Buying new wheels... All feedback would be GREATLY appreciated!

[Limit]

Hey man, thanks for the tip when shutting the hood! Your car is looking good by the way! So did you just jack the car up and stick the new wheels on, nothing else you had to do besides that? Did it raise the ground clearance a lot with the new wheels? I really want my car to stay as low as possible, like how it is now with the 17s or did you actually have the car lowered a little bit after the new wheels were put on?

Also what year is your car? If its a 97 I can see why your viper gts logo's are colored white or silver on the sides and rear. On the 96, they are the same color as the car and don't really stand out, which I don't like as much...

I had someone else put the wheels on because I had new tires put on at the same time and I don't have the equipment. I didn't have it lowered because my car had a tendency to scrape coming out my driveway and the 20's stopped that. It raised it a little, but not a ton.

PS: It's a 96. I bought new emblems and had them match the stripes.

PPS: It's a love it or hate it look. I needed to get my stock wheels refirbished, and by the time it was all said and done I figured I might as well just get new rims.. and I'm not going to spend 4G's on rims that nobody would notice are aftermarket. Plus, I'm 20 years old, so I'm still into the flashy-look.

 

[costanZo]

I'm sure Purner can get them chromed for you. I'm just not sure on the cost. Here is a pic of my car with 19" CCW SP600s, another style option. Car is lowered with Eibachs.

Your car is looking very nice man... Well done

How much does it cost for Eibach Springs and to have it lowered.. is that a lot of money? Is it a completely BAD idea to run my stock instead of Eibachs? Also, how hard is it to get the Viper GTS Logo on the sides and rear of the car.. I like how yours stand out.. I think I remember seeing them on JonB's website before. I take it that's something that needs to be professionally done?

 

[costanZo]

If you were closer I would consider selling you my iForged wheels, I am thinking about doing something different wheel wise, but haven't decided yet. They have runcraps on them, however.

Hey man, thanks for the kind gesture. I am definitely considering used wheels to save a couple grand if possible; however, the gunmetal/black rims are really not my style. I know they are very popular and a lot of people like them, but I was never in to them at all. Although, the gunmetal with chrome lip is kinda nice and these rims below I thought looked pretty sweet too....

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but I seriously want to stick to the chrome 5star look... I'd love to find the Iforge Classic IIs like the one in the pic I posted.. or something similar... but they have to be chrome with a nice lip!

 

[costanZo]

I had someone else put the wheels on because I had new tires put on at the same time and I don't have the equipment. I didn't have it lowered because my car had a tendency to scrape coming out my driveway and the 20's stopped that. It raised it a little, but not a ton.

PS: It's a 96. I bought new emblems and had them match the stripes.

PPS: It's a love it or hate it look. I needed to get my stock wheels refirbished, and by the time it was all said and done I figured I might as well just get new rims.. and I'm not going to spend 4G's on rims that nobody would notice are aftermarket. Plus, I'm 20 years old, so I'm still into the flashy-look.

Hey man, thanks for the reply... did you put the emblems on yourself? Did you buy them from JonB?

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

I'm sorry Limit, but you really, really need to invest in some bigger brakes.

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Big wheels and puny little brakes look horrible.

This is what you should see when you put a big wheel on a car.

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[Limit]

Hey man, thanks for the reply... did you put the emblems on yourself? Did you buy them from JonB?

Bought them from JonB, then had them painted to match the stripes.. Took old ones off and put them on myself.. Not hard, but can be time consuming because of how I did it. Not a hard project, if you go through with it shoot me a PM and I can give you some tips.

I'm sorry Limit, but you really, really need to invest in some bigger brakes.

Part of my next project hopefully. How much is a Dave's Big Brake Kit installed nowadays?

Not a huge priority, they serve their purpose right now.

 

[Limit]

apparently you can't delete to combine...

 

[dave6666]

How much is a Dave's Big Brake Kit installed nowadays?

The install I am doing - there is a pic in this thread - was $5500 for parts. I would guess labor around $500 or so depending on the shop.

I got...

-> 14" Euroteck rotors front and rear
-> New SRT calipers
-> Big Brakes brackets front and rear
-> Stainless braided lines front and rear
-> E-brake relocate kit

On the older non-ABS cars you'll probably want the proportioning valve too.

I got all of that stuff plus my iForged wheels and PS2 tires form Dan at Viper Specialty. He can do the whole shebang. One stop shopping.

If you look at the install write-up in the Illustrated Upgrades, he had his calipers custom powdercoated blue. That would look cool on your blue cars. Factory red looks cool on my red car...

 

[99 R/T 10]

Your car is looking very nice man... Well done

How much does it cost for Eibach Springs and to have it lowered.. is that a lot of money? Is it a completely BAD idea to run my stock instead of Eibachs? Also, how hard is it to get the Viper GTS Logo on the sides and rear of the car.. I like how yours stand out.. I think I remember seeing them on JonB's website before. I take it that's something that needs to be professionally done?

Call Chuck Tator(914-763-3136) he can fix you up on the emblems. Check your ***.

 

[costanZo]

The install I am doing - there is a pic in this thread - was $5500 for parts. I would guess labor around $500 or so depending on the shop.

I got...

-> 14" Euroteck rotors front and rear
-> New SRT calipers
-> Big Brakes brackets front and rear
-> Stainless braided lines front and rear
-> E-brake relocate kit

On the older non-ABS cars you'll probably want the proportioning valve too.

I got all of that stuff plus my iForged wheels and PS2 tires form Dan at Viper Specialty. He can do the whole shebang. One stop shopping.

If you look at the install write-up in the Illustrated Upgrades, he had his calipers custom powdercoated blue. That would look cool on your blue cars. Factory red looks cool on my red car...

So you got that whole breaking system, plus PS2 tires and Iforged wheels for $12,500??

On their site you can't even view Iforge or HRE wheels.

I'm pretty much interested in these two the most from Iforge...

iFORGED.CLASSIC:

[media]http://iforged.com/us/images/wheels/zoom/sideClassic.jpg[/media][media]http://iforged.com/us/images/wheels/zoom/Classic.jpg[/media]iFORGED.ASTRA:

[media]http://iforged.com/us/images/wheels/zoom/sideAero.jpg[/media][media]http://iforged.com/us/images/wheels/zoom/Astra.jpg[/media]
However, I think I like these 2 sets the most out of all the wheels I've seen.... does anyone know where you can get these cheaper?? Or is anyone selling either of these used????? They are ridiculously expensive.. I didn't realize for a set of 19s or 20s I would be paying $6-$7,000 for just RIMS and no tires.... haha



847R - Chrome

[media]http://www.hrewheels.com/images/wheels/847R.jpg[/media][media]http://www.hrewheels.com/media/gallery_uploads/2008/08/19/Viper_847R_Chrome_20.jpg[/media][media]http://www.hrewheels.com/media/gallery_uploads/2008/08/19/Viper_847R_Chrome_20_.jpg[/media][media]http://www.hrewheels.com/media/gallery_uploads/2008/08/19/Viper_847R_Chrome_20__.jpg[/media]547R - Chrome

[media]http://www.hrewheels.com/images/wheels/547R.jpg[/media]

 

[Simms]

Your car is looking very nice man... Well done

How much does it cost for Eibach Springs and to have it lowered.. is that a lot of money? Is it a completely BAD idea to run my stock instead of Eibachs? Also, how hard is it to get the Viper GTS Logo on the sides and rear of the car.. I like how yours stand out.. I think I remember seeing them on JonB's website before. I take it that's something that needs to be professionally done?

If I remember correctly, Eibachs cost around $300. You can get them from JonB. I would recommend getting your car aligned afterwords. You can run stock or Eibachs with the wheels you are interested in. Just a personal preference if you like the slightly lowered look.

My emblems are the factory chrome ones. Tator or JonB can get them for you. Very easy to do yourself. There are tips on how to do this in various threads.

 

[apun]

I just got my wheels mounted, no rubbing issues.

http://forums.viperclub.org/rt-10-gts-discussions/622180-iforged-sprint-wheels-mounted.html

Good luck,
Alex

 

[Ricketts]

I have Iforged 19/20 combo on my GTS with Eibach's and love it. No rubbing at all. I got mine from Matt also. Here is photo, mines the solid car.

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[GTSNRT10]

I love that pic Steve!!!


CostanZo, I pm'd ya my cell, so please call me on any I forged setup you're looking for or about any other questions you have regarding different setups.
Thanks,
Matt