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Our XC70 with Bad Swede 2" Lift Kit and..

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#1 ·
Our XC70 with Bad Swede 2" Lift Kit and BFG All Terrains 225/70/16. D5 Chipped Engine with do88 intercooler.



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#2 ·
That looks sick.

I'm running a very similar setup. How are you liking it? How many miles have you put on the lift springs and BFGs at this point?


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Young Satchel, I have actually inspired by following your XC70 tuning project. I have been driving like 2 years with Bad Swede springs but with Dunlop Grandtrek Tyres 215/70/16. Great tyres. But as I live in the countryside of a Nordic country our roads are bad all year long. Mostly driving on gravel and sandy roads, that in the spring and autumn turns into a pile of dirt. I have been driving with BFG All Terrains for few weeks only now. All I can say they have fantastic traction on the gravel roads and also I have done some off road tests with them, but they are heavy as f***. I can feel how much harder for all the drive terrain and axis is to turn those heavy wheels. Also fuel consumption is about a per 1.5 liter more. They are more noisy than the Dunlops or Cooper Discoverers and on asphalt roads they are not comfortable when driving over 85 mp/h (140 km/h). On winter time I plan to put on Nokian Hakkapellita winter tyres so I will use those only on the Spring and Autumn and when driving in some adventures cross the country. How do you like your Hella 500 Series Black Magic Driving Lamps? I also plan on purchasing similar ones. Also I am driving D5 diesel engine chipped with do88 intercooler and overall i have now 200hp.
 
#7 ·
Awesome man, glad to hear it! I'm facing the exact same experience with my BFGs. Very capable off-road, but their weight on-road makes it feel like I'm pulling a trailer lol.

I like the Hellas ok but to be honest they really don't provide as much illumination as I hoped. Now that I have another Volvo with Xenons it makes me want to reconsider my lighting set-up on the XC as well.

Keep your thread updated and let us know how you are fairing...

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