jon521 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 yes because i was riding on them, they were all the way compressed Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 dayum. so how's the ride? Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 way better than before! ill hit every once in awhile, or when i have someone with me. ill probably go a little higher once i get some bump stops. also a downer, i rub my fenders when turning tight. its like a freakin boat going down the road without the shocks or sway bar haha Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 The 521 shocks are about as short as they come for a bolt in, pinto shocks are not shorter, as I was in baxters with 3 differant types, 521, pinto, and something else, and the 521 shocks had the win, raise the upper shock tower mount position. You are to the point that if you want to get any lower, and want to be able to drive it, a body drop is the next step/option. Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 The 521 shocks are about as short as they come for a bolt in, pinto shocks are not shorter, as I was in baxters with 3 differant types, 521, pinto, and something else, and the 521 shocks had the win, raise the upper shock tower mount position. You are to the point that if you want to get any lower, and want to be able to drive it, a body drop is the next step/option. what about air shocks? i was recomended a set that were 75 bucks a pair by a guy with a slammed vw bug. obviously its a entirely different vehicle, but his bug is slammed and he is running the shocks on there so they do collaspe pretty far. so maybe those or raising the shock tower mount. body drop or bag :) but i dont have that kind of time or money and im happy where it sits, well at least the front Quote Link to comment
lovedatsun Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 so i was tired of riding on my shocks, so i pulled them out for now, and in doing this i found that my sway bar was resting on something on the frame, so i took that off for now as well, so i can tweek it a bit and get it back in there so it doesnt ride on anything. as far as my shocks go, i am going to start doing research on extending my shock tower, or looking into air shocks. ha when i took my shocks off, it went down all the way to resting on where the bump stops would be :D so i adjusted the torsion bars up so ive got about 1/2 inch before i hit. i will be putting a bump stop back it, whether i make one or pick something up from energy suspension. here it is alll the way down, i wish i couldve left it that low...i wouldve broken something tho here is how it sits now you cant tell in the pics but still pretty raked, i need to get some bigger blocks for the rear..... Nice ride. Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 way better than before! ill hit every once in awhile, or when i have someone with me. ill probably go a little higher once i get some bump stops. also a downer, i rub my fenders when turning tight. its like a freakin boat going down the road without the shocks or sway bar haha nice. hit up mikeklotz about his z'd lower control arms. he has a thread on them here somewhere. Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 nice. hit up mikeklotz about his z'd lower control arms. he has a thread on them here somewhere. I talked to him at canby about them and he doesn't make them any more. He's working in a ball joint set up for 521s right now! Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 what about air shocks? i was recomended a set that were 75 bucks a pair by a guy with a slammed vw bug. obviously its a entirely different vehicle, but his bug is slammed and he is running the shocks on there so they do collaspe pretty far. so maybe those or raising the shock tower mount. body drop or bag :) but i dont have that kind of time or money and im happy where it sits, well at least the front I have never seen an airshock that comes close to collapsing as far as a 520/521 shock does, but when you start slamming frames, you basicly are starting over anyway, so you can make things to fit whatever you plan to use, airshocks, coilovers, ect. Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 mmmm coilovers.... Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 mmmm coilovers.... Ah-oh, wayno was bad, BAD wayno. :angel: Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Do i take too many pictures of my truck.....? Quote Link to comment
Royal Sierra Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Im dropped all the way on bump stops upfront w blown out shocks. Shock mounts are broken conpletely. Sucks to drive sometimes.. Quote Link to comment
an_orange_s2k Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 the height on the truck is great man. Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Again why cant i have a red truck. 1 Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 the height on the truck is great man. thanks man :) Again why cant i have a red truck. i love the red! but a lot of times, people are like oh your the one that drives that cute little orange car. I tell them no thats not me, i drive a red datsun pickup Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Red and black are my 2 favorite colors.It looks good 1 Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 so ive wanting to get a shifter bushing for awhile now, but i can only find them on ebay. does anyone know if z or zx car ones will work? i saw some brass z/zx ones, everything else was rubber. i guess i could just get the ones that say they are for the 521/620 :) Quote Link to comment
carlos213z Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Nice truck. What kind of mirrors are those if you don't mind me asking? Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted August 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 honestly, im not sure. they were on the truck when i bought it, ive seen them on quite a few other datsuns so im guessing they are off some other datsun? Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 I hope he/she makes it back home safe. 1 Quote Link to comment
Tucson620 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 so ive wanting to get a shifter bushing for awhile now, but i can only find them on ebay. does anyone know if z or zx car ones will work? i saw some brass z/zx ones, everything else was rubber. i guess i could just get the ones that say they are for the 521/620 :) I got shifter bushings recently from ebay - brass, like $10. The listings show them as good for all kinds of datsun trucks and cars, but not the Zs. I also got the plastic shifter cup thingy from the dealer - pretty cheap, but they had to ship it in from southwest Algeria - took forever. Bushings prolly available too, though my stupid local dealer parts counter seemed dazed by mention of a Datsun. Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted August 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 I hope he/she makes it back home safe. thank you! I got shifter bushings recently from ebay - brass, like $10. The listings show them as good for all kinds of datsun trucks and cars, but not the Zs. I also got the plastic shifter cup thingy from the dealer - pretty cheap, but they had to ship it in from southwest Algeria - took forever. Bushings prolly available too, though my stupid local dealer parts counter seemed dazed by mention of a Datsun. ya i feel like the brass ones would last longer than the rubber ones. im surprised you were able to get the cup from the dealer! i will look into that, thank you Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 new lowar! only in the back, i have less rake now. i took my overload spring, flipped it over, and put it on the top of the leaf pack. my brother was doin work to his gti Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 damn that looks good 1 Quote Link to comment
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