78datsunz Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hi, i am new to this forum. i own a78 280z which i currenlty is undergoin a complete ground up restoration. Up to date it is completely stripped new pans and frame rails installed and the underbody stripped and spray with por-15 and new coat of undercoating. anyway im in process of installing all new suspsnsion and wanted to know a few things. After much research decided to buy tokico springs/struts. I purchased my lowering springs from motorsportauto.com part # 233952 and i purchased tokico hp's non adjustable from blackdragonauto.com. my question is im in the process of installing the and i know the lowering springs are considerably shorter then stock but is it normal for the lowering springs not to require a spring compressor to install them. they are the exact length of my stock springs when compressed in the strut housing. any opinions on my choice of components, mainly my z is gonna be just a nice cruizer. any advice much appreciated ,keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Did you add the bump stops 88-715 from Black Dragon and spacers 23-4186 from zcarparts.com to the front? Hi, i am new to this forum. i own a78 280z which i currenlty is undergoin a complete ground up restoration. Up to date it is completely stripped new pans and frame rails installed and the underbody stripped and spray with por-15 and new coat of undercoating. anyway im in process of installing all new suspsnsion and wanted to know a few things. After much research decided to buy tokico springs/struts. I purchased my lowering springs from motorsportauto.com part # 233952 and i purchased tokico hp's non adjustable from blackdragonauto.com. my question is im in the process of installing the and i know the lowering springs are considerably shorter then stock but is it normal for the lowering springs not to require a spring compressor to install them. they are the exact length of my stock springs when compressed in the strut housing. any opinions on my choice of components, mainly my z is gonna be just a nice cruizer. any advice much appreciated ,keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_82_ZXT Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Yep, it's normal to not need a compressor to install them (which I think is a huge plus). The only bad thing is you have to make sure they seat right after jacking the car up and down. Some people zip tie the to the hats/base to not have to worry about this. Mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.mitchell69 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Yeah what I normally do is drill little holes through the hats/bases and wrap wire around the springs in a U then twist the 2 loose ends of wire up until the springs are pretty tight up against the hats/bases.Dont trust zipties myself for these applications... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 My 280Z already had those holes. Good point about the zipties, I may have to change those. But I've had the car up and down many times and the sprigs have alway seated. Yeah what I normally do is drill little holes through the hats/bases and wrap wire around the springs in a U then twist the 2 loose ends of wire up until the springs are pretty tight up against the hats/bases.Dont trust zipties myself for these applications... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78datsunz Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 thanxs for the info, yes i have purchased bump stops for both front and rear struts, however do i need the bump steer spacers, says for 15" and larger rims while my stock ones are only 14"??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickl750 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Keith, I'm getting ready to do the same, probably in the next 4 to 6 weeks. I did alot of research and here's a link that might be helpful. Also, let me know how it goes I also have a 78 but mine is a 2+2. http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/ Good luck, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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