GTS Viper Perfection?

Nine Ball

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I snapped some photos of a customer's car today. We fitted his Sapphire Blue GTS with a set of DPE Forged SP-16 wheels. These are 19x10 fronts (285 tire) and 20x12.5 rears (345 tire). Brushed centers with polished lip.

Car looks amazing to me. What do you guys think?

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If any of you are interested in a set of new wheels to enhance your own Viper (or any other car), feel free to contact me. I also offer free shipping for VCA members.

Thanks,
Tony :2tu:
 

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The wheels are perfect...mesh wheels defintely look best on the curvy Gen 2 cars. The car would be perfect with a silver stripe to match the wheels!
 

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Thanks for wheels/tires Nine Ball...great guy to work with!!

Stared at them for another hour tonight....truly amazed at the detail of these wheels. Celeste even likes them :)
 

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Excellent choice. These are now my new favorite wheels for the GTS.

If I was ever in the market for new wheels for my GTS I believe these would be it. Classy, elegant and only compliments the lines of the GTS, not take away from them.

Very well done.
 

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Pretty darn close perfection! Looking for wheel ideas for my recent purchase (Yellow 2001 GTS), and those look awesome! I think the size combination is also spot on.:2tu:
 

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Wheels are too big for a Gen II. Looks "Rice" to me. Needs to show more rubber from the side view. My 2 cents.
Hey I got some 14" off my 69 Mach 1 if you are in the market for smaller wheels!:lmao:
That is the second best looking Viper I have ever seen
The first is in my garage
Sapphire all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Here is a close-up pic of the spoke detail found on these wheels. DPE uses a 5-axis CNC machine to get those side-spoke pockets. Only a couple brands offer this type of look.

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The car looks great,and I like the wheel design, but 20's to me just look getto.

I was waiting for the rap stars covered in gold chains and teef to be posin' in the pics......
 
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Those of you complaining about wheel size, I'm happy to make wheels as small as you wish. ;)

Nothing wrong with bringing an old generation car into modern times. Even the Gen 3/4 came with 19s stock, and the new ZR1 Corvette comes with 20s from the factory. We all know how that one doesn't perform well.
 

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The car is super sweet. But since you're hanging a question mark on the post... This one is pretty nice too...

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I can certainly relate to the "wheels too big" comments...took me a while to settle in to this look. All I know is THIS guy likes the look, and that's all that matters.



Rice??????
 

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I think the GTS looks the best with black powder coated rims with a chrome lip, like the one above. You just cannot beat the look!!! They look possessed.
 

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I love the size of the wheels. But the wheels look horrrible. Might be the finish of them on the dark car.
 

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Looks great Tony and Kenmo! I personally like an 18/19 setup better on a gen II, otherwise the wheels look great! Kenmo, are you in Houston? If so come out to some of the local meets and drives sometime! :D
 

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Looks great Tony and Kenmo! I personally like an 18/19 setup better on a gen II, otherwise the wheels look great! Kenmo, are you in Houston? If so come out to some of the local meets and drives sometime! :D

I'm up in Spring. Was that your SSG Viper I saw at Coffee and Cars last month?
 

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I'm up in Spring. Was that your SSG Viper I saw at Coffee and Cars last month?

Nope, that was Mike's with the black stripes (he lives in the Woodlands), mine is solid SSG. I drove my Silver GTS that day. The SSG was at C&C in January if you were there. I must have missed your car when I was there (it is getting really big these days!).
 
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Eric, Ken and I plan on attending tomorrow morning. I brought my Viper to the last two, might bring the 2010 Camaro tomorrow.
 

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and the new ZR1 Corvette comes with 20s from the factory.

The Viper GTS is supposed to be a throwback to the Cobra Daytona. The ZR1 is a new design.:D

Rice??????

As in rice burner. As in import. As in every second car you see here in Toronto in the summer.:crazy2:
 
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Tony, I saw your car there last month but didn't see you in the sea of people. :) I'm out of town this weekend, so I have to catch up with ya'll for the April C&C, ya'll have fun!
 

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The car is super sweet. But since you're hanging a question mark on the post... This one is pretty nice too...

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Now this car rocks. The black one needs silver stripes and the wheels are a bit too big. Sure miss my GTS.
 

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Now this car rocks. The black one needs silver stripes and the wheels are a bit too big. Sure miss my GTS.

I think 20's in the rear look too big. I m running 19's all around and couldn't be happier.
 

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