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Very informative--thanks Jon! mister

Wow Scott, that is short... dog, I currently have MSA's short-shifter but want my original shifter cut down about the same. There is a head shop around the corner from me so I might ask if they can do it `cause I'd screw it up for sure.

Any machinists that have cut down the stock shifter and re-thread it to OEM specs? I've seen it on eBay once and would like to cut mine down, add brass bushings and use my original (`76 Fairlady) wood knob. Thanks, mister

Noice for a starter! Can't wait to see the progress... GL, mister

Ok you graphic artists, can someone please Photoshop MSA's GT stripes on my car in each of black and white so I can decide which I like best? Thanks, mister

I drive mine 25 miles a day round-trip to work plus going to lunch and any other reason I can get in the car--not good for grocery shopping (family of 4) though. I have three other vehicles for that. mister

I'm going for a pro street/autocross setup since its my daily driver. The nose goes where I point it now while the rear breaks loose but only takes a bit of over correction to bring it back straight--I'm half-way to a drifter right now (w/o using the e-brake :-Þ). Prior to this setup it did under-steer quite a bit under fast/hard cornering thru 60-180° turns. Maybe I should wait and re-evaluate after I tighten up the rack and replace all my rubber bushings. I guess roll is inversely proportionate to under-steer as I go in flat and come out flat--the stock set up was a boat compared to now. I pulled off new KYBs (no scratches) when I put the Tokico set on. Excuse my ignorance but can someone explain bump steer to me?

Well, it took quite a bit of weight (7-8.25 oz on a couple tires) but the tires are balanced and the little bit of driving I did do, it seemed to have helped; however, while they had the car on the lift we checked the tie rods and they appear to be ok but it was tough to tell as the whole rack moved in unison--the bushings are shot! I got a good look at the sway bars and end links and all but the end links are dry and hard so a new (complete) urethane bushing kit is in order. What are recommendations to help correct over-steer now that the strut bar, coupler and suspension all but eliminated the push (under-steer); do I go with a stiffer rear sway bar? Thanks for all the input, I feel a little better now. mister

Took a friend to lunch yesterday that said the same thing so I'll get them balanced and rotated and let you know--14" AR rims w/ Goodrich T/A Traction radials looked new (3-5k) when I bought the car and I'm brutal so that's got to be it to resolve the $1000. question. Thanks! mister

When I bought my Z ~4 mos ago it drove exceptionally smooth and straight most of the time but I would pick up vibrations and a little shimmy from the steering wheel on certain roads. I opted to install a urethane steering coupler, strut bar and new steering wheel from MSA at the same time lowering it 1" with Tokico blues & 'matched' springs. This immensely improved handling and reduced most of the play at the cost of amplifying those periodic vibrations and shimmy. I've had two different mechanics tell me I have a nice rack ^^ and that it looks new. I have no record or information how old it is but the previous owner steam cleaned the entire car (engine/under carriage) before I purchased it from him last October. If its tie rod ends, I'm considering replacing them with these adjustable end links (?) but is there suspect to anything else I should be looking at? When a 'garage' replaces a rack do they typically replace the mounts or reuse the old ones? I intend to purchase a complete bushing kit in the near future as this car was entirely stock when I bought it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated and thank you for your time. http://www.designproductsracing.com/Z_Suspension1.html 224-1212 Steering Side Rod Ends These are adjustable tubular rods intended to replace the stock tie rod ends. They have 5/8" Teflon lined rod ends. Incl. hardware. $215.00 Btw - my sig pic is pre-lowered but hope to update soon.