260DET

This is whats going under the S130, when there is shipping available to get the car to me. All off an AU spec 200SX, RHD of course.

NismoPick

Right on! Is that diff an LSD? Few people have done that swap (I imagine because of difficulty) but I know Icice9 has some pics of JDM 280zx's w/ the S13 / S14 / Z32 suspension.

s/cL3.0

mmmm mmmmm good

hoov100

how much fab do you have to do to make it work?

icice9

when i talked to the guys from Ultimate Z club of japan who did this swap they told me that the mouthing pints for the rear suspension of the Z32 and R32 were pretty close to the mouting points on the s130. they told me they had to do a little fab work to get the geometry right.

jmmorriso

I wanna do the swap sooo bad! It makes trying to shove a r200 and new axles in look like dog meat. All I have to do is get my other project (pickup) done before I start. Damnit! What all can we do on the front of our cars to match the back?

NismoPick

You want a 2 headed 280zx?

260DET

Thanks for the instal pics Nismopic, looks quite neat. The diff is a 3.9 VLSD which will do for now, no hicas which is good.

All thats needed now is the car

Lost Vegaz

I hope you clean it all up and use the down time to replace the bushings and other stuff. I love super clean under carriages. Oh and good luck on your car and the following conversion

apollo

AWD 280ZX??????

Bleach

The front looks like a Z31 suspension, and the rear like a Z32. Although I wouldn't be surprised if Nissan used parts from those in other cars... that's what they do best!

260DET

The main reason I got the S14 setup was that measured hub to hub it is narrower than some of the alternatives, such as the Z32. My calculations indicate the guards (fenders) will only have to have the edges rolled to fit decent sized wheels ~40mm offset, I want the car to be kept fairly stock looking yet agressive.

The track will be a bit wider than stock S130 which should help handling, using S14 front and rear will help eliminate any imbalance in roll centers etc that could happen if different model assemblies front and back were used.

Has anything been forgotten? Something is bound to come up but all you can do is try to cover everything at the planning stage

NismoPick

What shocks / springs ya gunna use? Coil overs?

260DET

Coilovers and double adjustable shocks eventually, getting it to the stage where it can pass the safety check to be registered will be the first priority.

jmmorriso

Sohas anyoneswapped a different front suspension onto a s130yet? I just wanna know if anything will go in without too much of a fight.

SHADY280

So What You Guys Are Saying Is That Suspension Just About Bolts In? I Wanna Try It Now!! I Just Need To Find A Junked Z32.