yeh the stock suspension is fine for the moment just lookin at upgrades. and it doesnt all have to happen straight away so im happy to wait to get the $ and do it prop the first time lol

That's pretty much what most people got, but have peices together themselves.

It's a good bolt in product range if you got the $

These look like the go!!!!!! haha
http://www.maddat.com.au/suspension-parts.php - Product No - FSA200B (The second, shortened 200B $995)
With these
http://www.maddat.com.au/brake-parts.php - Product No - FBK200B (the second one again, 200B rotors and calipers $870)
and just add another $100 for slotted rotors and $45 for braided lines...

What you guys think?

I'll be looking into this in the near future just waiting on brackets and calipers to come! Plan is to have 3 or 4 setups to see which is best for circuit days and then spring rates and heights, and the list goes on!
Good luck with the ute and strut setup as well keep us posted

hahaha yep, thats why im lookin for some upgrades lol
recently bought an A15 which Shoota_77 had for sale in Melb, waiting for that to get here... and now lookin at brakes.
A15 is only temporary till i get some cash together for a CA18DET swap...

tidy_1200, this beautiful ute still has the drum brakes?




Well fitting discs will be a nice improvement. They are easier to work on for one thing.

supafatto, this is a 120Y strut with S13 brakes? Is a good swap. Maybe you can find out which specific 120Y parts to use. There were Japan-built 120Y and Australia-built 120Y and they used considerably different brakes. And possibly two different AUS-built brake systems (some mention after July 1976, others mention 1978, but AUS-built started earlier than that). It's also not clear if the struts themselves were different.

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You generally don't buy new struts even for the newer cars. Buy used ones.

Late utes came with disc brakes, but only 1989-up models.

Off a 1200 coupe. Can get inserts new but not struts. That's also why use other struts, can be easier to find.

Later model utes had disks too I think

ok cool, so after a little bit of research I wanna do the 1200 disc struts with 280ZX rear discs...
Does anyone still manufacture these struts brand new or do I have to go with a second hand set, if so, off what?

Cheers,
Tidy.