260DET Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Was thinking that the suspension of the type like from an Aussie Falcon, see cutaway pic below, may be suitable for a Z. The top of the coil spring sits in the body about where a strut suspension spring would sit, instead of the more common location sandwiched between the two wishbones. May be a bit cramped in a S30, S130 and Z31 have wider strut housings. Mounting the upper wishbone seems to be the biggest challenge, but without the spring load to carry it should not require that much beyond the mere welding of pivot brackets to the existing structure. Looks DIY doable to me anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzcars Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 You know I was thinking the same thing while my car was in the body shop. I was thinking og a Miata front suspension swap. But the setup you posted does look doable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNeedForZ Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 build it, test it, make it and turn it into a business selling it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 I would buy. (eventually) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzcars Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 260det I noticed that the suspension is from a falcon. I don't know if that car's platform is made here in the U.S. or is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Speedyblue Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 It's an Aussie Falcon. Might share a few common parts with Ford US (like engine) but is mostly all local stuff. The chassis/platform is totally different from a US Ford. But I'm sure if you poked your head under a few guards, you might find something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 IIRC there are/were some Mercedes with a similar front suspension setup, there probably are others too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonycharger72 Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 That Falcon suspension looks so much like my old Charger's, its an A Bodied mopar, Big difference was the Charger had torsion bars instead of springs, but otherwise looks very similar - upper and lower control arm, Old Valiant stuff is much much cheaper to get your hands on than the ford stuff , i think i still even have a bunch of my old Charger stuff like upper and lower control arms atleast, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted September 24, 2005 Author Share Posted September 24, 2005 The old Charger eh Ford apparently have spent a lot of effort to get their front suspension right though, that plus a better modern understanding of such things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JAMIE T Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 The photo you show is very much like the 4th Gen. GM F-body front suspension. Camaro, Firebird, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 I got one better. I have a stupid memory for various things, so I remember Ron Tyler's Sledgehammer Z. Problem is http://www.rontyler.com no longer exists. Fortunately, the way back machine does. So, here's Ron Tyler's suspension. Not double wishbone, but upper and lower A arm configuration: http://web.archive.org/web/20040525173629/http://rontyler.com/ if you can't get the pics to pull, I saved them here: http://www.datsunracing.com/other/sledgez Make sure to read the very last comment at the bottom of hte page and follow the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra510 Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Not in the newest Honda's, but for years Civics (probably Preludes and Accords also) had the same type of setup. Plenty of those around at your local U-Pull-it. Anthony http://www.cardomain.com/ride/674663 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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