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  1. GTS Dean

    Wheels

    If you ever track your car, or think you might, get 18x11 fronts. You can get 275/285s to seat just fine. If you ever sell them, they are more desirable for anyone who tracks, or wants to run a 295-315 front.
  2. GTS Dean

    Speed with Soft Top

    The early ones had a small roll pin driven thru across the lever shaft. It engaged under a stiff piece of wire in the windshield header receptacle. With too much air pressure at the header, the wires would deflect up, the roll pins would lose contact and the top went sailing. In my new '93, I...
  3. GTS Dean

    where to get an alignment in SoCal?

    Vipers have fully adjustable caster and camber via lower wisbone adjuster cams, both front AND rear. The only way a typical shop can measure caster is swiveling the wheels 20degrees left and right, then back to center to calculate. You can't physically do that at the rear, so Dodge supplies...
  4. GTS Dean

    Gen 2 vs. Gen 5 GTS

    One thing you can do RIGHT NOW, FOR FREE is to remove the spring from the back of your proportioning valve. This will give full line pressure to the tiny calipers and still not lock the rear brakes. My car hasn't had the spring in it since 1997. Here's what 13" Gen 2 brakes with race pads do at...
  5. GTS Dean

    VCM not scanning, 96 GTS

    If it's any consolation - my DRBIII is having trouble communicating with my stock JTEC too. Maybe some capacitors on these boards are aging out. Who knows? 1996 is the earliest implementation of OBD-II in the US auto fleet.
  6. GTS Dean

    Tom's 40mm rear caliper upgrade

    Fresh off the track at COTA!
  7. GTS Dean

    What is this spring?

    I believe it's from the back of the throttle pedal. Edit: Confirmed. What a PITA to put back together.
  8. GTS Dean

    What is this spring?

    I took the car in to have the toe set this morning before a track weekend at COTA. This spring was on the Driver's floor next to the side sill when I got back to the garage. Nothing feels funny or makes any odd noises. It's possible it was from the brake pedal depressor, or the steering wheel...
  9. GTS Dean

    Transmission Fluid for G1 & G2

    The Gen 1s had different blocker rings in the synchros and require a Dexron III or better ATF fluid. The Gen 2s have carbon rings and can work well with GL4 multigrade synthetics for track or warm weather use.
  10. GTS Dean

    Question about brakes

    There never was a Viper built in 2007. Next, you can find plenty of discs available, but you need to confirm some basic counts and measurements: 1) diameter and thickness of the rotors 2) width of the disc face on the inboard side of the rotor 3) number of fasteners holding the rotor to the hat...
  11. GTS Dean

    Tom's 40mm rear caliper upgrade

    No. Gen 1 and Gen 2 thru 2000 all use exactly the same Brembo single piston floating caliper. 01-02 ABS models were very slightly different - pads were different shape.
  12. GTS Dean

    Trim Screw 06035625 Junkyard Scavenging

    Here are OE fastener supplier links: https://www.auveco.com/ https://www.clipsandfasteners.com/default.asp https://belmetric.com/
  13. GTS Dean

    Tom's 40mm rear caliper upgrade

    I did Tom's 40mm kit 20+ years ago. I pulled the prop valve spring and still run 13" rotors all around. It stops like mad with great balance and the rear discs turn blue at the track because THEY WORK!
  14. GTS Dean

    Control Arm Bushing Up-Grade-...

    For anyone NOT using urethane bushings, or monoball bearings in your suspension the following excerpts from the Service Manual are important. Some warnings about not fully tightening bushings in shock eyes, wishbone pivots, swaybar end links are repeated CONSTANTLY throughout. And here are the...
  15. GTS Dean

    1994 RT/10 Idler Pulley fail

    The accessories and drive on G1&2 cars has pretty good commonality with the Magnum series of V 6-8-10 engines.
  16. GTS Dean

    Gen 2 vs. Gen 5 GTS

    At some point, parts and maintenance issues will hit the Gen 5 more than any other due to lower production numbers and more complex systems. That said, they are the pinnacle of the breed as far as a complete modern package.
  17. GTS Dean

    Borla Cat Back

    I did 3" Random Tech metal cats into 3" Moroso Spiral Flows, then out to my 2.5" x-pipe. Deep, throaty rumble at idle, but not objectionable. On-throttle is nice and full. At Hastings Viper Rendezvous, I had the quietest Viper out of 51 cars...
  18. GTS Dean

    Wanted Gen 3 front fenders

    PartsRack has been sitting on a bunch of NOS painted body parts for quite a while. It's the middle of the week, so give Jon a call.
  19. GTS Dean

    Dana 44 differential ID

    Page 170: https://www.monicattichrysler.com/pdfs/07moparcatalog.pdf
  20. GTS Dean

    Priming Motor that sat for 6 months. Did I screw up?

    FYI - if you are cranking to prime, or for compression check, I think there is a "clear flood" routine that will run automatically if you hold the throttle wide open when cranking. It kills the injector pulses and works like a flooded carb rescue routine.
  21. GTS Dean

    ACR Koni Shock Manual Supplement

    The Koni 2812's are great shocks. They are properly valved and sprung for the application. Before you remove the shocks, give the adjusters a couple shots of penetrating oil and a little time to free up. Dust and grit gets into the works and can cause issues. Pulling the wheels off, using...
  22. GTS Dean

    ACR Koni Shock Manual Supplement

    Thank you Bob. That's exactly how I set my ride heights. 4-5 inches is a good range. You want roughly 1/2" rake in the chassis front-rear.
  23. GTS Dean

    ACR Koni Shock Manual Supplement

    As you lower the ride height, negative camber will increase (tires lean in at the top). I always adjust my shocks to 0-0 on bump-rebound when making ride height adjustments, then jounce the suspension to find the neutral position. Don't go crazy on adjustments - 3 turns should be noticeable...
  24. GTS Dean

    The Quest for 275 MPH

    Antifreeze.
  25. GTS Dean

    Leaking valve cover gasket, even after replaced?

    You must not be very old. I've see a number of stamped seel VCs on cork gaskets that were warped out of plane, or cast covers that were overtorqued and cracked.

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