All good points. The Sunny looks off with the wide front track, so I wouldn't make my 1200 look that way.

But they do look good, eh?



Did those wheels come on anything other than Stanza SSS?

Also doesn't add to great stability in some driving situations.

you could buy some wheels that fit... saves messing around with strut conversions just to get the Stanza wheels on there. If you're worried about a 30mm spacer making the tyre hit the gaurd, the Stanza strut conversion will easily be at least that much wider track as well. And if you do the Stanza front end, you end up with a much wider front track to rear track, which looks pretty silly.

Yeah I know the difference between 120Y, Sunny and Stanza. Several lifetimes back I used to have a Sunny mit A15, twin Hitachis and 5 speed. The female who owns the present 120Y coupe had a Stanza before some clown flogged it. Actually this is her second 120Y ... first was used on the road for a few years before being retired as the donor car for the restoration job. Her daily driver is a Mercedes A160.

Dunno if I'd want to run 30mm spacers on a car thats just had a few grand worth of paint job. Tyres rubbing on the guards make a bit of a mess :( I believe I might have a couple of 6 or 8mm spacers lurking someplace, that should be sufficient to give a bit of clearance as long as someone has the longer studs in stock.

Hmmmm, most of the suggestions on the web re Stanza struts insist they must be shortened by 43mm, something to do with suspension travel. 'Some' stories even say the same about 310 Sunny struts, no wonder a person gets confused. If I understand correctly, the length issue is only relevant for lowered cars ?? Not to worry, I'll try the leads provided herein for studs & I think I might even have a couple of spacers lurking in my junk collection .. will need to find them in daylight tomorrow to check the thickness. Thanks to all for their comments & advice.

for the price (~$30 cheaper than what i was looking for) you'd be snooty to not buy a set
30mm spacers

Longer studs are easy to find. Get Nissan part number 40222-15C01 which are 45.5mm long and will fit the 1200/120Y front hub. Supercheap have them too. Ask for 1988 Vanette front studs.

A10 Stanza and B310 Sunny struts do not need shortening/cutting, though many people do to lower the vehicle.

Sunny australia is Datsun model series B310. 120Y australia is Datsun model series B210 (Datsun 210 and Datsun 310 are totally different).

Longer studs would certainly do the job however the only staff I've encountered in Repco in living memory would have trouble distinguishing a wheel stud from a head gasket. Nissan used to be reasonably good for older cars a few years back but lately it seems they have lost interest in any vehicle out of warranty. Bursons might be worth a try though, they have been OK on the few occasions I've gone there. I can't imagine this particular Datto ever seeing the track as its had too much money spent getting it into concourse condition, mind you I can just imagine the madam who owns it wanting another similar one built for zooming around Lakeside or wherever. If that transpires I'll certainly need to mess with engines & struts & so on.

Nissan or bursons or Repco.