Which 18 or 19" wheel most closely resembles the 97 stock wheel?

[MannyC]

Which 18 or 19\" wheel most closely resembles the 97 stock wheel?

Guys,

I love the way stock high polished 97 five spoke wheels look. However, I want to go to an 18 inch wheel, perhaps even a 19".

Without completely busting the bank, what are the options for the Viper RT/10 on wheels in those sizes that look almost exactly the same? Can you post a side by side comparison photo? I'm going to be getting some 1997 wheels for now, but would like to move to 18's or larger sometime this year.

Thanks

 

[Gerald Levin]

Re: Which 18 or 19

Superbar, just out of curiousity, what is the reason for the 18-19" tires if you are staying with the same design? I also like the high polished 17" wheels and will probably send mine in to calchrome.com this winter for chroming. I know the tires are cheaper for an 18 over a 17 but wouldn't the look be similar except to some of the eagle eyes here? So wouldn't the overall cost be quite a bit higher buying a set of 18/19's over just having your wheels polished or chromed?

 

[Viperzilla]

Re: Which 18 or 19

I've never seen wheels in 18s or 19s that look similar to 96-98 year model wheels. You may just want to just jump and go look at HRE, Kinesis, Forgeline, and Purner for your wheel options.

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Re: Which 18 or 19

I put the question of building 18 inch 96-98 wheels to Purner. He said it wouldn’t be overly expensive. I took that as being less than what the big names charge. However you would have to get the centers from Dodge. I think they are around $200 each.

I like the style of the 96-98 wheels over the 99-02 also. Perhaps a group buy would make it worth Purner’s while? From Dodge they cost $1,100 without centers.

 

[Ron]

Re: Which 18 or 19

The advantage would be the ability to move up to 14" rotors while keeping the stock look. I'd be interested as I too prefer the OEM 96 ~ 98 wheels. The caps should be no big deal as they could easily be cloned (plated plastic perhaps) or just reuse your 17" ones.

Doing the 18" just for a thinner tire doesn't make sense to me.

 

[Snake Bitten]

Re: Which 18 or 19

Consider Fiske Wheels...Clean five star design...

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[Anthony - 98 GTS]

Re: Which 18 or 19

Consider Fiske Wheels...Clean five star design...

I can't believe you passed on a chance to post a pic of your HRE's!!

 

[RedSnakeGTS]

Re: Which 18 or 19

listen to anythony, he currently has the 3rd best red gts in texas !

 

[Snake Bitten]

Re: Which 18 or 19

So said Anthony

I can't believe you passed on a chance to post a pic of your HRE's!!

I was trying to steer them away from HRE's...With you and RedSnake copying every damm poser mod I do...we're all gonna end up with the same car!

 

[Anthony - 98 GTS]

Re: Which 18 or 19

listen to anythony, he currently has the 3rd best red gts in texas !

Don't be hater!! You'll never catch up.

 

[RedSnakeGTS]

Re: Which 18 or 19

i wasnt being a hater, i was complimenting your car :nod: hahahahahaha, roe shocks anybody?

 

[Anthony - 98 GTS]

Re: Which 18 or 19

i wasnt being a hater, i was complimenting your car :nod: hahahahahaha, roe shocks anybody?

Roe shocks?? #$*&*($&_

Don't worry, I have a surprise in the works.

 

[Viperzilla]

Re: Which 18 or 19

I did forget to mention Fikse, thanks Snake. Fikse isn't seen very often on Vipers, but I would consider them if I had a Viper. Especially since everyone else has HREs (nothing wrong w/ them, but they're getting everywhere). Fikse has a nice clean, smooth look. I think they're one of the most tasteful wheels for the Viper.