They have been looked at by 1600 owners before, but not many have been deployed - two only come to mind and one of those may have been an S14 and one from memory used the Silvia struts and the other used either 200B or 180B. Theoretically they should be useable on a 1600 with some mods but why do you want to use a big heavy dead weight calliper like a cruiser when the stock items will work very efficiently with any sort of decent pads which are readily available anyway?
regards Terry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Kroehn Sent: Tuesday, 19 November 2002 12:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Strut Details I just looked on the dba website and noticed that s13 silvia rotors are 250mm in diameter, 49mm in height (200 = 48mm) and has a centre hole of 68mm.(200B 73mm, nothing a lathe wont fix). I reckon these with a nice set of cruiser/four runner calipers would do just nicely, any suggestions? Cheer Daniel Kroehn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 11:08 PM Subject: RE: Strut Details > All things equal a 4 spot Toy calliper for a vented disc should bolt on but > as Errol says the ZX callipers are very good to begin with - in conjunction > with the R31 rears I know they haul the 350 Chevy Zed down from 250 kph very > easily which is more than I'd expect out of a 200B setup. From what Richard > says though the tube length would be shorter than the 200B so you wont be > able to use 200B cartridges. I'd just change the oil in the ZX struts to > 20wt fork oil or whatever concoction is useable for this purpose - I read > somewhere recently that someone swears by ATF in struts - and apparently if > you mix 50/50 20wt & 30wt you get 25wt - I spose you do. I can see why this > conversion isn't high on out list of must do conversions - you need bump > spacer also for a 1600. None of this stuff is a big deal or difficult, it's > just a lot more messin' around than a straight 200B/240K bolt on job which > bang for buck is pretty good. The results would be spectacular on a 1600 > though if you took the expense, time and effort to do the ZX conversion and > of course compliment it with R31's. > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Kroehn > Sent: Monday, 18 November 2002 10:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Strut Details > > > Does that mean a Toyota 4 spot caliper or even a sumitomo twin would bolt > on? (I have both lying around). Just out of interest, would you know if my > new koni's (length for a 200B strut) will fit or are they too long? > > Cheers > > Daniel Kroehn > > P.S Probably be chasing a coil over kit soon, do you still sell them? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 8:44 PM > Subject: RE: Strut Details > > > > They have 3.5" bolt spacing with 62mm single piston caliper. > > They work very well. > > > > Cheers, > > Feral Errol > > <http://www.datrats.com.au/> > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Terry Rudd > > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 7:51 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Strut Details > > > > > > Daniel, > > > > Not sure on exact specs of the 280ZX struts but today I was told that the > > 280ZX Aus models had different brakes from 79-81, than from 82-83 but I > > can't see any difference in the DBA catalogue. I guess you need someone > > that's done some measuring or off to the Japanese wreckers you go. If the > > 200B strut is slightly shorter than the ZX then you're in luck, spacers > are > > common in struts - only works one way though. I thought Zed struts have > 3.5" > > bolt spacing but I may be wrong - you've got to check it out. Whatever the > > Sumitomo callipers are stock on the 280ZX they work very well. > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Kroehn > > Sent: Monday, 18 November 2002 12:57 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Strut Details > > > > > > What sort of bolt spacing and strut tube length have they got? I'm > looking > > at buying a coil over kit for my 200B struts soon as I already have > koni's > > for them. Would I be better off going to a 280zx strut and putting the > coil > > over kit on it? Would the koni's fit? What sort of opposing piston > > calipers would fit without custom brackets? Vented rotors would be much > > nicer than the solid 200B ones! > > > > Sorry for all the questions, just exploring my options! > > > > Cheers > > > > Daniel Kroehn > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 11:17 PM > > Subject: RE: Strut Details > > > > > > > Hi Trevor, > > > > > > Long time no hear from. > > > > > > 240Z/260Z struts are not suitable for a 1600 as the spindle angle is > > > cactus - i.e. positive camber to the tune of 5 degrees when fitted to a > > > 1600 - the exact specs are on the US Bluebirds website. 280ZX (C130 > > series) > > > with either coil overs or 510 retaining perch retro-fitted is the Zed > way > > to > > > go on a 1600. Brake options are good with this strut too (250mm vented, > > good > > > pads still available in Aus), I'm a bit surprised not more of them are > > used > > > in 1600's in Aus - I guess the perch changeover is the tricky bit, but > our > > > US friends do this all the time. > > > > > > I'm told that strut spacers are required for the ZX conversion (Errol? > > > supply these). I also recall that someone on here (Richard Clough?) was > > > having a bash at a 280ZX strut conversion on a 1600 a while back - not > > sure > > > how much progress to date. > > > > > > regards > > > Terry > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Greg > > > Sent: Sunday, 17 November 2002 5:54 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: Strut Details > > > > > > > > > G'day Terry > > > > > > Have you heard of anyone using 240z struts and shocks on a 510 race car > > > or are they too short. > > > > > > I was planning on moving the lower control arms pivots up 20mm and using > > > some strut spacers. > > > > > > Cheers > > > Trevor Pooley > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
