rags Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Can some one tell me if there is any difference in lenght between the strut inserts for a 240 and a 280? Is the difference only in the diameter? The reason I ask is I sectioned a set of 280 rear strut tubes and I used a 240 front strut for fitting. I know the 240 insert has a smaller diameter than the 280 strut tube. If I order 280 inserts will the the sizing be correct? I guess I should have thought of this before sectioning them. Thanks. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evildky Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 the one to the left is from a 280z which I had on my 240, the one to the right is an actual 240z unit, the 280z unit does have the 240z's upper strut isolator on it and they do not appear very different at first glance but it lowered my ride height about a 2 inch front and 4 inch rear the mounting points on the 280 chassis are higher and they use taller upper strut isolator mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evildky Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 btw both are totally stock pieces but with koni adjustables and ST springs on both, the red ones I blasted and powdercoated (they were brown) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 Thanks! Just what I wanted to see. Your 280 was lowered because of using the 240 isolators, right? Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evildky Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 well I have a 240, I started with a 280 and got the koni's and ST springs, then I got the 240 and swapped the entire strut housings onto the 240, made it ride high, I swapped in the 240's upper mount to bring it down a touch but still not enough, so I located the koni's and ST springs for the 240 cleaned up the housings and took the 280 struts off and swapped in the OE strut housings with the Koni/ST parts and the thing is on the ground now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z_boi Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Ok, so i know for a fact that the rear mounts on the 280 is definatly bigger that the 240 one. but when i looked at the fronts. they looked exactly the same. so your sayin that even tho they look the same. the 240 one will actually give me a lower height on the front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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