BuDavid

I know that this subject is here many times, I did the search, but I need a simple and clea answer, what are the advantages/disadvantages of Urethane bushings over the rubber ones? is the bushing kit from VB good to buy? coz shipping from them is easier than MSA for me.. thanx

yeah, as if I heared something new now;) anyway, thanks for the support, but I guess I'll end up with a screw driver in my head:) I dont care, I'm buying the new springs+shox! and the damn radiator will take his place under the hood! this car will run 20 more years! thanx people;)

I guess I have the ghost of bad luck following me:( only if I knew how to kill him!! I just decided to make the future step for my 280Z and buy ST springs+KYB's GR-2, I'm just waiting for selling my 300ZX (hopefully after tomorrow):stupid: BUT! I took the car to allign the wheels and this bad luck ghost braught me a new present! CNTROL ARM BUSHING NEED TO BE REPLACED, well after I replaced the comp. rod bushing! and I found out that the steering rack boot that I replaced 3 mounths ago is torn!!?? damn! this is called bad quality spare parts! and more to come when I saw the drain plug of the radiator broken and the threaded part is still inside and didn't want to f**k off to be replaced.. but after a good onservation, the damn radiator needs to be changed soon!!!:dead: I'm starting to lose faith in this car! I'm treating it so good, I drive it once a week or less and all this $^!# fall on my head !! I dont know what radiator shall I buy?? since we have a real hot weather here, it reaches 48-50C so often in the summer! and I use a thermostat with 80C! what a headache!

I'm riding on SUMITOMO 225/60's, I choosed that size for the exact fit width by the closest original hight, 205's are si thin according to me and if they are by 60 they'll be lowe and stiffer than the 225/60. and you'll spin the wheel more if the radius is smaller which (may) give a bad reading on your speedometer! (not definately sure about the last part ok, dont attack me:))

beandip! that white color tip sound great, but unfortunatelly I have all of my gagues back in thier places:( I would definitely paint them if I knew that! but they wont glow more than the speedo meter gague and the tach.? it might be a bigger job then;)

but for an overseas buyer it doesn't seem so good from the way of payment and delivery.. I just need them to be delivered to NY though.. I can order ST springs but I read that they are very stiff.. on the other hand there are to tokicos springs which are also stiff.. were Eibach's springs available in older stocks? coz I found some of them on some websites with the part number 6303.140.. or I just should go for 240Z's springs and it could lower the car more than 1"?

well I did a sweet search for spare parts, I found out that a 280Z's Eibach springs have the part #6303-140 which can't be found in the official Eibach's wesite, is it possible that they are not making any of them anymore? I found it on this link: http://www.sdpc2000.com/appguide_eib.asp?theyear=1978&themake=NISSAN&themodel=280Z

hey people, anybody home?? Eibach's are only for 240's or there is someone who had them for 280's? coz I really don't c them sold for 1975-1978 280Z..

I would say, be more carefull not to lose the papers of those mud guards! those stuff make many people happy when they see them, it would look even better when u keep them wrapping the mud guards! cheerz

I'm planning to buy new spring set for my 1977 280Z as many people recomended, I searched for them on VB, I noticed that they are available only for 240Z, part number at VB 87-900 for Eibach on the other hand, Suspension Techniques have for 280Z on VB with part number 87-801.. on shox.com they have eibach springs for 240Z only, and when I search for 280Z it shows 280Z all trims from 79-83!? they mean ZX don't they? from where do 280Z cars owners have Eibach springs? or they just fit a 240Z spring set on thier cars? coz if it was supposed to loer the car by 1" on a 240, it will lower a 280Z a bit more and might handle differently..am I right? thanx

on my friends 280Z they were the same, maybe Nissan fixed that difference in later Z cars;) (joke)! or one of them is not original? coz they can get cracked sometimes, that friend had both cracked at the bended area! the ones I saw were similar to the one on the right (both) but maybe they should be like yours, who knows!? I don't:) anyway, good luck..

thanx jackboxxx.. I'll go for the combination.. bye

Bill, from your post, I understood that you are sure from that you short circuited the wire that is connecting the sensor to the gague.. I had the same problem, my gague was dead, I had a new sensor in my hand and wasn't sure that it is a sensor fault, I short circuited the wire to the flange mounting, it didn't work.. then gues what, I did it again but I scratched the tip of the wire harder to the flange and the gague showed a full scale reading! make sure that u are connecting the wire to the body (or better to the (-) of the battery).. there is a way that u can know if your cable (at least the part under the hood which u can see) is ok by penetrating a needle into the insulation of the wire and connect it to the (-) of the battery! if u get a reading then the part after is bad.. in worse case if u have to remove the gague, well, good be with u, coz both ways are hard, I did it through the glove box on my 280Z, well, I needed to remove the front panel and it wasn't that easy for me coz u might meet jammed screws or hardly tightened ones.. maybe to do it by removing the heater or what ever way it is is better, maybe more parts to remove, but at least safer for you parts.. be very carefull with the old parts pal.. ugood luck.

as per my short experience, guys on www.hybridz.org are good at it (I dont mean that our guys are not good) but people here are mostly a "classiczcars" fans.. I hope that u get the answer soon.. cheerz

oh Palmer, this is a new sleeve that the dealer claimed that all datsuns have, it is "about" 2" long.. is it the same length you were mentioning by "exactly 2 inches"?? will it make a big problem to have it like this if it is shorter?

in the attached pictures is my left hand comp. rod with the new bushing on the right and the right hand comp. rod with the old bushing on the left, look how did that sinner make the assembly! on pic2 the sleeves that have 46mm and 33mm which I assume wrong for both refering to Palmer's post about the length being 2 inches=>51mm! pic3 shows the sleeve with one bushing rubber and see how short it is! it'll hide if I insert the second one almost at the middle of it! so what do u think of those people guys!

I guess many things ca cause same kind of $^!#, did u check for vaccume leaks? is your AFM original or from some other car? I hope that you'll solve it soon.. sorry if the tip won't help..

I wouldnt waste an old box to make it so ugly like that!

do they have the same stiffness as Eibach? I see many people here having eibach and seem satisfied..

there should be a gap, but not sure how big it should be, if you want just give me some time and I'll reply to u with a photo of mine (if possible) since the car is jacked for the comp. rod;) maybe your ball joint is not original??

time waster! he'll burn in hell for thatLOL

2 inches!!:dead: that is 50.8mm! oh $^!#, I found out that one side's sleeve has 46mm and on the other side is 33mm! I would kill the pre-owner of my car! I felt something wrong when I sat the sleeve hiding much inside the bushing! that explains it.. Palmer, thanks a lot..

so the result is silver eh, ok gentelmen, thanx alot guys... Springs people.. shall I go for originals or for lowering 1" from Eibach? as I mentioned b4, I need a nice smooth ride, not a racer.. thanx

Montezuma, man the Z32 is really tastless car, I rather ride a Z31, and why do u say that about the corvette? is it that bad?? I thaught that u guys like the too much there? on the other hand, the G35 is a bit too much $$ for me;) but thank u for the advise:) deadflo, if I had too much money I wouldnt look for a corvette 92 but a BMW M3 pal! besides, money is not everything in this life! we lived much better when there was not much money if u want the truth, beleave it or not.. those days weren't that far behind