Those struts I bought recently with the Tokicos were modified 280ZX struts.
They had adjustable threaded tubes welded on but the guy had cut and welded
the original spring seat to the collar so he could use the original springs.
If you did it this way but used the 510 collars then you could use the
original top spring seat and some king springs or similar. I can get those
tubes including the threaded two rings here for �16 a side (that's about
AU$44) plus postage. They are easy to fit too... I've already done two other
pairs for other people.
Eddie
England
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>
> Steve,
> I've had a few ideas about springs and coilovers,
> but I have'nt made up my mind yet. From what I've been told,
> Kings springs are the go, avoid Pedders. I'm going for about
> 2" lower or possibly more (but my house is surrounded by big
> speedhumps). I would really like to do coilovers, but this depends
> on my bank account at the time. Apparently there are 2 different
> diameters in the 280ZX struts and according to the American website.
> It is easier to get inserts for the 2" diameter ones apparently.
> These are the ones I have. You also have to remove the spring perch off
> the 510 struts and reweld them onto the 280ZX ones, this change is well
> documented. One guy on the web just slipped some unthreaded
> 2" ID pipe onto his 280ZX struts to set the perch height and had spares of
> differing lengths that he could slide on to change ride height. Sounds a
bit
> dodgey to me, but hell cheaper than threaded coil overs. Another guy just
> got
> some 2" exhaust clamp U bolts, removed the saddles from four of them and
> then
> used 2 each side of the car with straight-through bolts to set the ride
> height.
> This also sounds dodgey to me but I'm no suspension expert. Any way you
go,
> you just can't change the ride hide dramatically on a daily basis because
> you
> need to get the camber etc adjusted each time, necessitating a complete
> wheel
> alignment every time.
> Most popular inserts seem to be Koni's, KYB andTokico (Tokico Illumina 5
way
> adjustable inserts were found in a pair of 280ZX coil over converted
struts
> by [EMAIL PROTECTED]).
> Lowering the car apparently means the control arm mounting points
> on the engine crossmember may need to be lower. At what lowered height
> this becomes an issue, I don't know, but if you can get a hold of a
> 1969 510 crossmember, then those control arm pivot points are already
lower.
> There is an article I got off the web called;
>
> "280ZX BRAKES STOP YOUR 510 ON A DIME
> Four-wheel disk brake swap
> Article, photographs and drawings by Dean Sherman and Kelvin Dietz"
>
> but I can't remember where it came from. Another issue is the different
> camber angle of the 280ZX struts. I'm gonna try some 180B offset strut
> tops which might solve that. I am still going through the options so I'll
> keep you posted. Maybe some of the other listers might have some tips?
> Let me know how you go and what it cost if possible.
>
> Cheers,
> Rob
>
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