75 280z springs

[Brenden Burton]

hey guys, im new to all of this! so go easy on me please lol. i just recently got a 75 280z, and im picking up a set of konig rewinds in a few days. theyre only 14x7 so theyre pretty small. im in high school and on a budget so i dont have a lot of money for suspension. i really want to lower it though, i was thinking of cutting a little bit of the springs just to hold off until my birthday early july when i buy coilovers. im pretty into cars and know a lot but im just getting really into datsuns and older cars.. i know its not a smart thing to cut the springs. but i was hoping someone on here could tell me about how much i can get away with cutting off? and how much it will lower it. im trying to go low as possible with out having a horrible ride.

thanks in advance!

Brenden

[jalen]

cut 3 coils of. lower your car about 2 inches and the ride wont be to terrible. what coilovers are you thinking?

[Brenden Burton]

i honestly have no clue. do you have any suggestions? preferably not too pricey. i was thinking maybe even just lowering springs depending on costs.

[jalen]

if you want to be slammed dc2/type r - cost $500+

or

Sectioned struts on ground control coilovers ( coilovers for z's) and some other shit.

s13

miata

sectioned struts and cut springs

im doing ground control coilovers like my friends.

http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/05/the-peoples-choice-sunnys-240z/

[I'm BLUE]

cut 3 coils of. lower your car about 2 inches and the ride wont be to terrible. what coilovers are you thinking?

 

That's a lot. Probably lower your car a lot more than that won't it ? :unsure:

 

i honestly have no clue. do you have any suggestions? preferably not too pricey. i was thinking maybe even just lowering springs depending on costs.

If just a 1-1.5" lower ,,, Eibach springs and KYB struts.

 

But on high-school budget , cut a little at a time if that's what you really wish to do !

 

Old-timers also heat springs with a torch and block the car/watch how much it sags. I wouldn't recommend it , but hey ... I have never tried !

[Alex Datsun]

just get some lowering springs if your not ready to spend on coilovers, honestly i would save up for the Ground control/short stroke strut catriges setup if your not trying to do something out the ordinary.

 

btw i have some cut eibach springs sitting at my house but i forgot how many coils were cut but it wasnt alot, if you want'm pm me.

[TRsome]

If you're really only waiting until July... you should just wait it out.

 

With that said, coilovers are a bit of an investment on our cars. There isn't much of a bolt on option (although it looks like T3 has an option now: https://technotoytuning.com/nissan/240z/rear-coilover-conversion-datsun-240z-260z-and-280z) and most of the kits available are "weld-on."

 

If you want to take on a weld option, here is a good write-up about it: http://www.arizonazcar.com/coilover.html

 

I think this is probably my next task on my car.. although I won't be doing the welding on my own.