Suspension & Steering
Post your questions and answers about these major components of the Zcar and anything related.
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I replaced the rear wheel bearings but am not satisfied with the results. I'm guessing it might be operator error... Before assembly I did a visual check on the bearing mount surfaces and verified that the axle bearing was well seated on the shaft prior to assembly. I tightened axle nuts down to spec, (200 ft-lbs), but both axles feel a bit "stiff" and do not rotate that freely. My manual gives a axle-nut torque spec of 181 to 239 ft-lbs, but also gives a "preload" spec of 3.9 in-lb. I'm assuming this 3.9 in-lb is the maximum rotational resistance? Torque required to (slowly) rotate the hub is at the upper limit of about 4 in-lbs, but feels too stiff to me. I packed…
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:ermm:Can someone tell me,Springs are color coded and location is rf(right front) is that when your seating in the car or standing in front. Thanks steve72z
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i discovered that when the suspension of the car is weighted, that the front sway bar is resting on the oil pump mount bolt. (Its an MSA bar) has anyone ever had this problem? did they send the wrong bar? i was thinking of machining a spacer to go between the mount bracket and the frame, or possibly "scalloping" the bar slightly for clearance. i plan on calling MSA tomorrow..
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Tokico illumina Nissan motorsport coils springs Urethane bushings chaged all the way in the front Black dragon front sway bar Quick knuckle steering Toyo SPT 195/60/14 Here's the situation.. When I accelerate to take a freeway ramp, the front end starts to shake as soon as the builts speed.. I can feel vibration in the sterring wheel.. Front alignement is ok.. Any idea what could it be??? I'm planning to install soon my rear sway bar, maybe it will solve the problem???
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I bought a 1977 280z this spring. drove it stock all summer and love it. however winter in milwaukee is coming and if i cant drive it i might as well upgrade it. looking to do struts, header, exhaust, and clutch. the car is going to be driven on the street primarily however i would like to attend a few scca events here in milwaukee next summer. I understand comfort may have to succomb to performance so basically im looking for a good middle of the road. tokicos sound like the way to go for struts but are the illuminas worth the extra money over the blues. how is the pacesetter exhaust, it seems to be the most common i see. also can any body tell me what early styl…
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I am replacing the struts in my 240Z I got some strut boots for a 280Z that I am lookinh to use on the 240. I also obtained some bump stops. Is the idea of using the bump stop + the 280Z bump stop over-kill ? See attached jpeg... zdisease, Jay
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Does anyone sell an OEM-style (non-poly) bushing kit, or must they be ordered individually from Nissan? I'm going to have to re-bush the '72 someday soon. I was considering going with poly bushings, but I do not really need them for performance purposes, and I hear more complaints (usually about noise) than praises from daily driver type owners. So, I'm leaning more towards OEM or stock-type replacements. Any suggestions for where to get them? Thanks!
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I need the advise of the forum's suspension experts to solve a driveshaft yoke/sway bar interference problem and high rear ride height problem. Perhaps the issues are interconnected. Background info follows. Vehicle: Early '74 260Z Sway Bars: Quickor, 1 1/8" front, 7/8" rear Struts: Bilstein (early '80's series) Springs: Stage 1 Euro, 54010-N3500 front, 55020-N3501 rear Differential: R180 LSD Per two forum members, stock ride height is 26 1/2" - 26 5/8" front and 25 5/8" - 25 3/4" rear, as measured from road to wheel well side of fender arch. The shop measured 26 7/8" front and 28 3/8" rear on my car. A few bits, like bumpers, spare tire and most of the interior…
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I just purchased some Eibach Progressive Springs for my 76 280z and I was wondering if anyone had any input as to which struts have worked well in the past with these springs? My dad bought the KYB gas shocks a couple months ago, still in the box for now. What I'm looking for is performance, not necesarrily comfort since the roads aren't too bad around here during the summer months when I'll be driving it. Thanks for your feedback.
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Hello All, I got to working on th 74.5 260 2+2 I got a few months ago. I decided I needed to replace the springs and struts. So I bought he poly bushing set from black dragon and went to town. To my horror several of the bolts holding on things like the transvers link and even one of the half shafts were only finger tight. GOOD THING I Broke it down when I did and stopped driving it! My questions is this. Is her any reason I shouldn't use the locktite on all of the stationary bolts when remounting them? I am actually hopping to be done today or tomorrow. Thanks, Nick
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Greetings all. During a trans oil change earlier this week, with RL MT-90, and while the car was up on the lift, I noticed that almost every suspension bushing is either very old and cracked or entirely missing on my 2/71. This explains the clunking. My question is- for someone with above-average general mechanical skill, but almost zero specific Z-related skills, how difficult is it to change out the suspension bushings? My Dad always had the biggest tool-bench out of anybody I knew growing up, and he passed down his good hands, attention to detail, and mechanical aptitude to me, as well as his massive tool set. I've always worked on the electrical system of my Z, as…
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Installed Eibach progressive rate springs and Tokico HP strut cartridges in the rear suspension last weekend. With the struts out, I painted the undercoated wheel wells with Rustoleum silver metallic, followed by a coat of clear before reinstalling the suspension components. Also almost completed the headlight harness upgrade while waiting for the paint to dry on Saturday. Since most of my rubber suspension bushings still look good, I decided not to switch them out with poly at this time. I’ll see how it “feelsâ€� before making that decision. I can always do that during the rainy season, if required. The front struts are out of the car and the larger front sw…
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