sticky280zx

hey guys 1st post but it seems like the sites pretty new or just not alot of posting...anywho....i have a 1979 280zx thats about to get ovvverhauled...shes gettin tokico hp struts/lowering springs and im going to custom order some diamondracing wheels....im thinkin a 17inch cause i want to fit a pair of 245tires under its ***, so traction wont be a problem anymore...i was wondering if anyone knew what offset would put a 7, 7.5,or 8 inch rim flush with the fender and not hit the suspension...thanks jeff

Bleach

The site is not new. By default your view shows only the last few days of posts. If you run a search or change the option at the bottom to show all posts you'll see more.

Even zero offset on an 8 inch wide wheel in back will not be flush. You'll have room to spare. You can fit a 9 inch wide in back with zero offset.

I've basically got an 18x8 in back with -7 offset and I still have a little clearance to the fender lip. Don't need to roll the lip or anything.

260zturbo

kinda curious whats under the hood to have traction issues.

Bleach

well, he's in texas. Its probably a Chevy 350! hehe... j/k

sticky280zx

haha the 2.8 i6 lol with a lil more torque than you lol about 320hp/310tq but with the stages...errmmm4XXhp and 46Xtq?! ill let u fill in the x's and meet me at an 1/8 if u want lol oh and p.s. will the z31 tokico lowering springs fit the s130 280? cause i found a set for 100 and i dont feel like modifyin so if they dont im buyin the whole kit (to blues and to springs for 330)

260zturbo

what mods do u have to your engine and do u have pics of your z? sorry i dont care for 1/8
jk jk i dont plan to make a stupid live my life at a 1/4 mile time.
straight lines are really not my thing.

NismoPick

Hold up... you've managed to get 400hp+ out of an L28, and you know nothing about suspension????

Bleach

Its a 79 Z so it has the lower compression engine which equals twice the horsepower.... ?

I assume you actually have a custom made turbo L28 to have that kind of power or are you just guessing.

260zturbo

the 79 should still have 8:1 comp. basically the same engine in the 280. i found a couple 79 with n42 blocks with dish.

snwbrderphat540

yeah, 400hp is not exactly EASY (not to terribly hard though) to get out of the L motor. so your going to have to put up some pics/mods on here to prove to us. lol. and please dont say "i dont tell people what ive got" cause we dont know you and probably will never reace you for money so you dont gotta try to hustle us on the internet. lol. we're interested though so post! post! post!!!!! lol

260zturbo

he said stages so its either spray or alcohol of some sort. either will need some mods b4 things go south. i just want to see the z.....but to prove wrong a dyno chart will be needed other wise i call

sticky280zx

no l28 n e more it was sarcasm...but ya cant really tell on the net.. newho it is a lil chevy and its sprayed (nitrous) i just need to lower it and the engine sits back far enough itd be good for the track (not 1/8 or 1/4) but an actually track id just have to change the rear end and set-up but its pretty quick...sry no dyno im not a fan of them id rather guesstimate..i run 6's in the 1/8th prolly mid-high 10's 1/4 if i set it up for it

NismoPick

Yeah... who'd want proof of an engine's hp anyway...

And you have that proof on a time slip?

thxone

Hmmmm, I know these car are light and all but I smell something.....what is that.....hmmmm must be the cow poo I am stepping in.

I know it took a highly modified 455ci big block in my '72 Firebird to run mid 10's and that car was around 3,200lbs with the fiberglass front end.

snwbrderphat540

well, who knows, with an ls(insert number here) motor they are good for teh 10's as long as they hook up and have like headers and exhaust, the cars are light and with a big torquey V8 though its bastardizing i can believe it. as long as it isnt like a stock old chevy motor cause they made crap power stock like 350's and w/e but they take abuse and very well to mods.

thxone

I understand, I am just being cynical...most 350's in the 80's and what not were like 180hp and with the money and work it would take to make an S130 do 10's I don't think someone would just skimp on suspension as it is very important and "Crucial" for getting that much power down the track. The suspension should have been the first thing modified in this B.S. session.

P.S. What about the lack of a full frame...can you say TWISTER!!!

SonOfZZZap

I think he has V-TEC YO!!!!!

260zturbo

now thats a blow off valve.

snwbrderphat540

you guys have the same rust rocket picture doo dad..... wierdd....

SonOfZZZap

I created the image for a group a while back and the web page is still underwraps, it sort of hit a stopping point when I moved to TX to finish tech school 14 months ago... WHO KNEW! 260zturbo here is part of the group, I have been a member of this site for about 3 years and have yet to post until the v-tec comment. I usually read more than post on these sites.