Suspension & Steering
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I thought I might share a few things I learned recently when replacing my bushings on my rear control arms. First, grease the hell out of all the bushings, inside and out and all the sleeves too. I learned the hardway. I had to remove my control arms twice as I forgot to grease the first time. I learned a trick to removing the spindle bushings on the outer control arm while making my swap from stock to urethane. The bushings are actually pretty easy to remove once you figure it out. I've attached some pictures to help describe what I did. I started by drilling the rubber to loosen it a little (I'm not sure if this really helped or not but it's what I did) next to th…
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I got the little pieces from MSA... now would anybody care to tell me how to replace the old ones? (on a '73)
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Looking for a little history lesson...I have a '73 240Z (I'm the recent second owner) built in Jan of 73. It has a 5 spd but I didn't think the the original owner had it modified. But then again, I didn't think any 240s had 5 spds. Anyway, my Haynes manual kind of indicates that some 240s came with 5 speeds. If that's the case, is there an easy way to find out if my car originally came with a 5 speed?
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Any ideas what would cause my '75 steering wheel to vibrate wildly when I go over bumps? The wheel itself has been changed and is a bit smaller than stock and seems to be a bit loose itself. I have not seen alot of wear on the wheels so I am thinking it could be the wheel itself is loose, maybe the gearbox. I dunno. Any thoughts?
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Hi All, Here are the Nissan part numbers for the euro spring sets. Stage I: 54010-E4107 240Z Spring / RF (101 lb/in)1 54010-E4106 240Z Spring / LF (101 lb/in)1 55020-E4201 240Z Spring / R (112 lb/in)2 Stage II : 54010-E8100 240Z Spring / RF (122 lb/in) 1 54010-E8101 240Z Spring / LF (122 lb/in) 1 55020-E8100 240Z Spring / R (140 lb/in) 2
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Just bought a 240z last week and am in the process of making it a bit more drivable. The shifter is ALL over the palce. Is there way to tighten it up? TIA Alex
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I heard bad stories about some Zs having stiff suspension and crack body and sheetmetal torn... Is it true? I know the car I want to buy was equipped before with a strut bar in front, but this one was removed by the previous onwer.. Would it be a good idea to put it back again? How bad can be a stiff suspension on on a non rusted car like mine?
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What is the stock ride height of a 240Z? My Z is 27" at the front wheel well fender lip and 26" at the back (measured through the center line of the wheel). I am not sure if this is due to spring sag in the back or the pressure of the new Tokico gas struts in the front. At any rate, I have totally redone the suspension sans springs. I have also just mounted 16x7 Panasports with Kuhmo 205/55/16's and in that 26" back wheel well they are perfect so I only want to lower the front 1" not the back. Any thoughts?
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I am updating the suspension of my 77 Z. My goal is to have a comfortable, well mannered, reasonably quiet ride. Firm but not harsh. This car will go cruising on the highway and go to the grocery store. It will not be raced. At present, it has the original springs and shocks. They are weak. I don't want the car lowered much. Maybe less than 1 inch, if necessary. What springs and shocks make sense here???
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Recently purchased a low mileage 77 280Z. It has low mi Michelin X 195 70 HR 14 tires all season tires on it. They hold the road well but seem noisy above 65 mph and seem to transmit a lot of road noise into the interior of the car. What modern tires are recommended/prefered for this car that give good performance but minimize the amount of road noise??? I prefer to stay close to the original size. Thanks.
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NISMO sells the following springs for the 240Z. What is the reason the RF & LF are different when the spring rates are the same? Stage I: 54010-E4107 240Z Spring / RF (101 lb/in) 1ea 54010-E4106 240Z Spring / LF (101 lb/in) 1ea 55020-E4201 240Z Spring / R (112 lb/in) 2ea Stage II : 54010-E8100 240Z Spring / RF (122 lb/in) 1ea 54010-E8101 240Z Spring / LF (122 lb/in) 1ea 55020-E8100 240Z Spring / R (140 lb/in) 2ea Dave...
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can soeone explain me how they work? I have Eibach springs on my Z, but I have'nt driven it yet, so is there a visual way to tell the diference or it by the seat of the pants feeling?
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