Z-Dreamer Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Someone here once posted a pic of what appeared to be a RX7 with a single coil spring mounted horizontially between the rear strut towers. My question is has or can this be done to a 240Z? Why you ask? I need to run at least a 275 rear tire and eliminating the coils around the struts would allow this. Any constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trickz Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Mark, I've seen some street rods with this type of front suspension(it looks very exotic), and very clean from the outside.Do you have pics??. This Co.advertises in Street Rodder mag. jim smith suspensions??? TrickZ/ John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trickz Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Mark, I've seen some street rods with this type of front suspension(it looks very exotic), and very clean from the outside.Do you have pics??. This Co.advertises in Street Rodder mag. jim smith suspensions??? TrickZ/ John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZROSSA Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 It would probably work better on the z then the rx7. You see this kind of set up on formula v race cars. They run it very stiff to make the swing axel behave more like a bean axel. Its kind of silly to do this on a the z. You would need to fabricate push rods and rockers and make holes in the unibody for the push rods to go through. I would never do it on a street car. Dont forget the rear of the z is chapman strut as well so the shock need to stay to locate the wheel or you will need to convert to upper wish bones as well. Do post a photo or link though, we might be talking about different things. Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianz Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Are you using the stock springs?? If so, most guys switch to an adjustable coilover setup with 3.5" springs instead of the stock 6" diameter (not shure about the exact coil diameters by the way) so you gain an 1 to 2 inches in tire width without adding fender flares Or am I understanding what your trying to acomplish?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 average coil diameter is 2.5" for coilovers used on datsuns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianz Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 I knew there was a 1/2 in there somewhere.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Dreamer Posted July 20, 2003 Author Share Posted July 20, 2003 The picture I saw came from Overboost.com? Anyway, I want to run a 275 tire and do it without flairing the car. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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