BenZed Posted October 7, 2009 Author Posted October 7, 2009 Is the price the same as the 51mm? We are talking the HSD TT-type coilover with out the helper spring yeah? Seems to be some confusion here. This thread is about the coilover conversion. The 51 and 55mm sleeve kits are on a different thread. The full coilover conversion was made for 51mm tubes, but we could do the conversion as a one-off on the 55mm tubes, still with TT dampers. The price may be slightly higher as there would be some more machining required. Quote
V8Datto Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Yep I'm after 55mm coilover conversion PM sent Quote
BenZed Posted December 7, 2009 Author Posted December 7, 2009 Here are some 260Z struts we just converted for jasonb. As the 260Z shafts are thicker we used some S13 rear bases, machined out to slide over the 260Z tubes. The 260Z struts have proper bearings at the front rather than a grease-packed hemisphere, but one drawback is an extra skirt that extends down from the upper spring seat (see pic2). This reduces the potential bump travel by a centimetre or so. It could be ground off, but we didn't want to mess up jason's top mounts. Alternatively you could just change to 240Z top mounts. Quote
hunterzed Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 Hey Ben I'll definately be ordering a set of the 55mm sleeves in the new year. I just need to wait for the xmas financial drain to finish. Quote
mossy Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 Ben, what would the warranty be on these and how come the same length damper is used compared to say a ground control coilover with sectioned struts where the shocks are different length front and rear? Quote
BenZed Posted December 28, 2009 Author Posted December 28, 2009 Ben, what would the warranty be on these and how come the same length damper is used compared to say a ground control coilover with sectioned struts where the shocks are different length front and rear? 12-month warranty on the dampers. We don't need to have different length dampers because there is enough height adjustment in the base bracket that we weld on. I haven't seen the ones you mention but I expect they use only the spring seat to adjust height. Quote
aristo93 Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 Here are some 260Z struts we just converted for jasonb. As the 260Z shafts are thicker we used some S13 rear bases, machined out to slide over the 260Z tubes. The 260Z struts have proper bearings at the front rather than a grease-packed hemisphere, but one drawback is an extra skirt that extends down from the upper spring seat (see pic2). This reduces the potential bump travel by a centimetre or so. It could be ground off, but we didn't want to mess up jason's top mounts. Alternatively you could just change to 240Z top mounts. hey mate i see u do them for 260z aswell. at what price for a full set and what would yu need from me to do them. would it be better if i sent new top mounts or 240 as u stated? Quote
BenZed Posted April 5, 2010 Author Posted April 5, 2010 Please PM me with more information on what you want to do. Quote
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