Winter Blues-1990 Nissan 300ZX Suspension Detail

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by Pats300zx, Jan 18, 2010.

  1. Pats300zx

    Pats300zx Official DB Moderator

    Well with winter here and nothing to do in the garage I decided it was time to do some suspension detailing on my 1990 Nissan 300ZX. I haven't pulled the wheels in about 3 years and I really wanted to give my HRE 540 wheels a good polishing.

    These are one of the worst wheels to maintain. I can't even imagine having these on a daily driver. The mesh wheel design is so difficult to keep clean and polished. These wheels are beautiful for a show car but on a daily driver I think I would kill myself trying to keep them looking their best.

    Here was my process:

    Remove wheels
    Clean suspension and brake components with HD Free
    Wheels cleaned with HD Free
    Wheels polished with Mothers Power Ball and Optimum Metal polish
    Wheels polished by hand with English Customs Showman's blend
    Wheels barrels treated with Zaino CS
    Calipers treated with Zaino CS
    Suspension dressed with Griots Undercarriage Spray
    Tires dressed with Eagle One
    Wheels installed and torqued to factory specs.

    It took me about 3 hours to do the fronts. Now time for the backs :)

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  2. Misha

    Misha Nuba Guru

    looks very nice in red. how about full pics of the car? :)
     
  3. pektel

    pektel DB Forum Supporter

    Nice wheels! :cool:
     
  4. Pats300zx

    Pats300zx Official DB Moderator

  5. Misha

    Misha Nuba Guru

    looks clean. maybe lowering it a little?
     
  6. P1et

    P1et Official DB Moderator

    Stunning setup Pat, and yes, those wheels would cause me headaches if I had to clean them often!
     
  7. dsms

    dsms DB Forum Supporter

    HRE, stop tech... quality inside and out. Now the underbelly looks the part too, nice work!
     
  8. kustomizingkid

    kustomizingkid Nuba Guru

    Wow... great car, you have really maxed it out!
     
  9. Jedidiah

    Jedidiah Guest

    holy shnikes. that is clean.
     
  10. Denzil

    Denzil Guest

    Looks awesome there Pat but I would probably kill myself too just trying to maintain them well for a daily driver.
     
  11. GBS

    GBS Wax on..Wax off

    Looks great Pat! Also like the Stop Tech calipers and 2-piece rotors.
     
  12. GDAL

    GDAL Guest

    Those one of the best built Z's I have seen in a long time. Great work!!!
     
  13. supercharged

    supercharged DB Forum Supporter

    very well done!
     

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