Vish Diesel

Thanks, I ended up getting the E44

Unfortunately I don't have a garage so I cant keep it on a trickle charger, only a driveway. As mentioned before, I have a battery cutoff to reduce battery drain as much as I can. But the battery is dead so it still needs replacing. I don't mind having to replace it in another 5 years, I just want to pick the best one I can.

Yeah that where i got the suggestions for the e44 https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/varta/e44/ and the e38 https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/varta/e38/ from. But it didn't confirm whether the e44 actually fit and was used. Both also have smaller cca than the 334 model batteries from eurocarparts, which no one has used. But then i'm left with my original dilemma of choosing between Yuasa, Varta and Bosch aha

Gets driven once or twice a month, and i put it on charge occasionally as well.

Hi, after 4 and a half years my bosch 069 has completely died just outside of warranty. Its been pretty useless since I bought it even with a battery cutoff. I don't know if it makes a difference but the car is a japanese import. At the time there was a more expensive 334 model but at the time I couldn't find any information of people fitting it in the 300zx. Now ive realised that it has a capacity of 830cca vs the 069 capacity of 630cca. There appear to be 3 brands to choose from and I cant find a definitive answer on which brand to go with. There is Yuasa https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/yuasa-battery-44477334Z, Varta https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/varta-blue-334-car-battery-4-year-guarantee-444773342, and Bosch https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/bosch-s4-car-battery-334-4-year-guarantee-444773347. I don't know which one to select and have found some others mentioned on the forums and dont know what to go for https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/bosch/s4008/ https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/varta/e44/ https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/varta/e38/ https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/varta/e23/ I dont know what to go for, as the other batteries i've found in previous threads don't come up as compatible and I don't want to end up getting the wrong battery. But I also don't want another smaller capacity one and my experience with the bosch 069 has put me off them a bit.

I was also asked what tyre pressure i want them at. I had no idea what the ideal tyre pressure is. Is there an ideal tyre pressure for the stretched 235's and 265's?

All my local tyre shops wanted £15 a corner to put the tyres on and balance them. Took them to a place and they wouldn't go on! The wheel nuts on the car have some weird collar at the bottom of the nuts stopping them from connecting to the alloys. I bought a locking wheel nut set for the car so now I have 1 nut for each alloy. Can anyone recommend some normal wheel nuts to go on the alloys? Would I need to look for ones specific to my Bola B1 alloys?

So would it be better to have the ones which reuse the OEM top mounts or the ones which come with their own? Or would it not make a difference? Would an allignment help prevent uneven tyre wear with camber, and would it make a great deal of difference just justify the £250 cost of buying front and rear camber arms? Am I correct in assuming the suspension drop would be 20mm, Or is that the minimum drop?

Would it also be a good idea to get something like this for the car if im not taking it to a track? Or just stick to the oilovers https://www.driftworks.com/driftworks-r32-suspension-kit.html

Whats the difference between these 3 sets of coilovers, is it appears the ride heigh drop is 15/20mm on all of them? http://www.jdl-online.com/nissan/nissan-300-zx.html If i were to have them installed would I just tell my insurer that the drop is 20mm?

Sorry, I was trying to add this picture - - - Updated - - - This one is by far the worst

Picked up these yesterday, 9.5j all around. The offset is 30 from my measurements Ive ordered these tyres for the front https://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s322p135333/Michelin_Tyres_Car_Michelin_Pilot_Sport_4_PS4_-_235_40_R18_%2895Y%29_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_2_Noise%3A_71dB and these for the rear https://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s66p135328/Michelin_Tyres_Car_Michelin_Pilot_Sport_4_PS4_-_265_35_R18_%2897Y%29_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_2_Noise%3A_71dB I'm certain the rears will fit, but will it be safe to run the tyres stretched on the front alloys? and well there be clearance considering the width of the alloys? - - - Updated - - -

There would be some hooning but the £80 saving would be on new tyres. Although at the moment a staggered setup may not happen as I missed out on the alloys I was trying to buy, and I may end up getting some Bola B1 alloys as i've seen some 9.5j ones at a good price and may pick them up tomorrow. Just got to work out whether they fit...

Would there be much difference if put 225/40 instead of 235/40 on the front and 255/35 instead of 265/35 on the rear. Would it affect the Speedo much because I can save £80 by going for 10mm narrower tyres

Ive found some alloys with some tyres which if I can agree a price with the seller i'll be picking up soon. Still got lots of other things to address though. The problem is that although they are 8j front and 9j rear. The fronts are 245/40 18's and the 9j rears have 265/35 18's but the fronts have over 5mm of tread and the rears need replacing, but the rolling radius would differ due to the width of the fronts being 245 instead of 235. Would it be ok to run 245/40 on the front with the 265/35 rears, or would I need to change them for 235/40. The car doesn't have traction control, and I dont know anything about the diff, but would there be much of a negative impact on the car just running the 245's on the front until they have worn down to the point where they need replacing?