Will these rotor fit my car?

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The ones in the picture are 5-lug of course, but if they are 6-lug and made to fit the Viper then they should work.
Just keep in mind that most of these type of rotors are not suited for racing, and are more for cosmetics.
The price is about right for these.
Just remember that you need to scuff the surface and champfer the pads to have them grip best and not squeal badly. Plus the centers need to be painted with high temp paint or they will rust.
 
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The ones in the picture are 5-lug of course, but if they are 6-lug and made to fit the Viper then they should work.
Just keep in mind that most of these type of rotors are not suited for racing, and are more for cosmetics.
The price is about right for these.
Just remember that you need to scuff the surface and champfer the pads to have them grip best and not squeal badly. Plus the centers need to be painted with high temp paint or they will rust.
What do you mean by not suited for racing? What are most common drilled/slotted rotor for Vipers? I don't race autocross but i do race quarter mile.
 

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The rotors tend to not to be as durable as stock rotors. I had gotten some drilled and slotted rotors, and after about 2000 miles(light use, but hard braking at the end of the 1/4 mile, they started to cracking from the center hole.
 
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The rotors tend to not to be as durable as stock rotors. I had gotten some drilled and slotted rotors, and after about 2000 miles(light use, but hard braking at the end of the 1/4 mile, they started to cracking from the center hole.
Hmm... that cannot be good lol What did you pay for those rotors front and rear?
 

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I have similiar rotors on my 95 and have some hard stops from Drag Racing with them. No cracks yet and they have been on the car for 2 years now. I have seen the cracks on Lauri's viper rotors (bought off Ebay) and they are small hairline cracks that appeared to only be surface cracks.
I paid around $250 for the 4 rotors and powder coated centers, bought them on Ebay as well. I got them for cosmetic poser purposes and figured if they do crack every couple of years, I will just pick up another set since they are cheap enough. I think they finish off a nice wheel package great.

I saved the stock rotors and pads for track events or road course events, I will put them back on.

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I paid about $200, but if I get another set, it will only be slotted! I have heard event the best rotors will crack over time from the holes. So it's only slotted for me from now on.
 

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I went with the EBC slotted and dimpled rotors. A bit more expensive than the ones on ebay - but I didnt want to go cheap on brakes as they are the only thing between you and a potential disaster. I am also tryng the Hawk HPS brake pads as they have less dust than stock - but seem to stop pretty good (I was going to try EBC greens - but some seem to think that they did not stop as well as stock). Just my $0.02 worth.
 

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These will work but beware... I did alot of research on these Ebay Companies when I was looking for rotors for my old M5 track car..

Turns out most of these companies buy replacment rotors (Bosch, Wagner, Cheap Brembos) and drill and slot them in house..

Meaning they did not start life as drilled or slotted.. that is why most of them crack.. Do not use these for autocross!! I'm sure they will be fine for street and the occasional trip to the dragstrip..

Just my .02 though.. Oh yeah.. my father is a Exec for the parent company (MOOG) of TRW and Wagner Brakes in Michigan.. most of my research was through him.
 

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