Official NICO Z picture thread

[300freekzx]

What is your suspension setup?

New to the forum, here's my Z.



New wheels on:

[The Sloth]

Ground Control coilover slip ons with stock struts mmmm electronic dampening!

[300freekzx]

very nice my friend. However I would recommend ditching the stockers and going with at min some tokico blues. Your Z and wallet will thank you later.

[carcrazyguy]

very nice my friend. However I would recommend ditching the stockers and going with at min some tokico blues. Your Z and wallet will thank you later.

Ahh, the old suspension mix and match. I guess the days of people understanding suspension geometry are long gone. But hey, low and stiffer is better to some, even if handling suffers, lol.

[300freekzx]

No smarty pants. Stock sturts are not designed for lowering springs. They can and will blow. I am not getting into a pen15 measuring contest with you over what is true.[QUOTE=carcrazyguy]

Ahh, the old suspension mix and match. I guess the days of people understanding suspension geometry are long gone. But hey, low and stiffer is better to some, even if handling suffers, lol.[/QU

[carcrazyguy]

No smarty pants. Stock sturts are not designed for lowering springs. They can and will blow. I am not getting into a pen15 measuring contest with you over what is true.

WTF do you mean by "true"? I was speaking of the fact that a. he already was mixing and matching suspension parts, and then b. you tell him to take it one notch further, even if only to keep the whole thing from imploding as you say.

But if you ever wanted to hash it out in a specific thread, we can discuss how the Z32 multilink suspension actually works...and with fixed rates, bushing compliance, etc. factored into the geometry. Since most people think that simply adding stiffer or lower parts = better handling (as would be the case with, say a base model 80's Civic), I would be the odd man out, even if I back it up scientifically. But it would be fun...

[jedijeff123]

My second 300zx







transmission swap in progress...

Modified by Nagalf at 11:09 AM 5/31/2009

Just wondering, where did u get the stuff for the backseat? did u take it to a shop?

[jedijeff123]

Here is my 1990 300zx N/A when i purchased it!......I love this car!

Just a thought...why in the hell would you put a massive eagle vinyl on a Japanese car? I mean, vinyls are in general UBER RICEY, but at least put something that fits the car.

[300freekzx]

Please explain then, I am always open for education.

WTF do you mean by "true"? I was speaking of the fact that a. he already was mixing and matching suspension parts, and then b. you tell him to take it one notch further, even if only to keep the whole thing from imploding as you say.

But if you ever wanted to hash it out in a specific thread, we can discuss how the Z32 multilink suspension actually works...and with fixed rates, bushing compliance, etc. factored into the geometry. Since most people think that simply adding stiffer or lower parts = better handling (as would be the case with, say a base model 80's Civic), I would be the odd man out, even if I back it up scientifically. But it would be fun...

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[fairladyzz]

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[carcrazyguy]

Please explain then, I am always open for education.

Probably the best place to start would be to obtain the "Road & Track Guide to the 300ZX". It has several pages explaining how the multilink suspension works in detail. Also, you can likely find early road tests that break it down to a lesser extent...on all Nissans with multilink...or even the NSX which uses a very similar design (which manages smooth ride, only 205/225 tires, and still turns .9X g on the skidpad...get the idea?).

This is loose paraphrase, but there are a few ways to make a car handle. The old school way would be more tire, stiffer springs, less travel in the suspension...think mid 80's Vette for example. This tends to be the route people assume works in all cases or is the only way. The other method would be multilink or wishbone type designs which are able to actually alter camber and so on during suspension movement, making stiff springs, huge tires, etc. unnecessary. Third are truly active, electronic designs...but this is not very common due to cost...and something that never really caught on in the American market.

Don't get me wrong, if you add huge tires and stiff shocks to a car with a very specific multilink design, it will have increased grip under ideal conditions, but unless you are on a smooth banked track, conditions are never ideal. Also, this will throw off the geometry designed into the system, so in actuality, it makes the car handle worse under certain loads, angles, etc. Anyway, that is barely touching the surface, and there are many books written about the black art that suspension tuning is. So for now, let's get back to pics!!!

[elninoloco7]

PLEASE NOTE-Playing with PhotoShop image editor (This Image has been slightly Enhanced to give it a slight real/fake/3D look to it)

[joe645733]

PLEASE NOTE-Playing with PhotoShop image editor (This Image has been slightly Enhanced to give it a slight real/fake/3D look to it)

it's call HDR...

everyone knows about it.

[importfreak]

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heres some pics of my 93 Z32 and my 87 Z31... ENJOY

[300freekzx]

sweet

[JDMZ32]

Nice black Z31.

[joe645733]

a member with some nice headlights should drop their top for me to show my wide rear. <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://images.nicoclub.com/forums/image ... huckle.gif" BORDER="0">

lol...hope ur not keeping those wheels right? ur car maybe wide from the rear but prolly doesnt look good at all with that wheel setup. im guessing you bought wider wheels tho. cuz thee'd be no reason to buy skinny wheels like those.better have an 18x11 or 12 inch width on that thanggg

[GregS]

The eagle just reminds me of the "Team America" theme song

[Voltronix01]

New to NICO...just want to keep it alive! Cheers!!!

[jEzTeR]

Good look!

If you tinted the windows it would really set off those black wheels!

[Voltronix01]

Yeah, word on that, just got it mint with 46k original miles...i need money for exhaust first...I'll post a vid on what it sounds like because it roars (hate to get rid of it)...custom made

[Z-owned]

Don't feel bad about getting rid of it, cause it looks ugly car looks really clean outside of the exhaust though.

[OUKNO]

Don't feel bad about getting rid of it, cause it looks ugly car looks really clean outside of the exhaust though.

He might like the way it sounds which is probably the reason he hates to get rid of it you

really like the z & Ive been over the red lipped wheels for a while now but all in all it looks like you got yourself one clean z and is that Mines rd or Valecitos canyonMy z loves Valecitos canyon

[Voltronix01]

Oh, hehe...right on bro! I was checking out Del Valle Lake and yes, it's Mines Road...I love the curvy uphill and downhill

[PoppaNickles]

I was wondering where we could find a copy of that road and track literature, id like to read more into it. I'll admit i was one of the many that think lower and stiffer z32 equals better handling z32

[300freekzx]

Very nice now just drop it a lil

[Nagalf]

Just wondering, where did u get the stuff for the backseat? did u take it to a shop?

What stuff are you reffering to? If you are talking about the upholstery itself then yes it was done at a shop.

[carcrazyguy]

I was wondering where we could find a copy of that road and track literature, id like to read more into it. I'll admit i was one of the many that think lower and stiffer z32 equals better handling z32

If that were the case, they would have used a basic MacPherson setup all around with huge tires and bone jarring rates...think 84- Corvette...which has basically same skidpad / curb weight as a Z32, yet rides like hell by comparison as doesn't have the balanced feel. If Nissan would have went this route, they could have saved quite a bit in design cost. But the Z32 would have bascially handled like a Z31 with bigger tires and chopped springs, had they done that.

But if that's one prefers, then go as stiff and low as possible...and maybe a couple hundredth g's can be gained (on a perfectly smooth road) after a couple thousand dollars are spent. But the car will no longer be nimble or have the balance it had when everything was original...and will ride just like that old Vette too. But many people will swear they know more than Nissan's engineers about the car they built, which is funny, as the source of their omnipotence is rarely better than fourth hand info from a forum.

Anyway, the R&T special are occasionally on EBay. I got lucky and got mine for like $7 about 5 years ago...but they usually bring more. It is a full length magazine issue devoted primarily to the Z32 when it first came out...so you can imagine how in demand it is and how much it may go for now.

[shifteeeyes]

Newbie here, Long time lurker first time poster.I'm obsessed with my car, love driving winding roads and there is an abundance in Northern Cali.

About half way up the road to the peak of MT. Diablo near Concord, CA

Down HWY 1 a little bit south of Big Sur

More of Hwy 1, I took a couple day vacation and went cruising, Had a blast.

[JDMZ32]

^Those chrome stockers look beautiful, but you need to put them on the right way! They're backwards. The rights are on the left and vice versa.