Does HRE wheels make 20" rims? Where can I find out?
HRE WHEELS QUESTION
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HRE does indeed produce 20" wheels. Only goes to 12" wide rear rims, 10" fronts. Tire selection is "your risk"......you must be willing to adjust the ride height.
PartsRack is a WD for HRE and has 17,18,19" HRE wheels beginning at only $3499 / complete set of 4 !
JonB
PartsRack is a WD for HRE and has 17,18,19" HRE wheels beginning at only $3499 / complete set of 4 !
JonB
ntmatter
Enthusiast
I'd recommend that you think long and hard about putting 20's on your car, however. I have the 18" HRE 540's, and I'm extremely happy with them. 20" wheels aren't going to contribute to performance, and they will (imho) interfere with the handling and stability aspects of your car. Remember, the suspension is designed with a certain sized wheel in mind. I'm not sure that a 20" wheel would look cool enough to risk it. If you want to get rid of the extra wheel well around, say, an 18" wheel, then get some modified springs and drop the car 3/4 of an inch. I've seen this done w/ 18" HRE's, and it looks pretty slick.
Just my .02,
Andy
Just my .02,
Andy
Y2KACR
VCA Member
The HRE website has pictures of all of the styles, a fitments chart, list prices and a neat feature where you can look at a picture of a similar car with the the wheels on it (Vipers included). I think the url is: www.hrewheels.com
Frank Parise
VCA Venom Member
HRE makes a beautiful looking wheel, however, it's suitability for high performance use came into question last weekend at the Viper Days event.
Johnny Weigel had a set mounted on his wheel to wheel race Viper. During the feature race on Sunday one of his HRE wheels broke in half.
I spoke to a wheel design expert. He said he tested this design and found that, although it is a beautiful looking wheel, its structural integrity is questionable based on stress tests performed in the laboratory.
I don't want to slam anybody's product, and as I said, these are great looking wheels. Fortunately Johnny was not hurt, but he'll need a new front fascia and splitter because of this wheel failure.
Johnny Weigel had a set mounted on his wheel to wheel race Viper. During the feature race on Sunday one of his HRE wheels broke in half.
I spoke to a wheel design expert. He said he tested this design and found that, although it is a beautiful looking wheel, its structural integrity is questionable based on stress tests performed in the laboratory.
I don't want to slam anybody's product, and as I said, these are great looking wheels. Fortunately Johnny was not hurt, but he'll need a new front fascia and splitter because of this wheel failure.
