2011 370 Base with 17's

Revac · 06-30-2019, 04:33 PM

Thought I'd share my 2011 Base 370 with a different look.
It has, yes you read right, 17" wheels. They are AR 17x9" (model # I think is MR270) with 245/45/17 tires front and 275/40/17. These will only fit on the Base with the smaller (but lighter and still plenty big enough IMHO) brakes.
Bought it with these on it and it like it. Like I said a unique look. Benefits of the 17's are lighter rotational inertia than 18's or 19's, an effective drop of the diff ratio of about 6%, and a 1/2" drop in the ride height (low as I wanna go).
Other unique things:
Tinted headlight/taillights
Front intake horizontal slats removed and replaced with honeycomb grill.
Custom dual exhaust with Jones Turbo Tube mufflers. Love the sound of these, rumbly & raspy but not too loud or droning.

Revac · 07-01-2019, 01:21 PM

So here's the story on this car, just bought it fairly cheap as a fixed-up Salvage title car from a guy at the shop which restored it. Had a minor right front hit that popped the drivers bag. Got a new nose, RF headlight, etc. Guy said it had "some kinda jacked-up set of wheels on it" and they took them off and found these 17s laying around the shop and they fit. Im guessing they wanted to sell those wheels off (or maybe the RF one was damaged). Noting that the fender lips on this car have a ghetto-engineered flaring job on it (which I don't like and wish could be undone), I'm thinking it had something like 22's on it.

danegrey · 07-01-2019, 01:26 PM

well you got a z, so no matter how you got it, its your personal way of making it yours
have fun with it and enjoy it

07-01-2019, 01:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
danegrey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Knoxville Age: 71 Posts: 3,089 Drives: 12 370Z BK Cherry M6 Rep Power: 572361	well you got a z, so no matter how you got it, its your personal way of making it yours have fun with it and enjoy it sx moneypit likes this. __________________ Lots of Changes the Z needs to be driven and driven hard for the car lives for it

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07-01-2019, 01:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Revac Base Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 9 Drives: '11 370z Base Rep Power: 7	So here's the story on this car, just bought it fairly cheap as a fixed-up Salvage title car from a guy at the shop which restored it. Had a minor right front hit that popped the drivers bag. Got a new nose, RF headlight, etc. Guy said it had "some kinda jacked-up set of wheels on it" and they took them off and found these 17s laying around the shop and they fit. Im guessing they wanted to sell those wheels off (or maybe the RF one was damaged). Noting that the fender lips on this car have a ghetto-engineered flaring job on it (which I don't like and wish could be undone), I'm thinking it had something like 22's on it.