04 Black Viper With HRE 545R Wheels.

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My HRE Wheels arrived yesterday from Dean, at The Art Of Design, so I thought I would post a couple pictures. I had never saw a black SRT-10 with 545R wheels. I played around with the ride height last night and I am now lowered 1 1/4 in the back and 1 1/8 in the front from the stock ride height. The rear wheels are 20s and the front wheels are 19s. :cool:




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As the croc hunter says, 'shes a real beauty'. Very nice collection of muscle cars you have there. I assume the Viper is the more 'civilized' of the 2...

JT
 

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Those wheels are just perfect!
They really make the brake calipers stand out.
Are there any major differences between these wheels and the light weight wheels (Carbon SRT) from Mopar ?
 

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Love the neighborhood.....Sweet rims and calipers. Now if ya had the red/black interior like the Black Mamba it would be perfect :cool: ..Looks just like the rims Torquenstein has.....er....had....

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As the croc hunter says, 'shes a real beauty'. Very nice collection of muscle cars you have there. I assume the Viper is the more 'civilized' of the 2...

JT

Thanks for the positive comments guys. I really had a hard time deciding between the 545R and the 547R wheels. I think I made the right choice! One smart thing I did was to have the LTP sensors installed. The Pirellis are not run flat tires. I also had HRE install the sensors, mount and balance the tires. That way there could be no possability of finger pointing if there was a problem.

JT, the Superformance Cobra is an ABSOLUTE beast. It is 1000 lbs. lighter than the Viper, and has more hp. It has a 418 c.i. stroker motor built by Performance Engineering. I cant shift the car quick enough before hitting the rev limiter in 1st and 2nd gear. :cool:
 

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I think I had them much higher like 34-36 psi. Car looks great. What did you use to lower it??? I used the Moton system.

Interesting that you mounted the sensors. I did at first, unfortunately they all came off inside the tire and I had to have all the tires dismounted. I was really pissed at HRE - they did not even silicone the sensors to the wheel, just sticky tape and these metal bands going around them. My advice is to watch them!! I hope they have changed there method since.
 
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I think I had them much higher like 34-36 psi. Car looks great. What did you use to lower it??? I used the Moton system.

Interesting that you mounted the sensors. I did at first, unfortunately they all came off inside the tire and I had to have all the tires dismounted. I was really pissed at HRE - they did not even silicone the sensors to the wheel, just sticky tape and these metal bands going around them. My advice is to watch them!! I hope they have changed there method since.

Greg.
HRE has come out with a new system to mount the sensors. They no longer use tape or silicone. They have designed a new steel band that captures the sensor and holds it tight to the wheel.
I did not use the Motons. I had a couple people tell me that unless I was going to race the car Motons were overkill.
I have been working with Aldan for the last few weeks to develop a coilover package for the Viper. I had serious problems with what was originally supposed to have been developed for the SRT-10. I think they now have a very good product to offer the Viper community. If you have any questions about the Aldan coilovers you can call Robert at 310-834-7478.
HRE had my tire pressure at 36 psi, but I dropped them down. I will see how they ride and make adjustments accordingly.
Ps. you are going to miss your SRT-10! :cool:
 

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I had the straps as well. The sensors came off from those - I'm sure these are new ones - I hope! Good luck car looks great.
 
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I had the straps as well. The sensors came off from those - I'm sure these are new ones - I hope! Good luck car looks great.

Greg, they are the new style straps. I am told my car is the 3rd to have them.
If it would only stop raining in Indiana, I could actually drive it now! :D
 
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