I think you still has the front strut size. Please compare it to 280ZX front strut. Let us know.jdurrty wrote:Ha I forgot I posted those^^ I'm still looking for a suitable replacement for the fronts. As for the ride with the 280 struts, they ride amazing!!! With 265's in the rear, I had tracking problems to begin with and useless struts didn't help the situation anymore. With the new struts I'm actually looking for potholes to hit because I cant feel them anymore and it corners like a champ now! Easily the best $80 I've ever spent on my car
Your post got me to thinking about the replacements for sale on Ebay. When you look at those, they do not look like the originals either.yodawill2000 wrote:Need to get a caliper on a J cartridge to be sure the diameter is dead on.
Also from looking at JDURTYS pic there's a lip on the top of the strut cartridge.
I measured everything up and the closest strut I could find was part# 73245, but even this one uses the wrong shaft size. The shaft size (measured in purple below) of the J30 is nearly 1" thick where as the 300zx is only 3/4". I don't think the 300zx strut will work unless you can find a retaining nut from a 300zx and hope it threads into the J30 strut to accommodate for the smaller shaft size. Here is the strut insert measured out below. I had to extend the strut out a bit to make room for all of the measurements so, the green 1" shows how much of the shaft sticks out of the strut tube when fully compressed. The extended and compressed measurements are that of the shaft only and do not include the top 2.5" worth of threads at the top. I hope this somehow helpsNASCARLANCE wrote:Page 16 starts the strut cartridge specs.
EDIT: JDURRTY, If you can compare this to the front cartridge that you have and see how it matches up.:
Monroe cartridge insert # 73229
Body Length 14.000"
Compressed Length 14.500"
Extended Length 20.625"
Travel 6.125"
This is from the front of a 89 300ZX NA. If this matches up we should be able to use any brand of insert that will fit the front of a 89 300ZX, shouldn't we?
I might actually go with the 300zx strut insert. Granted there is 1.5" less of travel, my measurements indicate this will end up lowering the car and inch or two. Hopefully this will be a cheaper alternative to swimshark's total coil-over conversion. I am in the process of converting the old strut insert into a ghetto-rigged air-ride insert. I'll let you know how it goes.newboy1 wrote:what is the next step? did anyone find a matched one ?
jdurrty wrote:I might actually go with the 300zx strut insert. Granted there is 1.5" less of travel, my measurements indicate this will end up lowering the car and inch or two. Hopefully this will be a cheaper alternative to swimshark's total coil-over conversion. I am in the process of converting the old strut insert into a ghetto-rigged air-ride insert. I'll let you know how it goes.newboy1 wrote:what is the next step? did anyone find a matched one ?
