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The axles are machined wrong again and continue to bind in the upright housing. I’m done and asking for a full refund. DSS has no idea what they are doing with Datsuns. Absolutely do not buy the this product. Starting over again. What a bummer. Jim

Thanks so much Richard. It’s worth a try I guess. I will contact DSS and see if they have any interest in making this right. If they do, I’ll contact you with the information. Again, thanks for going above and beyond to help me out. Jim

The axles are machined wrong again and continue to bind in the upright housing. I’m done and asking for a full refund. DSS has no idea what they are doing with Datsuns. Absolutely do not buy the this product. Starting over again. What a bummer. Jim

Yep, sadly even Lee who I thought was in my corner screwed me too. I hope and pray these work or I’m going to start from scratch.

fantastic work.... get her fired up for spring.

Well I finally got my parts back today..... I will know this weekend if they actually fit this time. Drive shaft shop said they would pre-assemble everything to minimize my time getting my car back together...... but they didn’t! They only managed to press in the wheel studs half ass crooked so I have something more to fix aside from pressing on the bearings for a third time. Buyer beware- drive shaft shop is one of the worst experiences I’ve had in a very long time. Jim

Well I finally got my parts back today..... I will know this weekend if they actually fit this time. Drive shaft shop said they would pre-assemble everything to minimize my time getting my car back together...... but they didn’t! They only managed to press in the wheel studs half ass crooked so I have something more to fix aside from pressing on the bearings for a third time. Buyer beware- drive shaft shop is one of the worst experiences I’ve had in a very long time. Jim

Thanks Richard. At this point I just need them to get started in the latest "fix". I'll keep you posted. Jim

It's been over 2 months since I started my axle swap...... DSS has been closed since the Friday before Christmas and according to UPS tracking no one was around to accept my shipment the Wednesday through Friday before they closed. My parts are sitting in some ups holding bin waiting for DSS to return and hopefully, after 4 trys, get these stub axles right and sent to me so I can put my car back together and aligned. No doubt I will miss my upcoming race in January based on past experiences and current time lines. Frustrating to say the least. Jim

Well....... Lee at DSS is coming through for me. per his request, I'm sending the stub axles back along with my OEM 240Z stub axle. He wants to make this right, so they are going to custom machine stub axles for me based off of the specs of my OEM's. As frustrating as this has been, I have to give Lee props for trying to make it right in the end. Ill post up how this all turns out. Jim

Well....... Lee at DSS is coming through for me. per his request, I'm sending the stub axles back along with my OEM 240Z stub axle. He wants to make this right, so they are going to custom machine stub axles for me based off of the specs of my OEM's. As frustrating as this has been, I have to give Lee props for trying to make it right in the end. Ill post up how this all turns out. Jim

Thanks Richard. At this point I'm a beta tester for DSS. got the updated spacers today and it still doesn't work. The flange is 3 mm to tall that butts up to the housing and binds when bolted together. I've sent out another email with more pics and I'm waiting for a reply. Sadly I'm too deep into this to turn back so I'm stuck right now.

Thanks phantom.

Unbelievably DSS claims they don't make any such spacer (I've sent them photos of everything per their request) even though they sent it to me....... Lee at DSS is really trying hard to fix the multitude of problems so for that I'm thankful. The problem is this, according to DSS "someone gave DSS a 240Z stub axle to work with as a measured template for their upgraded one..... Unfortunately it wasn't a from a 240Z but most likely a 510 and the upgraded stub axle will not work on a 240 now. DSS has taken all of the measurements necessary off of a legit 240 stub axle and is machining a "special custom" spacer/stand off for the bearing to seat against so the whole assembly can be bolted back together with proper clearance and alignment for everything involved." While I am again thankful for Lee, DSS as a company has not done jack squat to compensate me for time wrenching, sourcing and purchasing new hardware, and basically coming up with a fix for their very unusable yet expensive "all hardware included bolt on product". Is it just me or do I have a right to be a little miffed at all this? Hopefully I get all of the parts sent soon so I can get car back together and aligned. Jim

Hey Richard..... Glad you finally got around to your build log. nice work!

In the process of changing out my axles and LCA's I realized I was getting some tire rub where I had cut the body for flares...... I'm running 275 45 17 soon in the rear and they are .5 taller so I busted out the cut off wheel and gained an extra 1/2 inch net with taller rubber. Clearance should not be a problem even when running hard, but I won't know for sure until it's all back together. On a side note, Drive shaft shop strikes again with sending me the wrong parts...... There is a steel spacer that sit between the outer bearing and wheel flange to keep the proper spacing of the bearing and stub axle in the upright/housing, AND THEY SENT ME THE WRONG ONE! They offer no instructions with their kit so I wasn't even aware I needed to use a spacer until I tried to bolt it all together and the wheel was totally bound up when torqued to speck.... I will never work with these guys again. Jim

Dang..... that's a lot of motor for that car. Don't twist her up.... nice work. Jim

stub axle eye candy

DSS provides extra long apr studs with the stub axles. I got those pressed in today and will get my stub axles mounted with new bearings this week. Thread pitch is different than stock 1.5 vs 1.25 but the studs are required to press in properly...... I had a set of OEM studs but the 300 m allow is so strong the OEM studs pressed in but just spun in place....... I will have to run different lug nuts front and rear until I upgrade the fronts to match..... very stout product but so far not even close to a "bolt in" solution. My .02

New and proper stub axles arrived and are sitting on my bench. Just need to find some time to put it all back together. On a side note, I cut up my back fenders an additional 3/4 inch for better tire diameter clearance when I jump to the 275 45 17. When I pulled everything apart, I realized I had some tire rub under race conditions with the 255's and the new rubber will be 1/4 taller. Just figured I would cut and seal them up while I had the extra room.

Nice Z. GLWS. Priced very well and should move quick.

NA LS is lighter than 2jz and typically has a more neutral weight distribution. Both options will be a blast to drive. My LS swap was pretty easy and I have more than enough power to weight for my use of track and autoX as well as the occasional sprint to work or in the mountains when I get a wild hair. I've had turbos on other cars (350Z) and it was kind of finicky with tune/boost/etc but it was stupid fast..... 2jz motors are bullet proof and freakishly fast as well. Crunch the numbers and check your skills with turning wrenches and pick the "best" option to suit your needs. Most of all, have fun Jim

A little more specific question would help...... but basically you need a hot a ground and a keyed ignition hot to get the motor running. Your body and gauges still power up through getting a hot through your fuse block. You will need a new tach and speedo and/or adapter. Other gauges will work with the proper sending units. You won't need some of the wiring like secondary O2 sensors...... not sure I'm helping but again some specifics to your questions would help. My experience was using a plug and play harness through wirrring specialties so what to use and eliminate was already done......

nice work......

No..... Not unless you machine the adapter and that's really hard with the stepped lip.