Suspension & Steering
Post your questions and answers about these major components of the Zcar and anything related.
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It took awhile, but I finally finished the rear suspension rebuild on my '73 240Z. I found the hardest part to be cutting out the old outer bushings on the transverse links. :lick: I used an air powered body saw to cut the old shells, but it took quite a bit of hammer & chisel work to persuade the old shells to come out. The right spindle pin came out with just a bit of persuasion with a brass punch & hammer. The left side was rusted together pretty good. I ended up taking the strut assembly & transverse link to an alignment shop and they were able to use a press to separate the two. Once I had everything apart, I spent a few weeks cleaning all the pi…
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can any shop of any kind have these housings threaded for coil over uses?
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Does someone have a source for spacers for the 240Z axles? Thanks Rolf
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Hi ALL! The left side portion of the chassis where the FRONT Stabilizer bar Mounting clamp is bolted to just sheared right off (BAD rust!). In about 18 hrs. i`l have a body man weld in some new metal so i can attach the left side of the swaybar. Is it as simple as just welding the piece of metal on properly(correct orientation, etc..) then attaching the Stabilizer bar? The FSM mentions "installing the Stabilizer bar correctly so that the position painted in white is in the position in fig. FA-12". That white paint doesnt exist on my Stabilizer bar anymore. Whats the lowdown on that painted white mark anyway? Is it just to insure that the Stabilizer …
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On the weekend one of our Z racers had a fairly new urethane coupler fail on a hill climb track. Essentially it split and half the donut between 2 of the 4 holes fell out. Has anyone else had this type of failure? The only warning was that the scrutineer reported some play in the steering prior to the event but not enough to disallow the car to compete. A possible explanation could be previously spilt brake fluid but this is unlikely. Are aluminium bilet couplers an answer and does anyone make them? Several members of the WA Z Register present on the day are considering reverting to the standard rubber coupler but I am not really keen on soggy steering.
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Anyone heard or have any experience with them? I can't find any info on them to save my life, and I've checked google, MSN, yahoo, AV, all the major search engines. The only things I've come up with is a Spitfire Sway Bar and an RX7 sway bar F/S on ebay. When I bought my Z it included a box that said Turn Six Sway Bars on it, along with a new yellow rear sway bar already installed. Trying to see if these were/are any good or if it should be taken out and replaced. It seems to really help with body roll, though my only other experience driving another Z other than mine was 3-4 years ago in a 280Z, I have a 240Z...Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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I am working on one of my '71 240's and want to replace the steering rack with a rebuilt unit. I have searched the posts for recommended vendors and found a reference to MSA from 2007, but they appear not to have them, at least not on their web pages. I found this on the web: http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/shop_parts/steering_rack/nissan/240z.html Anyone have any input or other suggestions? Thank you in advance. -Bill-
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OK, before everyone get's uptight thinking I am going with this let me say NO I am not putting this in my 72 Z. I had always thought I would like a Jag IRS for my 73 240Z when I did the V-8 swap. So awhile back I picked up a 85 Jag XJ6 on E-bay for near nothing. Well I just got around to pulling it today. OMG I LOVE IT!!!!! It's just way to cool for me ta hide under a car. So I am going to use it in an open wheel 37 chevy pickup that I have been saving parts up for. Anyway, I did want to show it off alittle and let you all see just what its about. I do think it would be a real easy swap into a Z if you wanted.
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I do not have this little cap on my z.. can anyone tell me what this is for and is it important? it looks like it might have been there before by markings left..
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Hi all! As far as torquing the FRONT transverse link (suspension arm), i realize it is supposed to be fully torqued only after the car has been set down on the ground with the weight of 2 people.(I finally found our old 240Z FSM by the way). The FSM says "tighten the transverse link mounting bolt temporarily, and finally tighten to the rated tightening torque with the vehicle loaded with the standard load(2 passengers)." Question #1- I assume temporarily tightening the mounting bolt when the wheels are still off the ground is like just a snug fit tightening? I myself just put in the bolt and put the nut on just a few turns (i might as well n…
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I was replacing my rear inner control arm bushings this past weekend. When I jacked up the car and dropped the control arms, the spring fell free from the perch and sat in the lower strut spring base (could move about a half inch up and down freely. I am not too worried about this condition, but I was wondering if the spring should sit on some rubber cushions or something. Is the upper mount rubber? I know the bottom is metal base to spring coil. Just curious. I checked the Black dragon site as they have a nice schematic of the rear suspension. I did not see anything for the springs to sit on. Just a curiosity.
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what goes bad on a shock is it the o rings cuz i can replace the o rings is there something in there like oil or something that evaporates
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