Yung_Cloud

I mean the speedometer isn't really gonna exist besides being a wall trophy since we're swapping the engine/trans for ae86 stuff (7agte build and all that, since we've got at least 5 of those lying around), so that isn't really a concern besides the tires actually fitting the wheelwells. We have some spare 4x100 wheels with 1" adapters to fit them to the car which is what's on right now. 225/45s on 15x8 +20s with the adapter doesn't fit the front (pokes out way too much and doesn't turn past half of the turning radius) so I know that wide of a wheel/tire combo won't work with an effective -5 offset. I'll have to do the strut hub swap when I restore the suspension to stock to test it (not gonna do the coilovers for a while just in case I can get the fitment and ride height I want without them).

I know coilovers are expensive for what they are and probably a waste of money but I mostly want them for the rear ride height adjustment and so that I can adjust the shock damping on the go, say driving around the city vs an actual track or well paved road. Also the main reason I want the zx hubs is that I plan to get some wide low offset wheels (thinking of 15x8 +20 for the front) and the zx hubs would help me clear the fender (I did some calculations on a wheel offset calculator). Really all I want is better brakes and the shorter front track.

So I've heard about the 280zx front strut/hub swap and that it gets you the ultimate bonus package of better suspension, brakes and brings in the wheel mounting surface making it possible to run lower offset wheels. I'm thinking of getting gecko racing coilovers so that I can have adjustable damping and fine tune my suspension via the simple design of coilovers (and bragging rights for that dirt nasty low static life), and I was wondering if it's possible to just swap over the zx hub/brake assembly and keep the stock suspension?

Ok, thanks for the help!

Ok, thanks datzenmike! I didn't even think about didn't even think about converting the roadster axle to 4 link haha. I'll check with my dad, also I'll check to see if it's the h165 or h190 diff. I'm sure it has drum brakes, so how could I go about swapping discs on?

I'm building '79 210 (2 door sedan) with my dad, and my goal is to have it sideways around the corners of any mountain road I can find (drift build). He wants to swap in a roadster rear end (which we already have lying around) but it has leaf springs but the car currently has rear coil springs and I don't really wanna convert from coils to leaf. Any suggestions on easy-ish/accessable swaps that will give me disc brakes AND a coil spring setup? I'm willing to reinforce the chassis shock absorber mounts for coilover style suspension, since I've heard that's a thing that's needed for that. Pics included: https://imgur.com/gallery/TeXx9E7