Omar Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 i did research this for the last 1/2 hour and it seems like all the coilovers you have to cut and weld. i want to know this...... besides the cutting and welding for the camber plates, are there any coilovers that bolt right in with no camber plates. eventually camber plates can obviously. but if there is who makes them. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 There are camber plates that don't require any cutting or welding: http://www.betamotorsports.com/products/EMIPlates.html To keep from having to weld the threaded collar perch on the strut tube for your coilover installation, you can take some 2" ID aluminum tubing and cut it to the proper length so that the tube rests on the hub casting at the bottom of the strut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 thanks after looking at the pix again I realize why AZ Zcar and GC don't sell a plug n play, b/c then they would have to make and sell the coilovers with the spindle on the bottom and that would cost us much more. I am way too used to my S13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I sell "plug and play" strut kits for 240Zs: http://www.betamotorsports.com/products/240StrutKit.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 To keep from having to weld the threaded collar perch on the strut tube for your coilover installation, you can take some 2" ID aluminum tubing and cut it to the proper length so that the tube rests on the hub casting at the bottom of the strut. I guess that only works with the early strut tubes, not the larger 280z tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I guess that only works with the early strut tubes, not the larger 280z tubes. Geez! C'mon guys! This isn't rocket science. Find some round aluminum tube that has about a 2.175" ID to fit over the 280Z struts. Maybe a 2.5" OD tube that has a .157 wall thickness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majik16106 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 lol.. some japanese companies do.. i have tein coil overs on an s30 once but i think it may have had some others cars suspension grafted in (s13 maybe), and of course spirit garage sells a complete bolt in set but it comes with the spindle and all like AZ's complete set up.. my question would be the same as john's... whats so hard about either using your own or just having some welding shop weld the collars.. its not that hard and would save you a crap load of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texis30O Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 the credit that you mention is that 200 a corner or 200 all together.... hoping and wishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 $200 for all 4 struts. Typical junkyard/parts house complete strut corners are $30 to $60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 lol.. some japanese companies do.. i have tein coil overs on an s30 once but i think it may have had some others cars suspension grafted in (s13 maybe), and of course spirit garage sells a complete bolt in set but it comes with the spindle and all like AZ's complete set up.. my question would be the same as john's... whats so hard about either using your own or just having some welding shop weld the collars.. its not that hard and would save you a crap load of money. ya i didnt think about why they had to be welded. i thought they were being cheap or something, but when i looked at the pix again i saw that the spindle is connected. i am now researching which companmy i want to go with. I think i like the AZ Zcar product better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majik16106 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 nah... people have been doing coil overs like that for a LONG time. its not that much stress. especially on older japanese cars or cars where they dont make coil over kits.. build your own. hot rodders been doing similiar things.. Qa1s havnt been available forever.. lol. you can find threaded collars lots of places and just buy the right size springs and rates you want. I had the modern-motorsports set up before and loved it.. and you cant go wrong with stuff from beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbhsbZ Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Maybe I got lucky. I used some collars from BetaMotorsports and EMI camber plates to put my datsun back together for the new owner...I'm using full length struts, as the sectioned ones on the previous setup were a little short with 17" rims and big tires. I cut the perches off, and ground down the excess, leaving only the weld there. The weld acts as the stop for the collar, and its plenty secure. I just slid the collars on, with a little tape wrapped around the strut to take up the 1mm of space between the strut and collar, and they work fine. No welding required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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