lowdown Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) I picked this all up a long time ago, was gong to strip it for one of my 240z projects but need money while starting up a new store. I think its for a 280zx but not 100% sure. Just wanted some feedback before putting it up on ebay. http://s1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/AustinCell/280zx%20Racing%20Suspension/ Edited January 22, 2013 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Wow that's nuts, talk about time capsule. The rear cross member looks very custom and has a similar "cradle" to hold the diff. As for pricing, There is a lot of work done particularly to the control arms, front and rear. Someone installed Heim joints which if its done correctly is worth something. Most of the other stuff can be bought or fabricated or borrowed from other nissan chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurePontiacKid Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 All of my wants! :| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Was looking at the brake calipers and they are made by AP, and it does have aluminum hats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Looks high quality, serious racer stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FricFrac Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Not sure yet, any offers? Hoped to put it on a kitcar but already have 6 other Z cars. I believe I am missing one shock, both front struts are there, carera coilovers, AP brakes. Looking closely, everything is welded, then overlapped and welded to make everything really strong. I am in the Austin TX area if anyone wants to come look at it. These brake rotors are huge. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) They look like an inch thick. Value can easily be a few G's to the right person, although there are not a lot of 280zx owners out there. Can you get more picks of the heim joint ends on the control arms? front and rear please? Edited January 23, 2013 by BluDestiny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Ask and you may receive. Front Rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 The front rotors are a little bit bigger than 1" between 1 1/16-1 1/8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 That's some serious equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Yea 2K I think would be a fair price to sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 It's all awesome stuff, but I think you might have a hard time selling it for 2k, and he's my take on it. Heim joints aren't expensive, just labor intensive to do well and takes welding skills. The brakes, though beefy, won't be to everyone's liking. They're huge, and I'm betting are quite heavy. The center fin design doesn't look terribly efficient and thus there's just a lot of wasted weight in the design, which every hardcore racer will care about. Anyone who's not hardcore is going to want something more blingy like 6 pot willwoods. The struts/coils will suffer the same fate I'm afraid, as hardcore racers know that struts that get used need to be rebuilt often enough, and springs are springs, and are a dime a dozen. And again, those that aren't studying strut dynos will probably want something with anodized threaded tubes. The REAL thing of value that I want more info on, is that diff arrangement. Looks like a modified perch for some other type of diff, and I'm really curious what type of diff it is that's pictured there. All in all, it MIGHT be worth $2k to the right person, and I can certainly agree to that if we're talking about the right time to the right buyer. Ebay? I'd expect it to go for $500 min $1k max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FricFrac Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) It's all awesome stuff, but I think you might have a hard time selling it for 2k, and he's my take on it. Heim joints aren't expensive, just labor intensive to do well and takes welding skills. The brakes, though beefy, won't be to everyone's liking. They're huge, and I'm betting are quite heavy. The center fin design doesn't look terribly efficient and thus there's just a lot of wasted weight in the design, which every hardcore racer will care about. Anyone who's not hardcore is going to want something more blingy like 6 pot willwoods. The struts/coils will suffer the same fate I'm afraid, as hardcore racers know that struts that get used need to be rebuilt often enough, and springs are springs, and are a dime a dozen. And again, those that aren't studying strut dynos will probably want something with anodized threaded tubes. The REAL thing of value that I want more info on, is that diff arrangement. Looks like a modified perch for some other type of diff, and I'm really curious what type of diff it is that's pictured there. All in all, it MIGHT be worth $2k to the right person, and I can certainly agree to that if we're talking about the right time to the right buyer. Ebay? I'd expect it to go for $500 min $1k max. If that... there aren't a lot of guys racing 280ZX's and those who do will typically have slotted their rear cross members or installed hemi joints as well. There is way too much unsprung extra weight there to race that. That stuff looks HEAVY. What I find interesting is the cross member isn't angled like the stock 280ZX with the SEMI-trailing a-arms - these look like they are fully trailing. Are you sure this even bolts up to a 280ZX? There are other Datsun's this might have been built to fit into. Byron of the Datsun 510 fame built an amazing 510 adjustable rear cross member kit and is developing a 280ZX rear cross member adjustable brackets kit for $300. Prototypes should be out soon and will give you the full range of adjustment (camber and toe) with all your stock pieces all of which is more than capable and I suspect much lighter. http://www3.telus.net/byron510/meston_motorsports_003.htm Post your link on E-Bay - I'll be curious to see what it sells for. Edited January 24, 2013 by FricFrac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) I didn't think about the angle fricfrac. A quick search found: 510: 280ZX: Looking at those pictures, if I was a buyers, I'd want to see them installed on a 280ZX before pulling the trigger. Edited January 24, 2013 by Gollum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FricFrac Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 That suspension on a 510 would be death - you may as well drive a fully loaded dump truck. The 510 stock suspension still has more angle than this suspension. The 510 cross member also is about 4" tall and the 280ZX is about half that or even less. Who knows - it might even be built for an 810, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger280zx Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 There were a lot of sedans raced back in the day. I would love to see an 810/maxima setup for comparison. Maybe even 210 or s12, it would have to increase the resale value to know exactly what car it belongs on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FricFrac Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 No offense to the OP but the only reason I would see this being of value to anyone is if it was off the original owners car and he wanted to buy it back. If you want it for racing swapping over an S13 or S14 rear sub frame would give you modern geometry and a huge amount of upgrade options at a fraction of the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forcer Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Yep. I've got a S13 rear subframe sitting in my garage waiting for me to figure out how to mount it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I am pretty sure 810/maxima stuff is the exact same as 280ZX stuff, and 200SX (S12) is the same as 300ZX as well as infiniti M30. the control arms can swapped between all of them though. S12, 280ZX, 300zx, 810 and M30 variants. the offsets will be weird though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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