I have disassembled my 240's front suspension in order to replace ball joints, bearings, and bushings and to bead blast and paint each component. Does anyone have any knowledge of what color each component should be painted? I am not looking for a 100% historically correct job. Just one that looks good and makes since. I was thinking this:

rotors - black (high temp)

calipers - these will be new so maybe just spray with clear to protect

control arms - black (maybe Eastwood's Chassis Black)

sway bar and hoop brackets - Chassis Black

compression rods - Chassis Black

ball joints - new so clear, same as calipers

dust shields - Chassis Black

strut housings - Chassis Black

springs - Chassis Black

crossmember - Chassis Black. Currently, this is the color of the car (orange) but the car has been repainted 4-5 times so who knows.

Any advice/feedback would be helpful.

Black seems to be the color, I went black on everything, including the calipers.

Here is a pic of what the guy I bought my Z from painted it. Black with blue springs and silver rods and sway bar. I'm not sure why he picked what he did but I think it looks cool. Sorry about the blurriness I took this photo long ago...

John

Paint it all black. Cheaper that way.

Looks good. Does the color of the car match the blue springs?

I powdercoated everything and I am glad I did. I can see that any color I had chosen would have shown the grime pretty quickly after reassembly.