new wheels just arrived...

[snampro]

Just got my new CCW SP20's, 18x10 front with 275/35-18 Michelin Pilot, 19x13 rear with 345/30-19:

new front and new rear:

new front and old front

front tire width (for my non-VIPER friends)

new rear and old rear

rear tire width (again, for non-VIPER friends)

inner rear wheel

more pics coming as soon as I get the wheels on and get the car back on the ground...

 

[ronniej]

Awesome! I love the way CCW polishes the inner barrels. Makes it look a whole lot better and ease of care. Congrats.

 

[snampro]

and here they are installed:

 

[DodgeViper01]

Those looks pretty nice. Congratulations on the purchase.

 

[plumcrazy]

big improvement..way to go

 

[snampro]

some additional information:

stock wheels with Michelin Pilot Sports weigh:
50.4 lbs each front
56.8 lbs each rear

CCW SP20's with Michelin Pilot Sports weigh:
53.2 lbs each front
66.2 lbs each rear

Wheels/tires were weighed on an average digital bathroom scale using the average of two measurements. The amount of tire on the rear has significantly increased due to the 1 inch overall diameter increase and I'm sure that's a big part of the increase in the rear.


the error in the speedometer due to the increase of overall diameter, and therefore circumference, with the new rear wheels/tires was calculated to be approximately 5%. I drove past a radar station twice today and verified an error in the speedo of appoximately 2 to 3 mph at 55 mph, so 5% will be a good rule of thumb.


clearance in front of the rear wheels is tight. at first I didn't think it was going to work, but once the car was on the ground the gap opened up and will not be a factor.


new tires are slippery. I knew this from my experience with motorcycles, but its a ton of fun with a car!!!


thanks for the compliments...

 

[viper spray]

Very nice!!!!!!!!!!
CCW are quality wheels.

 

[ViperJoe]

That rear showing the back side looks cool.........deeeeeeeeeeep
That would make a awsome looking wheel with a lip that deep!

Reminds me of the old deep dish Crager (sp)wheels from back in the day

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

Very cool! They really go well with the car

 

[Gerald Levin]

You like the CCW wheels over the stock 3 spoke wheels? Huh?

Just kidding. Those CCW's on your Gen 1 look freaking awesome! I never liked the 3 spoke Gen 1's but I must admit someone had a set that were chromed and they looked pretty nice. (Never thought I'd say that about Gen 1 wheels). If you ever fall on hard times, get destitute and need to wholesale your car just let me know as I'd love to have a Gen 1 that looks like yours. What non-Viper car under $100k looks as nice as the car above, new or old? There aint none. Great looking car!

 

[snampro]

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I spent a lot of time figuring out the sizes, and I went with the 18 front 19 rear and the pilots because I wanted to get the tire thickness similar while filling in the rear well better, I thought the front was good already. I think the car has the balanced look of a lowered car now without the awkward dropped rear that I think makes the VIPER look weird and weak. I also love the way cars look when the front wheels are smaller than the rears...

 

[ViperJohn]

Wheels look great. You need to wipe your cars butt better though.

 

[snampro]

I was waiting for that

 

[SidewinderGTS]

They look AWESOME.

 

[ViperJohn]

I was waiting for that

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[ViperRichRT10]

Ben,

They look great! Can't wait to see them some time soon in person!

Rich

 

[Photog1]

Nice wheels but the old ones were alot easier to clean.lol

 

[ViperJames]

Nice wheels but the old ones were alot easier to clean.lol

Yea, I dust my wheels off evey time I drive my car...I can't Imagine the Upkeep on those! I hope you have some very low dust brake pads to help! They look amazing though for real

 

[SSSSE YA]

 

[snampro]

thanks guys, they are easy to clean, but take a while to polish

 

[viprvenm]

Very Sharp... although the original Viper wheels were my favorite wheels to ever come stock on Vipers. I have CCW's on my ride though. Great choice!

Jason
viprvenm