s13speedstar Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 well, im still new to the classic z scene. i was wondering. im looking into putting coilovers on mine (79 280zx) and eveything ive found says you need to weld something here and there and cut and grind and all this stuff that is kinda out of my league. does no one make an actual bolt on coilover kit? im coming out of the s-chassis scene and im pretty much jumping into this project head first. any help would be great. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 There is no such thing as bolt on coilovers. That car uses strut cartridges for the front that that you just plop into a tube. That tube also has the spindle for the wheel hub and bolts directly to the control arm. In this pic, the middle is a stock strut tube with no cartridge, notice how it also has the spring seat, the far right is a full unit directly pulled from my car, the left is when I chopped most of the tube off and test fit an s13 coilover over the tube for welding. Then I chopped off this crap from the lower coilover sleeve. mounting bracket and brake line This is the finished product after welding on the sleeve and powdercoating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 There is no such thing as bolt on coilovers. Why yes there is... http://www.betamotorsports.com/products/products_main.php?cat=10&scat1=47&scat2=43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrKrispy1183 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 ^ZX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Why yes there is... http://www.betamotorsports.com/products/products_main.php?cat=10&scat1=47&scat2=43 John, he has an S130 chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Ooops... I guess I should read those details. Its actually easier to do a coil over on a S130. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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