onephatz Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 i've read lots about swaping 280zx half shafts into a 240 but what about a 280z. what will i need for the conversion, do i need spacers?, do i need axle stubs, or is it a slide in swap. i have 280zx turbo donor car that has a complete rear suspention. any clues or direction would be helpful i only ask cuz i'm posed to start work on a turbo 280z conversion in the next month and i feel that i need stronger half shafts seeing how i have broken two u-joints with my current n/a setup jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j260z Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 you need the half shafts from a 280zx turbo. they have the cv joints. the NA 280zx has u-joints. you will need an adapter for your stub axles. Ross C at http://www.modern-motorsports.com makes a good set. he also makes an adapter set for the Z31 turbo cv halfshafts. that's what i'm currently waiting for him to ship me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j260z Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 here is a comparison of the 280zxt vs 240z companion flanges due to the difference in length of the halfshafts you can't use the cv halfshafts and companion flange from the 280zxt as they will be too long together. what you need to do is get a custom spacer/adapter welded onto your 280z companion flange that makes up the distance lost changing from the u joint axles to the cv joint axles. that's where Ross C comes to the rescue with his cv adaptor. this adapter puts all the geometry back to where it should be and allows you to run the more versatile CV halfshafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zfan Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 How much are they? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j260z Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 check them out here. http://www.modern-motorsports.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onephatz Posted April 7, 2003 Author Share Posted April 7, 2003 thanks that gives me an idea of where to start thanks jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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