Hey guys, I've just bought a 1200 sedan and I'm hoping you could help me with a few questions.It currently has 120y disks but i'm looking at upgrading to something better and also doing a strut swap, what do you recommend? I also what to lower it and generally improve the suspension, any tips?? One last thing, the diff sounds a bit clunky and I have a 1200 ute diff gathering dust, is it a straight swap, are they any stronger than the sedan diff? As you can tell I'm new to the whole datsun thing so any info is appreciated. Cheers

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Also, expect nothing to happen as easy as it sounds. No matter what i read something always seems to be a little wrong, misleading or everyone's interpretations/expressions different. I am so glad i have had 2 cars around when a weekend job ends up being a 2 week job because all the local shops have run out of axle bearings or something little, unexpected or broken.

I have 2 units of B110 Datsun. One is 4door sedan and the other is a 2 door coupe.

The front suspension of both cars were replaced by Nissan Siliva S13 front suspensions complete set with adjustable absorber, arms and disc brake. Not much work is required. The installation is very easy. Extra hole is drilled an the absorber mounting frame for the adjustable track absorber. The arm is fitted well in. Repositioning of the Satty bush and the stabiliser bar are required.

After replacing with the above Nissan S13 whole set of suspension, the front B110 wheel base will be very much wider. The car run very stable. You can lower down the car. The new front brake works perfect and the front suspension sinks down once the brake paddle is activated. In cornering, you will find much confidence in the new modification. Please try out my above project.

I put a heavily modified Toyota 1.6L 4AG turbo with racing cams and garrette TO4 turbocharger..... run on Microtech ECU (35psig), producing 450HP into my 4 doors B110 Black Datsun.

The other 2 door coupe with a lightly modified 13B rotrary Turbo, T04 garrette turbocharger, ported Rotary chambers, 3mm Apex seals......run on Microtech ECU as well 453HP(25psig boost) in it. You will certainly like it and could not be bully among the big monsters in the drag race. They can easily clocked 10.5 sec in 0-400m. The only defaulty is both the cars have too much tyres spins even you use fully slick tyres.

Hi JVML, your 1200s sound exceptional. Are there any photos you could share with us?

the easiest swap is the stanza frount struts. they come with 250mm vented disks and good grippers. they bolted on with out a problem (almost to easy) but i have adj. rose jointed bottom so that might have made a difference. as for the diff, go for it, ive got one ive yet to put in but ive heard its a bolt in job except the brake line needs a new flexy piece from the chassis to the axle.

Everyone always talks about stanza struts, I dont recally seeing one of those in NZ.

Is that the name for the B310 Sunny that replaced the 120Y or am I going down the wrong track?

Thanks for the replys guys. Ill think Ill go with the stanza struts with lowered springs and get the rear reset with xtra leaf and new shocks

Stanza is a different family line than Sunny.