Mike W

So based on all the help from the forum, I managed to pull together all of the rubber parts that I needed for my front and rear suspension rebuild. (Late 74 260Z). It turns out that some of the parts are no longer available in rubber so I had to settle for poly in those cases, but for the most part you can still get the rubber. Rob at Gastoinian Nissan was very helpful and by far had the best prices as least based on those that I found. He also provided a pretty steep discount where he could, elimianted the handling charge, and brought the shipping charge down to something reasonable. Would definitely do business with him again. I am now in the midst of tearing down the rear end, where I am starting this project. I have both strut assemblies completely out of the car and torn down, including the removal of the spindle pins (Thank you Dave for selling me one of the spindle pin removers that you had. Would never attempt this again without one). My next step will be the removal of the spindle pin bushings, which I understand will be a chore, but I have lots of time to get this completed so I am not too worried about getting it done. However, a few questions have surfaced. My car has the larger (ie taller) strut mount insulators and they are not available from Nissan any longer. It was recommended that I use the ones for the front but these are 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch shorter and I'd prefer not to lower my car by that amount. Has anyone ever done this with the shorter mounts? Also does anyone know of any for sale (other than MSA where they are > $200 each)? If not I will probably just use the old ones which still look to be in pretty good shape. Also, does anyoine have the part number for the strut boots for this car? Finally, I am planning to use ploy bump stops. I assume that these are installed on the strut rod in between the strut tube and the spring carriage which sits on top of the spring. Is this correct. That's about it for now. Will post progress as it moves ahead. Also have lots of pictures if anyone is interested. Also, I did compile a spread sheet of all of the parts necessary for this as well as comparable prices from a number of vendors so if anyone wants a copys of this, just send me a mail I will will send it off to you. Bear in mind that is is for a late model 260Z so some of this will not be applicable to the earlier 240's and 260's. Mike.

Thanks for the link to Buy Nissan Parts on line. I was not aware of this site. Going through a quick check of their prices as compared to Z Car Source, in general the Nissan site is about 1/2 of the price of Z Car. On top of that they have the entire set of bushings needed whereas the set from Z Car was missing a few which I believe was noted by another member. Based on everything I have read here so far in terms of bushings, I am planning toi use a combination of poly and rubber, which I believe will give me the best compromise of handling as well as ride / noise. I'm still trying to decide which type will go where so any inputs you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for all of the help. Mike.

Can someone tell me where I can purchase a full set of rubber bushings for a 75 260? I have found many of the poly sets but can't seem to locate the rubber ones. Thanks. Mike,