice also
#210
Thermo's mod astounded the guys at ATS when I took the car in for a full alignment!
Sadly, an uninsured moron ended my X-Type a couple of years ago. As much as I love my XJ8, I still miss the old X-Type sometimes - especially in the snow!
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D Nok (06-20-2019)
#211
Glad my old post was of use to someone! Better still, those arms are only a quid more than when I bought them. They fit my old 2001 perfectly - as I remember all it took to set the camber was a couple of turns on the wrench & a spirit level.
Thermo's mod astounded the guys at ATS when I took the car in for a full alignment!
Sadly, an uninsured moron ended my X-Type a couple of years ago. As much as I love my XJ8, I still miss the old X-Type sometimes - especially in the snow!
Thermo's mod astounded the guys at ATS when I took the car in for a full alignment!
Sadly, an uninsured moron ended my X-Type a couple of years ago. As much as I love my XJ8, I still miss the old X-Type sometimes - especially in the snow!
He is an incredibly knowledgeable lad so its going to be nice to be able to stick my middle finger up at him haha.
Thats a sad way to loose a car man. There is just something very special about the x types isnt there. On paper it is one of the dullest cars ive ever owned and i only went to view one because ive liked the look of them for many years and i love the interiors of the jags but id never actually driven an X. It was at a great price in a preferred colour, dark blue, and had every single toy along with the cream leather.
I spent ages poking around and was shocked at the condition, in a good way, and as soon as i took it for a drive i knew it was coming home with me. Now i honestly cant see me ever not having a jag in some form and im spending a fair bit on this one right now including eeking some more power out of the 2.2 diesel lump so im hoping to have this car around for quite some time as yet.
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lc3566 (06-20-2019)
#212
Yes, a lot of people malign the X-Type as not being a "proper Jag" - they couldn't be more wrong. They feel & drive 100% Jag in my opinion. I enjoyed every mile I drove in mine, as old as it was - it never left me stranded. The X-Type gave me the Jaguar bug, couldn't drive anything else now. When I bought the XJ, it felt like a natural progression. Good luck with your mod, I think you'll find it'll transform your car's handling & it will definately save your tyres ;-)
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D Nok (06-20-2019)
#213
Yes, a lot of people malign the X-Type as not being a "proper Jag" - they couldn't be more wrong. They feel & drive 100% Jag in my opinion. I enjoyed every mile I drove in mine, as old as it was - it never left me stranded. The X-Type gave me the Jaguar bug, couldn't drive anything else now. When I bought the XJ, it felt like a natural progression. Good luck with your mod, I think you'll find it'll transform your car's handling & it will definately save your tyres ;-)
Im sure I'll progress into one although ive always been a die hard automatic hater.
Doubt I'll ever sell the x type though. Not until they go back up in price anyway haha if i can keep it alive long enough
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lc3566 (06-20-2019)
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#215
This thread is UPPER CONTROL ARMS, the rear front lower arms are entirely different from the thread purpose. They are after market replacement arms, not OEM. The OEM Volvo arms were not adjustable either. Thermo (a member here) took the plunge after researching these to come up with this retrofit. There are some Mazda ones as well.
Read the ENTIRE thread there are links, mfgs, part #'s, etc. for others.
Read the ENTIRE thread there are links, mfgs, part #'s, etc. for others.
Last edited by Dell Gailey; 08-15-2019 at 04:06 PM.
#217
These are the ones I had fitted:
S40/V50 04-12, C30 07-13 PFS Adjustable Upper Rear Suspension Arm-Pair
Been on for 18 months (have since retired the car for other reasons) never had a moments trouble with them, solid as a rock. We set them with a spirit level initially, had them checked by an alignment guy - they never needed touching again!
S40/V50 04-12, C30 07-13 PFS Adjustable Upper Rear Suspension Arm-Pair
Been on for 18 months (have since retired the car for other reasons) never had a moments trouble with them, solid as a rock. We set them with a spirit level initially, had them checked by an alignment guy - they never needed touching again!
#218
I just had these same ones fitted to my 05. Garage put them on and said they caused issues with the tow(alignment). Said they were having a heck of a time getting the tow set properly due to the new arms being longer then the stock ones. I picked it up from garage during snowstorm, and the back-end feels like its sliding around on me. Tires are nice and straight now, but it feels real greasy when going from dry pavement to snow covered. I never had this issue with the stock arms, but tire wear was crazy. I do have a broke front sway bar end link, but doubt it would cause the sliding feeling i'm getting. Before replacing these I replaced the rear front lower control arms so I think I can rule them out as a possible culprit.
Go back and read the original posts and look at the images of what was done to shorten them some.
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