Suspension & Steering
Post your questions and answers about these major components of the Zcar and anything related.
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I recently purchased 2 very nice 1977 280 zx's. I paid 50.00 a piece for them. At a total cost of $100.00 neither could be considered part cars. Both run well with little body damage. However, one of them sat in the (not so smart) previous owners back yard for about a year. I jacked the car and notice some rust on the passenger side frame rail. Not alot, but enough to make me nervous. I read ZcarsRock posting about how he shoved steele beams inside the rails then "bolted them" in. I WOULD TRULY LIKE TO AVOID SUCH A TACTIC. Can any of you point me to a starting place concerning this problem? Thank you in advance for your help.
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I need as much info as i can get on shops that sell parts to swap the manual gearbox on the rb26 to an american automatic. Im having lots of problems keeping ujoints in on piece with my current setup. Id like to go auto for drag racing purposes and i think and moderate stall will be easier on the rear end then a clutch. any info is much appreciated and mayber one of these days ill get the rb26Z down the strip in one piece and in less then 10 sec ;>
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I was eventually wanting to purchase a polyurethane suspension for my 280Z. Complete. Is there someplace you can buy everything at once? Is there a better brand than others? Better question, is it necessarily more expensive to have a local shop slap it on? I could do it myself, but that requires me doing it myself. Any other thoughts?
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just wondering....might be something to think about in the near future.. thanks in advance
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I need help on figureing out what's wrong with my car. I have a 75 280z all stock. The car started to act up yesterday after work. The car started to do a bit like the movies when the car starts to runs out of gas. The car is fine at idles but when I push on the gas it chokes and wants to just die out. Can anyone help Thanks!!!!!
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Anyone bought or sold one lately? Car doesn't run, so basically unknown condition with 150,000 miles. steve77
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Hello. I just purchased my first Z, a 1978 280Z 5sp. I'm thrilled to be driving it. I have been reading various posts on this site, and have come to a conclusion that I will upgrade my front brakes to the toyota 4x4 caliper setup in the future. So I decided that I should first upgrade the brake MC to the bigger bore 15/16" size from the Early 280ZX and bleed the fluids. My question is, Would anybody care to comment on buying a "Remufactured" Master cylinder whereas to buying a new one? If anyone has any suggestions or has installed "reman" Brake cylinders on their Z's, which remanufacturer brand would you recommend? thanks.
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I've recently pulled apart my rear suspension. And was going to replace my rear bearings, since I bought them a couple of years ago, and never installed them. Problem is, I can't get the ^#%$^ nut off. I notice that Nissan smashes it into the threads, and so it seems that you need to use a nut breaker, and just break the nut. Then buy a new one, and smash it back in. Is this how to do it? Please help.... How has anyone else done it? -- Chris :disappoin
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Has anyone looked into A jag rear end ? I had A buddy over talking about doing A disc set up on the rear of my Z. He asked if I had looked into the jag irs rearend. After looking this over I think this may be the ticket. With the v-8 going in this will hold the HP. and look @ where the brakes are at.
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Suspension rebuild complete!:classic: WOW what a difference!!! Its a 72 and now I "feel" the need for a rear bar. I don't want it to stiff so I'm always oversteering. What are your suggestions? How do the rear aftermarkets mount? From what I see they mount "backwards" She now has Eibach's ,Tokico non's, and poly bushings. I like to drive her hard on the twisties (3rd gear at 60mph) and feel the tail lifting on the inside a bit.
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I have a question for Late model Z owners, I have purchased 1983 280ZX in April and after taking the car to ALTZ I was quoted over $2500 to replace stock suspension with high performance equipment. I paid $1800 for the car and it does not make sense to spend this kind of money on the suspension. Can anyone give tips on how to replace componets by myself or suggest a reasonable mechanic to perform the work. I'm trying to keep the job around $800 for parts and labor, Thanks in advance
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does anyone know why the mustache bar mounting pins are tapered when the hole in the bush is parrallel { 260z }
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