Well Well, I have succeeded at last. I'm ptretty sure its either a 180b or 200b strut, I looked in the wreckers today and looked at a 200b caliper, but havnt found a 180b caliper to look at, but on my 120y ive got either a 200 or a 180 caliper and with a 5mm spacer plate a 12" rim will *just* fit. Ive been driving around and its been fine. So that means standard datto hub caps can be used. I'll let you all know when I find out exactly what caliper and strut it is. I'm not sure as i bought the car with it already in, I just thought I'd try the spacer and it worked!

Thank you

Fine fine fine then Pigdog, you win, I'll settle for 13" :(. Haha well that reality, I found out all i need to do is get a new windscreen to get my road worthy, so soon ill have to do the engine swap. Nice links haha, thats a nice looking 120y.

I'm a fan of the 12's but for safety you really should have the extra width that a 13 inch tyre will offer. Have to admit though they're hell fun for smokies

http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=14327&full=1


also

http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/14328.jpg

nah your stuck with bigger struts, give up on trying to kill yourself with 12s and a CA
go atleast 13x6s and no one will be able to tell they arent stock anyway

man this is confusing me, the crossmember which the motor bolts is a 200B one in my car. So the late 120Y contol arms will bolt to that and a late 120Y ball joint onto that? Then there is that rod that goes out towards the front of the car, is that the radius rod? If so what are the outer rod ends, those brakets that the radius rod goes thru with the rubber and washers? wouldnt i have to use a 120y strut and spring so that the 120y rotor and caliper will fit, not 200b ones? Sorry for all the questions, i might have to try this on the weekend as I have most of the parts.

Ok is yours late model or early, you'll have to use late model arm and 120y balljoint together. The stanza control arm and late 120y, sunny control arms are all identical.

Early 120y control arms have different balljoint pattern same as early 1200's.


So your front end will consist of;

Late model 120y, stanza or sunny lower control arms
Late 120y balljoints
Stanza or sunny steering arms
Stanza or sunny outer rod ends
200b struts
Late 120y radius rods

okay, so just to get this into my thick skull... I'll use a 200B front end, put a stanza control arm (early or late stanza?), then put a late 120y balljoint thus using the standard rotor, tower etc.

Its easy, use a late 120y or late 1200 ute balljoint and then a stanza steering arm, the strut will bolt to this. If you want 10mm more track either side use a stanza balljoint.

As for using 200b struts with 120y brakes wouldnt have a clue but 180b or 1600 have similar brakes to the 120y, maybe 12's will fit over those.

Also its a strut leg not a strut tower, the tower is part of the car in the engine bay.

oh yeah and i have hassled pigdog about this before too :)