SKIP WHITE PICS OF NEW WHEELS

[VIPER D]

SKIP asked me to post these pics.

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vd..

 

[SilverBlueGTS]

Umm, arent those the SSR wheels that Tire Rack and Jon B sell? I have seen them for sale on ebay too. Correct me if I am wrong.

JT

 

[CHAD]

Are those rears 18's? They look smaller with a BIG tire.

 

[Viperfreak2]

I like it! Makes the car look more aggressive.

 

[Craig 201 MPH]

Mugen wheels are nice

 

[VIPER D]

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[SylvanSRT]

ViperD how bout pics of that nav sys you put in.

 

[SylvanSRT]

oops just saw you pics on the other thread thanks

 

[VIPER D]

 

[Casey]

They sure look like the SSR wheels! And look good too!
Are they the 18's or did they start making them in 19's too?


Any thoughts of chrome?

 

[Skip White]

Yes they are SSR Comps, and the tires are 28.2 inch Nitto Drag Radials. The wheels and tires reduced my rotational weight approx. 50 lbs, and this will jump to a 100 lb. reduction when the all aluminum rotors arrive.

The traction is incredible, not to mention the ride. This is still a very good handling tire. The wheels are 18X11 all the way around. The Nitto tire fits this wheel like a glove. Every one likes this setup. The wheels has a simple, somewhat ellegant look to it. Beleive me the pics don't do justice for them. I do sell these wheels and tires. Let me know if your interested.

You must lower the car with a set of Aldans as the car has a very hiked up appearance. Take notice of the first pic. that's the oem setup. I included that pic just to give you an instant comparision. The Nitto only fits two cars out there, and that's the Vette, and the Viper but this tire was actually designed for the Lightning and the Maruader. It's a first class tire and wheel, at a very good price. The wheels only weigh 19.5 lbs each.

Skip White

 

[Hisserman]

VD --

You left the last bracket off the second picture URL. Can you edit or repost so that we can see that picture? Thanks.

 

[Skip White]

As for chrome, if you seen these wheels in person, you most likely would not want them in chrome, and they only come in 18X11 or 18X13 no drag radial made for the 13 rim. This is still a very wide tire. Fortunatly the offset on the rim turned out perfect, as these rims are actually for the front of a GTS.

I raced a GTS the other day on the freeway, and when we arrived to where we were going, I asked if he wanted to do a dead stop run, he seen the tires and said that would be a waste of his time. This is the same thing I used to tell the LS1 guys, when I seen they were running drag radials, on there modded up car. It's really no contest .

Skip White

Thanks, D for posting the pics.

Skip White

 

[VIPER D]

 

[treynor]

> or 18X13 no drag radial made for the 13 rim

Eh? The BFG g-force DR in 345/30-18 fits a 13" wide rim perfectly. I use them on my Purner 18x13" wheels all the time.

 

[Skip White]

Yes Ben, my mistake, but that tire is much smaller in diameter, and is not really wide enough to go on a 13 inch rim. Drag radials do not operate well at all on a rim that is actually wider than the tire as the oem setup is, but this is ok for the Pilot, as they are a very different tire design. This will affect the footprint of the tire. A twelve in rim would be best for optimal performance when running a 345 drag radial. My setup is at the max rim width of 11 inches for the 305 tire. It will work but it's really a bit to much rim for the tire. 40 mm wider tire and 50 mm wider rim, thats pushing it. This tire is two full inches smaller in diameter than my setup, and one full inch smaller than the oem setup. Given the huge wheel well in the SRT, I think it looks way off, even if you lower the car, not to mention the wheel to tire size imbalance. It's bad enough loosing one inch of rim size, but two inches of tire is way to much IMO. The Nitto size is a 305/45/18 With an aspect ratio of,"45" this gives the tire its great size, and as many of you know a tire with a sidewall difference of this much will hook up far better than one such as the low pro BFG. The BFG is a very good tire, but much to small. I really wish they would make one larger. I've heard they are among the best in drag radials. I think that size is catering to the Vette community, as it's about the only car that will accept it other than the Viper. Take notice of the oem pic. again and imagine the tire diameter being one full inch smaller, and two inches from the Nittos. You do loose a bit of the steam roller look, but it's really not noticable, and only on the inside.

Skip White