240Z suspension in a 510

[Dirttrack510]

What if any 240Z suspension will swap over from a 240Z to a 510. I have a chance to pick up an entire 240Z for next to nothing and was going to save the tranny the rear end etc. But I was going to swap over the suspension parts as well, if they will fit. Will the front strut/brake assembly swap over to a 72 510? Someone told me only the 280Z stuff will fit.

[DISLEXICDIME]

Zx ztuff will fit but I don't think the 240 z stuf does

[jonesy510]

in-a-non-dick-way--what-would-b-the-benefit-of-runing-240z-suspensin-in-a-510?-i-realize-the-bigger-breaks-but-what-else?

[thisismatt]

The short answer is: nothing.

[hobbes_the_cat]

I've heard that 240z stuff will bolt in but will throw the geometry WAY off. 280ZX stuff is what you want. not 280z, or 260z, has to be 280zx for it to work. ;)

[banzai510(hainz)]

in-a-non-dick-way

 

I was thinkn the same thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dirttrack510]

in-a-non-dick-way--what-would-b-the-benefit-of-runing-240z-suspensin-in-a-510?-i-realize-the-bigger-breaks-but-what-else?

 

I found a 510 with a clean title, but it's just a body. NO SUSPENSION AT ALL. The price is cheap and I have a 240Z parts car that I can rob parts off of, then send the hulk to the scrapper. Soooooo.... The benefit would be free parts to get the car rolling.

[Skib]

no.

[yellowdatsun]

Just because the parts are free, doesn't mean it would be a good idea.

 

There's sooooo many better alternatives for cheap, that trying to use early Z stuff just wouldn't make any sense....not even for free.

[mike]

Ive heard from a few different people that if you gt 810 struts that you can run the 240 brakes and stuff (same as 810 I dont know???) and theyre a bolt in with no geometry change and the springs are the same diameter as the 510... The ZX brakes are vented and bigger though and seem like more bang for the buck to me.

 

If youre planning on running old school 13s the 810 stuff might be the way to go.