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On the GC plates you only get about 2 degrees of adjustment and I seem to remember mine working from about 0º to -2º, maybe -2.25º. I used longer control arms to get the camber where I wanted. Also on the front crossmember I have no idea how you would figure the bumpsteer then drill the hole in the correct spot. I slotted the hole and adjusted until the bumpsteer was 0. Drilling the hole first and welding up the old hole might be preferred, but I don't think it's practical. I rationalized my slotted hole by thinking about all of the Porsches I worked on that had a rear camber and toe slot on the rear semi-trailing arm, and by thinking of all the 510's I've been on the track with that have slotted rear crossmembers. Ran it that way for years, periodically checked to make sure everything was tight, nothing had moved, so far so good...

That's a real bummer dude. You probably won't get much out of it in that condition. Maybe hold onto it for a while until you can fix it. Seems a shame to sell such a unique Z for what will likely be pennies on the dollar.

Sounds to me like your first stub axle was loose. I'd be SURE that your new axle is tight. The copper washer doesn't affect where the stub axle sits with respect to the brake hardware, so another washer shouldn't affect this situation. In fact, it doesn't do much at all. From another post:

My only suggestion is NOT the Metal Masters. They suck AND eat rotors IME.

Those 214's are pretty sweet! That's also the best shot I've seen of Bill's car. Looks pretty good!!!

No, I thought the KA engine sat at a different angle than the L, so the bellhousings aren't swappable. Isn't that why the guys using the KA transmission on the L6 use the L bellhousing? I don't know much about the KA, but that's what I thought was correct... Might want to look up that KA transmission swap in the drivetrain forum. I think datsunlover wrote a post about that swap.

NAPS Z was the continuation of the L series 4 banger. They went from L20B to Naps Z22, then naps Z24. They used dual spark plug heads that apparently suck donkey balls, and it's actually better to use an L series head than the crossflow head on the "Nissan Anti Pollution System" engine. I am 99% that the bellhousing is identical to the L, so any L series Nissan Z, 510, 200SX, truck, ZX transmission will fit but I think you probably already know that the truck and possibly the 510 are shorter transmissions. General info on Naps Z: http://www.nissantech.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t17.html

The widest part of the coilover is the threaded adjuster. So you'll lose the width of the adjuster by going with the 8" spring. Did you say you had GC coilovers? They used to use a flat washer as the perch and it stuck out just about as far as the adjuster did. I think later on they ground one side of the perch flat so that it didn't protrude out towards the tire.

Start reading up on 510 sites. Couple that info with what you learn here and you just might have something.

This issue came up a year or more ago in response to someone who had gotten a coilover setup from MM and found out the same thing. If you look at the 8" total length of the spring and the full compressed length of the spring, there just wasn't enough room to compress the strut all the way and the coils do bind before the strut bottoms. Because the stiffer springs (I want to say it was 275 or more) have less winds per inch it can compress all the way. It's just a function of how springs are made, there isn't a way to get around it that I'm aware of. If you use a 10 inch spring, there is more space for the spring to compress before the coils bind, and then you don't have this issue.

They must stock it at Summit and not drop ship from ST. Sometimes it's not cost effective to reorder unless it's gonna be a BIG order.

If you need to run the spring higher to make some tire clearance, then you'll need to run the 8" springs. If you don't need the room, then run the 10" springs and the spring rates you were planning. You'll need Konis to control a spring above ~250 in/lb.

That's non-turbo physics.

The BEST way is to get a stud remover. Snap On sells them. Looks like a socket, slips over the stud, and as you put torque to it it grabs onto the stud. Works like a charm. Problem is the damn tool probably costs $60 so be like me and make friends with somebody who has one!

John Coffey was talking about selling them. You might want to check with him.

Turbos build boost faster with more load. So by putting low gears in you reduce the load on the engine which can make the turbo not spool as well or as fast. This is also why NA transmission gear ratios are best kept close and turbo gear ratios are spread farther apart.

Well I decided to go with 1.75 x .120 just to be on the safe side. I'd rather not have to redo this thing later on.

LOL. Reminds me of that poster of the bikini babe where the caption says "Somewhere there is a guy who is sick of putting up with her ****."

Check this: http://www.drivetrain.com. Type in "govloc" in the search, then click the first result and look on the pic on the right side of the screen to see what happens when they go boom.

That is a Eaton Gov-Lock, or as we used to call it at Randy's R&P, the Gov-Bomb. It uses a centrifugal weight to open the diff above 25 or 30 mph. At lower speeds it acts like an LSD. The problem is when you start burning out and get over the centrifugal release mph, then slow down. It tries to engage the clutches all at once and ends up looking like a grenade went off. Commonly available on GM trucks in the 8.5 10 bolt, not sure if they use it on the smaller 7.5 10 bolt. I think back when they put the 12 bolts in they used the other Eaton which also had problems back in the day. The new Eaton non-Gov Lock is actually really good. That one you have is not.

I like Juan and I emailed him a couple times before ordering the brake kits from him. I do wish he would have just told me/us what was going on instead of just leaving everyone hanging at the end there. Fine, you're going out of business. That's understandable, happens quite a bit. I would even be fine knowing that the rear kit that I bought wasn't going to work as a straight bolt on, but might be able to be modified to function correctly. But to ignore everyones' emails and not make any sort of public announcement about it was just... I don't know juvenile or weasely or something. I can't really put my finger on it but it just didn't sit right with me.

VERY nice install. The carrier changed in the mid 70's and they went to the larger diameter ring gear. You can probably order that same Power Brute diff for the front of a mid 80's Nissan truck (720?), or even just a later model Z and then you won't have to make the spacer, but it looks like you did a hell of a job on the spacer.