try around a 300lb rate 400 is too stiff. I use 300 in my 1200 coupe witha stock sway bar.

sorry to hijack this thread but I have purchased a set set of adjustable coilovers without the coil which just leaves me with a set of adjustables...... . What spring rate would be sutable I have been told 400pounds please correct me if im wrong

Quote:Actually this is the HL510, sold as a "Datsun 510" in america. Years: 1978-1981 or thereabouts. It's very similar to the A10 sold in other countries.

I believe it should work, it will just be a custom job. All I think they said was that you need to send in your strut casing?

They make front and rear coilover set ups for the AE86, and it it is also solid-rear axle, so if they can make it work on an AE86, they can make it work for a B310
L4t3r5.

unless you have a differnt rear suspension setup, my 310 has a coil spring and a hydraulic damper, so the rear suspension isn't special. get good dampers and springs.

i'm looking at those coilover from technotoytuning.com, those are nice, that stuff will work on a 310? Also consider a camber plate for the frontend.

I'm thinking about making my coilovers from Tecnho Toy Tuning, so should I go with the 280ZX front and rear struts + all the braking hardware huh?

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it's a good time to make coil overs. that's what i'm waiting for. those big brakes should stop good. what does the 280 strut / brake do to the unsprung weight?

you're right- different size stub axles, different caliper bolt spacing, different caliper offset. and yes use the ZX strut on the 310 steering arm. Caliper will struggle to fit inside most 13" wheels. They only just touch the inside of my wheels, the wheels still turn though. (HRT learned the hard way that it's important to have enough clearance some may remember.)
I know all this as I have them on my bench at work right now. I'm modifying the 310 struts to have vented discs with skyline/300ZX 4 pots and all fitting inside a 13" wheel.
I'll let you guys know how I get on. I'm also making adjustable platforms and using really short adjustable shocks.

Is the "1600" car that was mentioned any where on this page?

http://www.datsunworld.com/altnames.htm

I'm 99% sure that 280ZX brakes will not just bolt onto your B310's struts. The only 1% doubt is because I've never held them up to each other, but I suppose I could maybe this weekend check it out. Anyways, the entire 280ZX strut and brake assembly will bolt onto your B310's lower control arm/ball joint so you can just replace the whole strut...keep in mind though that you'll have to cut off the 280ZX spring mounts and possibly have to shorten the strut tube as well.