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CodyBrown
09-17-2009, 09:00 AM
I recently bought a 96 240sx as a project car. A just found a 88 300zx for $1200 with 140xxx miles on it. It has a little rust on the wheel wells, but is otherwise solid. The 240sx will sit for winter since it's never seen snow, and I don't want it rusty. I would drive the 300zx until we got significant snow, then park that and drive my truck. My question is can I use the suspension and driveline from the 88 300zx on my 96 240sx? The 300zx is a turbo also.
projectRDM
09-17-2009, 10:00 AM
Anything fits with enough modification.

Without modification, nothing on either chassis will direct crossover besides the brake master cylinder.
ixfxi
09-17-2009, 10:05 AM
Anything fits with enough modification.

Without modification, nothing on either chassis will direct crossover besides the brake master cylinder.

and the front side-markers (very similar, not exact)
sweet89s13
09-17-2009, 10:09 AM
yea a fucking direct swap. good job.
Bushido
09-17-2009, 12:43 PM
So wait, what do you want to do here?

Swap the suspension and driveline from the Z31 into your S14?

Z31 is trailing arm suspension, S chassis is multilink, and superior. VG30ET is archaic.

I think it would make a fun winter beater for $1000, but don't mix it with your S14.



As for parts interchangeability..
All manual N/A Z31's used FS5W71C transmission which is used in the 240SX.
I think front tension rod bushings are the same too.
OBEEWON
09-17-2009, 01:17 PM
The canooting valve swaps over.
driftsilvias13
09-17-2009, 02:29 PM
Probably the dumbest question ive seen asked here of all time. Why would you want to do that in the first place?!
soulessphoto
09-17-2009, 07:10 PM
Probably the dumbest question ive seen asked here of all time. Why would you want to do that in the first place?!
X2.
I know there might not be such thing as a stupid question.
But seriously, what a fucking stupid ass question.:(
CodyBrown
09-17-2009, 07:35 PM
The reason I asked is because it has 5 way Tokico Illumina adjustables on it all the way around, and the guy told me that the rear diff was a better one in the 300zx. I'm not familiar with the 300zx's at all, so that's why I asked.
!Zar!
09-17-2009, 09:50 PM
There's a guy on ZT who put the front and rear of an s13 on his I believe. Takes some hand fitting/work to get it in though.

Not plug and play as most people would expect/want.

Oh yeah. Those things are ugly as fuck. I wouldn't want to even own one, let alone mod one.