QWKDTSN Posted April 25, 2001 Share Posted April 25, 2001 Hey! Finally, the car is on the road! (Sort of! My exhaust, ignition, and carburetors are pissing me off!) But anyway, my coilover conversion is completed. I installed GC coilovers with 150# front and 175# rear springs. 5-way Tokico Illuminas all around. Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings, and an R200 diff swap to top it all off (although that doesn't really count, I guess). Also, 15" 300ZX wheels with slightly-too-tall-but-that's-how-I-like-them AVS Intermediate tires. I personally think it looks awesome, especially compared to its old 4X4-on-14"-tires look. [ April 24, 2001: Message edited by: Nion ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted April 25, 2001 Share Posted April 25, 2001 Looking good, but you can't stop there! How are the new changes? Whats good, whats bad? Let us know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted April 25, 2001 Share Posted April 25, 2001 Nion, very clean. Did you have to use a spacer with those wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKDTSN Posted April 25, 2001 Author Share Posted April 25, 2001 Scottie, thanks. In the front, everything was just fine. In the rear at stock ride height the coilover adjusting nut rubbed the tire pretty badly. I lowered it to a point where it wouldn't rub, but it was too low, so I added a 1/4" spacer and was able to adjust it to a reasonable height with enough clearance. I've only actually been able to drive the car once around the block because I'm having problems with my ignition or carbs, one of the two. It sure felt nice and stiff though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest needwaymorespeed Posted April 25, 2001 Share Posted April 25, 2001 I like it it looks nice,i bought those same wheels for mine but have since changed my mind ,got the bug and figured I had to have 5 lug, so now I trip over those wheels in my garage. anybody want them ill sell them cheap Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted April 26, 2001 Share Posted April 26, 2001 very nice z! we got the same color! what size are those tires, im going to swap a set of 15" enkies on the back tires, (baldos ) and i have coilovers in the back, you needed a spacer to fit them???? how wide are they 15x7??? hope mine clear without a spacer, nice job!!!! need to do some suspension work myself in the same areas you just covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKDTSN Posted April 26, 2001 Author Share Posted April 26, 2001 Thanks everyone. These wheels are 15" by 6.5" and the tires are 215/60/R15 AVS intermediates. I doubt you'd need a spacer - my struts were sectioned by someone else and he put the threaded collar in a bad spot. Kind of hard to explain, but if they had been done similarly to the fronts there would be no problem. The main problem is that these aren't very low-profile, so the sidewall bulges out more than a 215/55/15 would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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