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    new 3 piece wheels

    I bought some jewelry for my silver mamba and I cant wait to get them. I just ordered these the other day so the waiting has just begun.
    I did a lot of shopping and looked at a lot of different styles but when I saw these, it was love at first sight! the biggest hurdle was the price! These will be the most expensive wheels I have ever bought by a large margin. I've always bought cast knock off wheels before but I knew that wasn't going to cut it for my Viper.

    Mine will look pretty much like this picture.
    I ordered 19's & 20's with a stepped lip, brushed alum. center and brushed alum. barrel.

    what do you think?
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    Looks good! Can't wait to see them on your car.

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    Merry Christmas! :-)

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    Wheels are awesome !! The only drawback will be finding tires for that set up. You only have one choice for the 20's really. Nittos.

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    You're never disappointed when you buy your own gifts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by slitherv10 View Post
    Wheels are awesome !! The only drawback will be finding tires for that set up. You only have one choice for the 20's really. Nittos.
    yeah, I pretty much decided on the Nittos already but I thought Michelin offered some 20's?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anonymous View Post
    You're never disappointed when you buy your own gifts.

    yeah, and I bought myself some 3.55:1 gears too! Those go in Jan. 2

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Bill View Post
    yeah, and I bought myself some 3.55:1 gears too! Those go in Jan. 2
    No michelin does not make the right size 20 inch tire for our vipers.

    Good idea to change the gears but..since your going with 20s in the back i would go with 373s for gears. With the large diameter you wont notice much of a difference from stock. Just my opinion as ibtoo have a 19 20 set up with 355s and notice little to no difference from stock. I am actually thinking of swaping mine for 373s

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    Quote Originally Posted by slitherv10 View Post
    No michelin does not make the right size 20 inch tire for our vipers.

    Good idea to change the gears but..since your going with 20s in the back i would go with 373s for gears. With the large diameter you wont notice much of a difference from stock. Just my opinion as ibtoo have a 19 20 set up with 355s and notice little to no difference from stock. I am actually thinking of swaping mine for 373s


    Actually the overall diameter on the 20" Invo will be smaller than the stock tires.
    345/25 Invo dia. 26.6"
    345/30 stock 27.4"

    This will effectively lower the gearing even more.

    Michelin also has a 345/30/20. It's overall dia is 28.1"
    Last edited by Mr. Bill; 12-20-2013 at 08:22 PM.

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    Sweeeeeeeet!!!!!

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    Mr Bill, great minds think similarly ,I bought gen 4 5 spokes and going to do the gears before the spring.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Bill View Post
    Actually the overall diameter on the 20" Invo will be smaller than the stock tires.
    345/25 Invo dia. 26.6"
    345/30 stock 27.4"

    This will effectively lower the gearing even more.
    This.

    It is a popular misconception that going to a larger diameter wheel affects the gearing or vehicle systems. We normally set the outer diameter of the tires to similar sizes as stock tires, for every set we sell. The wheels go up in diameter, but the tire sidewall simply gets thinner. The vehicle doesn't know anything is different.

    Good looking wheels, Bill. Looking at that forging they use, it would appear those are built by 360 Forged as one of their brand labels. There are only about 7 actual wheel manufacturers in the country, they build under several brand labels.

    Tony

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nine Ball View Post
    Good looking wheels, Bill. Looking at that forging they use, it would appear those are built by 360 Forged as one of their brand labels. There are only about 7 actual wheel manufacturers in the country, they build under several brand labels.

    Tony
    Thanks Tony, I didn't know there was only a hand full of actual wheel manufacturers.

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    Just a little update. Wheels are finished and should be shipping soon!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Bill View Post
    Just a little update. Wheels are finished and should be shipping soon!
    How much do those things weigh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Bill View Post
    Actually the overall diameter on the 20" Invo will be smaller than the stock tires.
    345/25 Invo dia. 26.6"
    345/30 stock 27.4"

    This will effectively lower the gearing even more.

    Michelin also has a 345/30/20. It's overall dia is 28.1"

    The difference in diameter between the 345/25/20 and the 345/30/19 is actually less. It is 26.8" vs. 27.1", respectively.

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    hey the first pics are of a 5 lug wheel!

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    Quote Originally Posted by FrgMstr View Post
    How much do those things weigh?

    Honestly don't know, I'll weigh them when I get them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IndyRon View Post
    The difference in diameter between the 345/25/20 and the 345/30/19 is actually less. It is 26.8" vs. 27.1", respectively.
    I hope that's the case but I got my numbers straight from the manufacturers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Newport Viper View Post
    hey the first pics are of a 5 lug wheel!
    1st pic was just a stock photo.

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    Beautiful wheels, please post pics when mounted!!!

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    Very nice!!! I've always been a fan of 5 spokes.

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    Those should look really nice. Great choice.

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    I took delivery yesterday and now I hope to have some new tires on Saturday.
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    Those look GREAT!

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    Should look great!


 
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