Well, I finished putting together my LSD swap page. I think this will help anyone interested in the project.

LSD Swap Write-up (http://importnut.net/lsdswap.htm)

I'm also in the process of putting together a complete brake swap writue that includes the front swap, rear swap, master cylinder swap and e-brake cable modifications. Soon, grasshoppa...soon....

Enjoy!

-Alex

nice write up importnut. ;)

for your rear brakes you still using your ebrake? and for master cylinder you using a z32 or z31?all in all very good job in documenting that

Good write up. Me and my neighbor just pulled a whole 91 300z rear subframe for $200 including calipers and rotors.

I was a little unsure as to what axels we were supposed to use.

So I guess we just replace the input shafts, with the 6 blot ones, and then use the half shafts from the 240.

Thanks for the compliments!

Camppain:

I'm not using the e-brake at this time. I'm acutally still in the process of doing the conversion...hence why the write-up is still incomplete! :)

I know of a guy that was able to get it to work. He used my idea and now I just have to do it.

I'm not sure that the Z31 MC will work, but the Z32 will work. There was some concern that the Z32 wouldn't work since there are only two lines and every non-ABS 240 has 3 lines. There just so happens to be an extra port on the MC that is blocked off. You can pull that plug out and put the 3rd brake line in.

JayLew:

Dude, you suck! I got my complete 300ZX subframe off of ebay for $650....it was practically brand new though!

It's blatantly obvious that the 300ZX axels are longer. Has to do with the fact that the 300ZX subframe is about 2 inches wider (found this out the hard way...)

Using the 240's LSD Diff outputs, you'll be able to get the diff in without any hassles.

The 240's rear wheel bearings are protected buy a sheild on the axels whereas the 300zx's wheel bearings are protected by a rubber seal that pressed into the knuckle....just another reason why they don't work.

Again, thanks for the compliments guys and check back every so often for my brake write-up.

-Alex

Hey good stuff! Now I know exactly what I need to do. Muchos grassyass!:D

Originally posted by importnut
JayLew:

Dude, you suck! I got my complete 300ZX subframe off of ebay for $650....it was practically brand new though!

We got it from a junk yard, I almost had a heat stroke while pulling it. The cool part was is that all we had to do was unscrew 4 bolts holding the struts inplace and then 2 more to take the struts off.

Were actually thinking about selling it though, my neighbor doesnt want to shell out $290 to buy the imput shafts. Plus his TPS is bad so thats another $100+.

BTW, when your done with the rear brake write up, make sure you post it, because Im kind of curious as to how you got the E-Brake to work.

What more does he want? Did you guys pick up the rear end for just the diff or for the brakes as well? Obviously, I did it for both.

Don't worry, as soon as my brake writeup is done, the WHOLE world will know about it. Well, you get the idea :cool:

-Alex

Originally posted by importnut
What more does he want? Did you guys pick up the rear end for just the diff or for the brakes as well? Obviously, I did it for both.

Don't worry, as soon as my brake writeup is done, the WHOLE world will know about it. Well, you get the idea :cool:

-Alex We saw it sitting there underneith the Z, and were like, "Man, the brakes alone are worth more than $50"

So we figure we would buy the whole thing, knowing that we could get atleast $150 for the R200V and axels if we decided not to go through with the rear end swap.

We were going to try and make hybrid axels, it almost worked except the 240's half shaft is like a 1/16" smaller diameter than the 300ZX's half shaft.

Im trying to convince him to hold on to the rear just incase we run across the correct 6 bolt imput shafts.

If you played your cards right, you could sell the parts for a lot more. It's something I was considering once I finished my swap and finished the writeup...that being to go and buy them from yards and sell them with instructions. Probably get around $200 or better with complete hardware.

My uncle thought about building hybrid axels as well, but a micrometer pretty much stomped that idea dead. In all honesty, if your buddy sold the brake parts, he could pay for the proper outputs.

Just a thought.

-Alex

Originally posted by importnut

In all honesty, if your buddy sold the brake parts, he could pay for the proper outputs.

Just a thought.

-Alex OHHH, good idea. How much do rear calipers, rotors, hubs, and dust shields normally sell for?

who did you buy your input shafts from?

I'm not sure how much you could get for the rear brake setup. I've sold front Z32 calipers for over $150 on eBay. I think the biggest selling point would be the proof that it can be done.

I picked up my outputs from a dealer. My buddy was a tech at the local Nissan dealer. I got them for $220. He no longer works there, so I don't have the connection :(

Hey Importnut.....do you need to buy just one output shaft, or two?

On ebay I saw a guy selling an LSD, with just 1 output shaft Heres the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1844826780

Does this mean that theres only 1 incompatable shaft on the non-lsd R200?

Because so far Ive been under the impression that you had to replace both.

Heh...I just bought some JDM tail lights for my RX7 from Japandy :)

You do need both. You can see them in the pics of my swap. It's possible that he couldn't get the other, or the other was damanged.

The reason why you need the other, is that the splines on teh non-LSD diff will not grab the VLSD unit inside the diff.

Regardless, you would have to buy one more if you picked up this diff.

-Alex