In this article we are going to look at a problem that may prove to be threatening. If you notice any handling or grip problems on your Volvo XC90 , it is essential that you drive carefully and handle it quickly. Our team has created this article content to help you resolve them. First, we’ll quickly look at the essential parts that ensure good road handling, then we’ll look at why your Volvo XC90 doesn’t hold the road any more, and at last we’ll look at how to resolve your grip complications.

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What are the main elements that ensure great road holding and handling on a Volvo XC90?

We commence this article by quickly telling you the main parts that will ensure good road holding for your Volvo XC90. It’s essential to know that a vehicle’s grip is a science in itself. It will as a result be based upon many points, we will show you below the main ones that can be affected:

  • Shock absorbers: The main parts of your road handling, they permanently ensure the contact between the wheels and the road. They absorb all shocks and holes on the road.
  • Tyres: They are the ones that will ensure the grip of your Volvo XC90 on the road, the softer they are, the more grip you have, but the faster they get damaged, the harder they are, the less grip you have, but the more resistant they are. Temperature influences their wear. Their size will as well play on grip, the wider they are the more contact with the ground will be important.
  • The center of gravity: The higher your car is going to be, the more it will lean in the corners and consequently lose handling, that’s why low profile sports cars grip better than very high 4×4’s
  • Wheel Alignment: This adjustment allows you to manage the vertical angle of your car’s wheels, it is consequently fundamental for the grip of your car and the wear of your tires. This adjustment is very particular and must be done by professionals.

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There are many other parts to consider such as wheelbase, ground clearance, chassis rigidity, weight and aerodynamics…

Why is my Volvo XC90 having complications with my car’s handling or grip?

We will now proceed to the part that interests you the most, why my Volvo XC90 has handling complications? As we outlined earlier, there are quite a lot of elements to consider for your car to have a good grip, however there are few that can evolve with time, most of them are intrinsic to the construction of the vehicle, we will see right away those that can disturb your handling and road, and, why:

  • As we revealed earlier, the rubber of the tyres has a crucial function in the good road holding of your car, if your tyres are dead, you may possibly have complications of road holding on wet road at first and when you reach the “cord” even on dry road.
  • Dead shock absorbers: If your shock absorbers are dead, your car will no longer have the ability to absorb the irregularities of the road properly and it will often “float”, which will end result in a bad distribution of the masses on the vehicle and shift the centre of gravity of the vehicle. You risk slipping in the bends.
  • The risk with a misalignment is that your ground contact area is reduced because of a too open or too closed wheel angle, you will have grip complications.
  • A steering problem: Last but not least, the last fundamental part for good road handling is that all the elements of your steering must be in good state. The most classic case is that your stabilizer bar or the silent blocks of your steering triangles are dead. The result will be a delay in your changes of way.

How do you resolve the handling complications?

We now proceed to the different solutions to correct your road holding complications on your Volvo XC90 .

  • Tyres: Nothing could be easier, just replace your tyres, make sure to check them carefully and replace them when you get to the visual indicator in the grooves of your tyres. It is generally necessary to count between 100 and 200 euros for a pair of tires.
  • Shock absorbers: Ditto, dead shock absorbers have to be changed, if you want to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Volvo XC90, please have a look at our article on this subject. The price can vary quite a lot, but you will have to count at least 400€
  • Wheel alignment: You will have to go to your garage to have it fixed, it will cost you less than 100€?
  • Steering: If you have complications with the handling on Volvo XC90 because of your steering, there may be some elements involved, in this case you will have to produce a whole check-up of these elements, the best is to call a specialist.

If you have any further questions about the Volvo XC90, do not hesitate to consult our Volvo XC90 category.