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alright, point taken. With this, what do you think of uncut ST springs? Are they decent in comparison to tokico, eibach, or MSA?

what's the website. I am searching yahoo and am coming up with nothing. its not suspensiontechniques.com either.

i can get some Suspension techniques springs for my 240, with 1.5 coils removed. What are the advantages and disadvantages of cutting ST springs? Will I be too low and will I need to mess with steering? Will I be too stiff? Good idea or bad idea to use with stock struts? thanks for the help.

i found a really great chart that pretty much clears up any question. Also, it enlightened me as to another factor that I was not considering...whel size and tire diameter. I figured out that my speedometer is off pretty hardcore too. anyways, the chart is here: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Boulevard/6117/datsuntransmittionratios.html this chart should help answer what combonation is best for what application as well. my opinion: street: late 5 speed with 3.54 or 3.90's for a little more flare autox: early 5 speed with 4.11 r160 LSD out of suburu quarter mile:early 5 speed(the better you shift, the higher the ratio in back) topend:Late 5 speed with 3.36 r180 just my opinion

the forest greenish color looks awesome in my opinion, you rarely see z's in it, and its not to flashy, although out of the ordinary. It may just be me, but why so few dark green ones?(i'm colorblind...is it actually a crappy color?)

I am still confused. We have the same rear end, and he has an l24, I have an l28. Technically, the speed should be the same at the same rpm, as long as we have the same tranny. I have a 5 speed, he has a 4. I thought that a 5 speed made for longer gears, not shorter. Am I wrong? thanks

i have recently been looking at http://www.geocities.com/zgarage2001/ratios.gif trying to decide which ratio I should change my 3.36's to in my 240z. I have a 280a 5speed tranny right now. I am confused, because the website says that I should have longer gears than the 4 speed, meaning that I should be able to hit a higher speed in each gear. My buddy with an l24 and stock 4 speed can hit a cool 60+ in second. I can only hit around 48 - 49 in second. I definately have an r180 and I am almost sure its 3.36. It makes no sense to me why this is the way it is. Any advice? Am I misreading? I have a 3.90 r200 in my garage that is super clean. How does this match up to the early 5 speed? thanks