as far as springs go, usually more coils equal weaker spring

H3hrY, where did you get those XXR, in Europe or did you have to import them?

Hey, I imported them from the states, it´s hard to get an offset of 0 here. There is a guy in Holland who does the paperwork for the imports, but I am pleased with the results of those rimms

Just remember that a strut SLOWS the action of the spring (so you don't bounce down the road) The Springs determine how much load each corner will take. stiffer springs in front will handle the weight of the motor in front.

The longer struts in rear will slow the "Squat" of the rear when you launch the car.

Wrench in one hand and beer in the other = do it again.

Beautiful car by the way.

Dave

Yea, its already arranged for this coming sunday, they will be switched!

And thx Dave for the comment, I´m probably the only Z owner in Belgium (I suppose), and am proud of it. Love that car

edit: @ 240ZGL, nice car man! I noticed you have the same colour like mine. What is your color code ? the guy I bought it from claimed : Datsun Red 526 or 531

Edited February 1, 201114 yr by H3nrY

Hey, I imported them from the states, it´s hard to get an offset of 0 here. There is a guy in Holland who does the paperwork for the imports, but I am pleased with the results of those rimms

Paper work and such doesen't scare me, it's more the shipping, a set of those will set you back $330 in shipping, almost the same as the rims, and then duty and sales tax, so before one know of it, you will have around $995 in to them.

Chris

Btw, you can get Rota's in Holland for €169 each

Paper work and such doesen't scare me, it's more the shipping, a set of those will set you back $330 in shipping, almost the same as the rims, and then duty and sales tax, so before one know of it, you will have around $995 in to them.

Chris

Btw, you can get Rota's in Holland for €169 each

Chris

I first went for Rota RB´s. but had to wait 9 months! for eventually to hear that they could not be ordered...(showoff imports nl)

I then did it via www.usa2ned.nl, its a dutch site, but basicly they order for you, you pay to them. I had to pay 420usd for the rimms, 135usd to get it to the the netherlands, 130 € for the tax/imports , and 40 for shipment to Belgium. In all it costed me 571 € to get it here. To get the RB´s from showoffimports , it was 590 €, and only 7inch wide

Edited February 1, 201114 yr by H3nrY

Do you have a photo of the car from behind, i like to see if the wheels stick out and i also like to kow how much clearance there is to the springs.

Chris

Do you have a photo of the car from behind, i like to see if the wheels stick out and i also like to kow how much clearance there is to the springs.

Chris

Great thanks, that was fast, for our roules here, they stick out to much, so zero offset on a 8 inch won't do for me.

Chris

Btw. i like you stay close to the stock diameter.

Edited February 1, 201114 yr by ChrisZ

Hi

We just went and changed the whole thing,it turned out better. The only problem now is that it rubs when turning hard in the front. The tire size is 205-55-16 , I might try to change the tires. or some small fender work.

Hi

We just went and changed the whole thing,it turned out better. The only problem now is that it rubs when turning hard in the front. The tire size is 205-55-16 , I might try to change the tires. or some small fender work.

Ware is the tire rubbing how wide is the rim and what off set? Your tire size is about the same dimensions as the original tires so rim with, and offset might not match original. Knowing this you can figure out what size tire you need, it just might need to be a little shorter or narrower to fit. Also this might helphttp://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Edited February 6, 201114 yr by ajmcforester
To remove picture out of quote

Those are 8" rims with a 0 offset so rubbing would be a slight problem.

Those are 8" rims with a 0 offset so rubbing would be a slight problem.

Correct, I might try 195 -55 -16 or 205 -45 -16 to try and sort it out. I see you also use 8" rimms, what are your front tires ?