On a lowered car, you run out of suspension travel when the strut leg is the standard length, this also means using shorter inserts.

Some people cut/weld the strut tube so you still have the thread at the top for the gland nut, some people cut the tube and retap the top (you need an engineer or machine shop to do this).

how do i get them shortened and what do you mean by this?
i got a set of stanza struts and a set of 120y struts/front end.
is there any way of using the stanza stuff on the 120y struts?eg calipers, rotors and everythign else
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Stanza struts need to be shortened, they are too long for a lowered 1200, I shortened the stanza struts in my partners car with 300zx kyb inserts and havent looked back.

good luck, in hay they don't give a stuff

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well, I wouldn't expect it to get rego with those -10 offset 7" wheels, bald semi slicks, no engine & box and sway bar disconnected from the chassis.

But apart from that it was engineered with that suspension setup, street driven for about 7 years and raced for 5 or 6. Why do you say it wouldn't get rego in Sydney?

no way that would get rego in syd
Or is it a circuit car
Not the red 4x4 i thought lol
looks pretty tough any other shots

quick questuion pigdog why are yu recommending not using stanza struts? are they to big?

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LJ Torana rods just add uneccesary weight. The 1200 castor rods are more than strong enough. You can very easily modify them to be adjustable too, which is what I did with my old 1200 coupe. It ran the standard 1200 castor rods through all its years of racing and bouncing off kerbs and never had a problem. One "off" I had at Mt Cotton ripped the castor rod mount off the chassis, but the rods were still fine.

Uless you are building a rally car, there is no need for bigger heavier castor rods.

Actualy i seen it on ebay...
type in 4x4 datsun 1200 ute....
And have a kak.
is it red post a pic...
pleeeeeeeeeeeeez

265s on front.....heh..heh..
Is it tubbed in the front
Or do they stick out.
I gota see this as
Mine is mini tubbed and plan to run around that size rubber on 15s

Still after models of cars with a 15''chaser to suit datsun
got the front 1s

Any parts any1 pm me