Blacklisted911

Hey everyone,
I am brand new to the fourms! I just bought a Red 08 350z Base model.(Pictures will be posted tonight) I have a few questions that i would like to ask. I did read the Top 100 questions and i just wanted to know a little more about the car from everyones person opinions. Its a M/T. On youre personal opinions, whats some quick/fresh things to do to make it faster/Sound better.

Bmurray350z

iTrader: (34)

Congrats on the purchase. Post pics of it!

read this:
https://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-...to-your-z.html

BoomerZ33

iTrader: (23)

welcome and congrats

Blacklisted911

thank you, i have read that and i have condidered the following
1.I plan on keeping the car for a few years minimul
2.It has 50k miles on it so putting 100,000 on would sound nice before its over and done with
3.I would like to mod the car for 2 things. Street Preformance, Looks. I currently have 18 inch rims 245's on the front and 265's on the back.
(Question)-Do you think it would be nice to put 285's on the back?
(Question 2)-How hard is it to take off the door handles? (Plan on paining them black as well as powder coating the rims black)

Bmurray350z

iTrader: (34)

For the tire question, it depends on what size your wheels are. do you know the specs?

and for the door handles question, look through the exterior/interior DIY section.

Blacklisted911

I currently have 245's on the front and 265's on the back

Bmurray350z

iTrader: (34)

Right, those are your tire specs. I'm talking about your wheels, or as some call them "rims". Do you know the diameter, width, and the offset of the wheels?

JCITY

iTrader: (2)

Those are not on stock wheels,right?
Are those,40 series tires?If so,a good set up would
be:
255/40/18 front
275/40/18 rear

If you wanted to go with bigger rubber in the rear,it would have to be something like a 295/35/18 to work.I doubt if your wheel width
would work with this size tire.I would not recommend.Also,you would not have much sidewall compared to OEM.

Be best to post a pic of your Z&wheels.That would help in giving you the info you need.Also,the make of wheels(if you know).

Bmurray350z

iTrader: (34)

If you have OEM wheels & tires still, I would keep the OEM tire sizes on there. Just my opinion.

big_dish

iTrader: (3)

Nice buy.

Its super easy to remove the door handles. Two rubber plugs in the door, with two screws behind them.

By they way, you'll hear this all the time, but you can find virtually every DIY project here on the site. I search google and just include "my350z.com" with the search keywords. Its easier than using the search function embedded in the site.

Enjoy the car!

KingBaby

iTrader: (3)

+1

congrats

taryon

Congrats on the Z
Your wheel specs will be something like 18x9.5 offset +20 (example)

ModBargains

Congrats on your new toy

First thing to do to the Z to refresh the look will be coilovers and wheels. Depends what budget you're on, there's thousand of selection you can choice from to fit into your budget.

Enjoy your Z , and weclome to the forum

mike_350z

iTrader: (1)

nice

verdict.

Welcome and congratulations.