Thecabtsmith

Thank you for replying. The last cartridges used these gland nuts, but they are an actual Nissan part. I think you are right. I am also missing the bump stops on the fronts. Makes me think thats why the old struts went bad. I will contact Tokiko tomorrow to see if I am missing hardware.

Well I purchased my 71 240 about 2 weeks ago. It had been sitting and I knew it needed work. First priority was making sure the suspension was up to snuff. By the time I got home that was answered. I purchased the Tokico Illumina shock/spring set(ilk252) from jdmwerks. I was able to get the gland nut off the strut housing and the old, blown assembly was removed. For reference my gland nut is round and not a hex. (dont know if it matters...) the build date of the z is 3/70. When I put the new shock in the housing (#3015) and screwed on the old gland nut (now other hardware came with kit) the shock was not secure. There was about 1/16 of an inch in play up and down and it was sloppy in the tube. I had no o ring or anything between the shi=cok and the gland nut. Is there something that is supposed to keep it centered? Also the gland nut was very tight on the old shock. My new tokicos are tapered at the top leaving the assembly sloppy. At this point I cant tell if I am missing parts that allow this to work properly or if I have the wrong parts. The numbers match the parts list so I dont think that is the issue. I have tried serching different threads for help. There is alot of knowledge out there but I could not find this issue. Thank you so much.