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Just out of curiosity, Heavy 85, what wheels and tires are you running? Size, offset, etc. I still run with 7 inch rims and run 225/45/15 tires. I'm sure to go to the next level, I would have to flare fenders and go with much wider stance and tires. Any info would be appreciated.

You hit it on the head Jon. His strut was sectioned too much !! Had he sectioned it 2" taller and used a spacer, no problem. Since his strut was sectioned too much, he couldn't use a spacer with that shock. I sectioned my struts (rear) to fit the Tokico 3015 BZ shock (at the advice of Ground Control) which has a stroke of a little over 7 inches. Now that I am running this car exclusively on the track, I would like to go to Koni or some other adjustable shock. However, when mounting a Koni 8610 1437 Race shock in the same strut, it requires a spacer. Using a spacer is no problem but at the height of the strut, the Koni has very little droop. I would like to have a taller strut and use a taller spacer. This would give me more droop. I don't need much more, but it would be nice. The Koni has a 6 inch stroke. Bottom line, if I had it to do over,I would use more calculations before sectioning. This would insure that I would have sufficient bounce and droop. Now I have way more bounce than I need and barely any droop. I run Konis on the front and Tokico 3015 BZ on the rear. I would like to do an altogether re-do. Any ideas for sources for shocks, struts, etc would be appreciated. I have read this and many other forums and most guys are street drivers or autocrossers. I run only on the track. Any ideas where I can acquire a set of struts ? Seriously. Thanks for all your time. Jim

I'll try again. Ideally, at ride height, you want the shock to be extended enough to accommodate the bounce you expect with the springs you have, and enough droop to handle the same. In other words, let's say you have the shock equally centered with 3 inches of compression and 3 inches of droop, for example. Using this example, imagine now we section the strut even more, say another inch and reduce the spacer by that same inch. We now have 4 inches of compression with 2 inches of droop all else being the same. The issue of spacers is only to properly mount the shock. the size of the spacer depends on the length of the shock body and the length of the strut tube. Is that any clearer ???

Missed my point Jon. The amount of droop is determined by the height of the the strut tube where the gland nut attaches. It is assumed that you will use spacers to appropriately fasten the insert no mnatter how long or short you make the tube. If you shorten the tube too much, you will have more bounce than droop and if you are not careful with these short stroked shocks, you can run out of stroke in the droop direction. I respect your knowledge, I think I just didn't say it properly.

The Koni 8610 1437 Race inserts have a stroke of 6 inches. If you have sectioned your tubes and lowered the car, chances are that you have no droop in the rear. The Tokico 3015 has the same issue if used on a sectioned strut. Be carefull before sectioning as, if some day you want to go Koni all around, No droop may be an issue. Ask me how I know.

Is it the same as a 240 ? Probably is and if it is, I have one.

Thanks Litman. I found a set and if they are not what I need, I will give you a PM. I appreciate it.

Need a set of stub axles and companion flanges for a 280 Z. These are the axles at the wheel not the side axles at the diff. I need them to be in pretty decent shape.

Looking for a "trap door" oil pan for an L28. Must be in very good condition. E mail me at Jim.Kucholtz@gmail.com

I have a R-200 3:90 open and a 4:11 R-200 with a Quaife unit. Willing to part with either or both.

Hey Jon, how stiff a spring will the 8610-1437 handle and what other options are available for stiff sprung cars ?

Looking for ring and pinion for an R-200 that is lower than 4:11. Would like to havemore acceleration in my track car. Jim.kucholtz@gmail.com

Thanks, the brakes are on order now so I am excited to step up. I appreciate the feedback/ Jim

I have done some searching and found some old threads, but before I spend the big bucks, can someone confirm to me that the Arizona Z Wilwood front brakes will fit under Konig Rewind 15 inch wheels? Thanks a lot. Jim

It is my understanding that the R-200 with 4.11 gears was only in the 85 and 86 200sx Turbo. Hey 240Z and J.Soulieau, I'm waiting on responses from both of you.