To some this may seem a bit much while others may even feel it’s minimalistic. At any rate, I tried to find a balance between quality parts and economical parts. Here’s the basics;
Stillen Front Adjustable Upper Control Arms
AM Rear Adjustable Control Arms
AM Front Adjustable Tension Rods
KYB AGX Adjustable Shocks
Eibach ProKit Springs
CZP - Nissan OEM 300ZX Full Shock Rubber Bushings/Gasket Kit which includes;
Front
-2x Boots
-2x Bump Stops
-2x Insulators
-2x Spring Seat w/ Mounting Bracket
-2x Upper Gaskets
Patrick - Went for the factory settings. All of the critical tolerances were achieved. I’ll take a pic of the alignment print-out and post later.
Both are available on Ebay most of the time and at reasonable prices too.
Sounds good!! I’ve got the initial settings at 2 (out of 4) for the front and 4 (out of 8) on the rear. Noticeable difference over previous suspension set-up. Much stiffer at present and I’m thinking of taking the settings down to 1 on front and 2 on the rear and see how that feels.
Old tension rod versus new. The new is twice as thick
Installed
So far
So that makes stainless steel braided brake lines, adjustable tension rods
On the way I have adjustable upper control arms for front and back, coilovers, big brake kit for the front and I’ll officially be ready for my TT swap.
Looking good Patrick.:R
Now you’re getting into the expensive stuff. Even KYB AGX’s are adjustable and a lot less hassle and a lot less expensive than coil-overs. About $300usd on ebay if you catch a good sale. Front adjustable upper control arms can cost even more than the shocks themselves. Rear adjustable control arms can be sourced for much chaeper though. SS braided lines can go for around 100 - 120usd for the 4.
I saw a set of KYB AGX on ebay for $391CDN for a set of four.
The front upper adjustable control arms always do actually cost more. I got my set for $160CDN
The back upper adjustable control arms I got for $100CDN
I got the Tension rods for $160CDN. I have no complaints with them now after about a week of driving. (I decided to get the bigger set. The build of these rods are amazing)
And I don’t have any pics other than on the car, but I got my SS brake lines for $75CDN, brand new and with 2 weeks of driving they’re AMAZING. Vlad helped me bleed them. Tomorrow or the day after I get my big brakes and same with the coilovers.
I’m just waiting until I receive my coilovers to put on my upper adjustable control arms front and back
Looks good Patrick!!
When you put on those front upper adjustable control arms make sure the thicker adjustable part of the unit is to the outside furthest away from the bulkhead of the fender well. The section to the bottom of the pic is the thickest and should be situated furthest away from the bulkhead to prevent rubbing and making contact with the fender well mount. There’s a thread on this in www.300zxClub.com where even a very expensive set was seen to be making contact with the inner arm mount.
I’m sure you’ll figure that out when it’s installed anyway.
Looking good. :R
Yup. When I was putting it on I made sure of it. Thanks :R . Pictures to come in the next couple days of front and back all put together. The setup is very nice now, I just have to play with dampening and coilover height. Big brakes on next and the parts for the TT swap should be leaking in over the next few days.
holy shit pat, you have adjustablility coming out ur ass! you gotta take it to the track at least once when it’s done!
me and kev were looking at your car last night, its really low man… the rear camber is pretty huge, i liked it before, it sat so well, u should lift it before u wear your rear tires out.
Yeah. I love it.
Tension Rods adjust caster. Upper control arms for camber, coilovers for ride height. The back can already adjust toe from the factory and the caster is fixed on the back.
It is really low. I’m considering raising the car a tiny bit to where just the tire tread gets covered by the fenders. I was telling you yesterday, I didn’t even get a chance to test drive it. I put on the suspension stuff throughout the day and the “first” time I drove it was to CG, so I didn’t really get a feel for it. Blind adjustment throughout the day. I broke both of the inner upper control arm bolts on the rear, so I put in some temps from Home Depot until I get the right stuff from Nissan. Tomorrow I’ll be playing with the suspension again.
Sounds and looking good Patrick :R Yes, the higher grade bolts are a must for the adjustable control arms. Have you made a few checks of the front adjustable control arms to make sure they’re not making any contact with the control arm mount? Like Hanzzz mentioned before, don’t want to ride too much with severe negative camber else the insides of the tires will get smoked. Next stop - an alignment shop to get everything squared away.
The section to the bottom of the pic is the thickest and should be situated furthest away from the bulkhead to prevent rubbing and making contact with the fender well mount. There’s a thread on this in