Will S

Sorry, forgot to mention that! Its a 1975 280.

Looking to replace driver's side rear strut housing. Was replacing the shocks and noticed that the strut gland nut threads are toast (previous owner had welded nut on to hide the issue). Open to stock/used replacement, just the drivers side or the pair, or all four, aftermarket/coilover conversions. Located in Boston, hoping for something within a few hours to pick up. edit to add: its a 1975 280z. Thanks, Will

Just to follow up here: I've finished with the front of the car, went with poly bushings everywhere except the control arm to subframe, and the rear of the T/C rod (to reduce bending stress). And kept the stock springs on for now. Planning on doing the same in the rear, and then doing springs. So far, ride quality is much improved, less rattles and jolts, and the car seems more stable and less vague. Thanks for the tip Steve, it looks like a lot of people have been using those. I'm a bit concerned about the spring rates - if you cut the front ones shorter than the rear to get the correct ride height, then the front springs will be more stiff. Stock springs and most upgrade sets have the rears about 20% stiffer. I don't know enough about handling to know if that is important or not.

Hi Dave, thanks for the input. The current ride is pretty soft and vague, I assume that stock in good condition is better, but that I would be comfortable with something more firm for a bit more performance. I decided to replace the shocks with KYB GR2s, and I'm going to keep the stock springs for now, as those won't be too difficult to swap out later if I want.

I'm looking to replace the stock springs and shocks in my 280z, but want to retain stock ride height and maintain some comfort for long drives on bad roads in the northeast, and have slightly sharper handling. I want to be able to do 3-5 hours on highway and back roads without too much discomfort. And keep ride height around stock, a bit higher or lower is fine. I'm also starting to replacing all of the bushings, most with urethane (cheaper than rubber, although maybe rubber would be better for my use), and running stock tire size (185/70R14). From reading around, it looks like the KYB GR-2 shocks would give me what I want, and that something like the Tokico HP or Illuminas is more aggressive, although I like the idea of having some adjustability (set it soft for long drives, but able to change for a firmer ride for more spirited driving). Any other shocks to consider? I also can't find much information on spring options that don't lower the car, and are slightly more aggressive? Something like the Euro Spec springs? But those seem impossible to find now. Any recommendations here? I think the stock spring rate is ~100 lb/in front, and 130 lb/in rear. Thanks