mistah mofro Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 So i been researching for Z31 spindle and see that positive caster is a problem without adjsutable control arms. Also the ball joint has to be shimmed or replaced with a suitable replacement that will match up with the knuckle and also needs a custom tie rod or longer tie rod that will reach. I'm mainly confused on the tie rod thing does s30 just not reach, what about z31 tie rods, or has anyone tried s13 tie rods? Thank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 What exactly are you trying to ask here? There are very few tie rods that will fit a stock s30 spindle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistah mofro Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 (edited) i guess to be more specific what type of tie rods do i need to use while using a z31 spindle, since the ball joint has to be shimmed. http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/6196-tie-rodz31-strut-conversion-complete/ http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/6076-z31-strut-conversion/ Got the info here^^ Edited September 29, 2010 by mistah mofro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 i guess to be more specific what type of tie rods do i need to use while using a z31 spindle, since the ball joint has to be shimmed. http://forums.hybrid...rsion-complete/ http://forums.hybrid...rut-conversion/ Got the info here^^ Don't know, find the taper and size of the s30 ball joint and compare them to the ones on a z31. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 What is the end result you're trying to get to? Better brakes? Five lugs? Adjustable suspension? There are other options for the S30 thst have the bugs worked out and are more proven. I think the guys who pursued the Z31 spindle swap were looking for a cheap alternative. But often, the search to find a cheap solution can end up the most expensive route by the time all the bugs are worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistah mofro Posted September 30, 2010 Author Share Posted September 30, 2010 What is the end result you're trying to get to? Better brakes? Five lugs? Adjustable suspension? There are other options for the S30 thst have the bugs worked out and are more proven. I think the guys who pursued the Z31 spindle swap were looking for a cheap alternative. But often, the search to find a cheap solution can end up the most expensive route by the time all the bugs are worked out. I have Serial 9 Strut tubes welded to my Z31 knuckle already and wanted to adapt them to my s30 if possible, I even kept the five lug hubs. If Z31 Knuckle doesnt have any light shined on it I will probably use my 5 lug z31 hub and toyota 4 pot calipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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