Viper replica pics!!! [Archive] - JeepGarage.Org

05wkguy

10-02-2009, 10:14 PM

Finally got them today!! Had to work late so these are being posted late but....oh well. AND yes i know i've broken the cardinal rule of pic whoring:THOU STALT NOT POST PICS OF THY JEEP WHEN DIRTY,but we've had 3 stright days of single digit temperature with wind and rain. It's expected to last 2-3 more. So these are from in the bay at work,under fluorescent light <bleck> I will post some nice clean/daylight pics asap. Don't forget to rep me up for this!!! lol

1)how they arrived from Wheelreplicas:
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00356.jpg?t=1254546148
2)all four lined up,ready to install
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00357.jpg?t=1254546410
3)3/4 front driver side
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00359.jpg?t=1254546459
4)3/4 front passenger side
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00361.jpg?t=1254546521
5) another front 3/4 shot
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00360.jpg?t=1254546580
6)side view so you can see how flush they fit the body
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00363.jpg?t=1254546629
7) closeup to see caliper clearance,it's hard to tell but it's about 3/4" away. Better than factory
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00362.jpg?t=1254546732

Robert Palmer

10-02-2009, 10:18 PM

(Bows)

WOW!!!!!! I would seriously buy those if I was keeping my Overland!

Grandcherokee51

10-02-2009, 10:21 PM

Those look so awesome dude!!!!!!

White Chocolate

10-02-2009, 11:22 PM

They look great, I would have to go with the 22's tho...I like my rims big..

sexy jeep tho!! we need to meet up some day!

spiker01

10-03-2009, 12:41 AM

congrats, they look great

Scottina06

10-03-2009, 02:28 AM

awesome bro! Congrats!

HEMIBeast

10-03-2009, 02:55 AM

Those look sweet!

Hemi05WK

10-03-2009, 03:55 AM

very nice! Love the look!!

tman4024

10-03-2009, 04:15 AM

They look fantastic! They don't look like 20's at all. What kind of tires do you have?

06HemiLtd

10-03-2009, 05:20 AM

wow. those look amazing. i've been wanting to do a wheel/tire upgrade for awhile now and those viper wheels are the way to go. those look better than the srt wheels. what size tires did they come with. are they the goodyear eagle II. looks awesome.

robpp

10-03-2009, 06:12 AM

wowowowowowowowow

hemi.jon

10-03-2009, 06:12 AM

those are sexxxy

Matt

10-03-2009, 07:16 AM

Awesome, congrats!! +1 for the blacked out pillars :)

Denny boy

10-03-2009, 07:32 AM

Those are awesome dude, now you gotta paint them calipers. but those are awesome im thinking black 22's for mine when they come out!!!

Robert Palmer

10-03-2009, 07:46 AM

I really cant get over this.

dreamer1213

10-03-2009, 08:42 AM

WOWOW!!! Those look great!! Congrats on being the first one to have them!!! :thumbsup:

What size tire did you go with? 275/45?

Know what you need to do??? Buy some chome Jeep center caps and replace those blank ones! ;)

saleen032

10-03-2009, 08:59 AM

Definitely nice looking wheels..Congrats!

Megatron

10-03-2009, 09:09 AM

Very nice.

Now whats next for the jeep? LOL

DAVY27

10-03-2009, 09:22 AM

they looks awesome bro.

Chuck

10-03-2009, 09:38 AM

Wow I really love the look of the vipers on a Jeep. They look clean. Thanks for sharing.

rvtifer

10-03-2009, 12:27 PM

Yeah these are lookers. They look bigger than 20". Just wondering, its not clear from the pics, are these rims curved inwards towards the center like the original vipers or is it flat.

And, please, please post more pics

Chaoul1

10-03-2009, 12:31 PM

LOOKS GREAT!!!!!! I think I might have found the RIM's I want now!!

robpp

10-03-2009, 12:47 PM

please post up tire size when you stop staring at them....................

jkram

10-03-2009, 02:02 PM

Yah, they look great!!!

I didn't think I would like them. But they DO look great!

05wkguy

10-03-2009, 05:27 PM

Thanks guys!

Tires are Goodyear Eagle GTII's, sized 275/45/20. They seem to be just a hair larger in diameter than the stock ones.

The rims do have a bit of a curve inwards towards the center. I'd estimate it's about 1/2 to 3/4 inch total. Just enough to notice.

AND I will have better pics as soon as I get a chance and the weather co-operates. They actually look nicer when veiwed back from a distance and more directly from the side,rather than the 3/4 shots.

HEMIBeast

10-03-2009, 05:35 PM

I want to see how much they would cost in black 22s when they come out.

Mike_Levy

10-03-2009, 06:41 PM

Need pricing on those. And the weight, because I'm sure they weigh more then the stock SRTs. Cast wheels always weigh more then forged, but by how much?

Do they clear the stock Brembos?

Scottina06

10-03-2009, 06:44 PM

Need pricing on those. And the weight, because I'm sure they weigh more then the stock SRTs. Cast wheels always weigh more then forged, but by how much?

Do they clear the stock Brembos?

dont work over the brembos Mike. The SRT reps only weighed about 4 pounds more than the oem SRT's....but no idea on these.

blackpepper

10-03-2009, 07:31 PM

Factory Reproductions came through on the only two wheels that count. Those look sick I'm jealous I saw a SRT-10 with the viper wheels and they do recess in a little.. adds character.

psycojeep

10-03-2009, 07:56 PM

Those are so sick I half way want a pair..... To bad they dont come with a lip

RyanB

10-03-2009, 09:54 PM

:thumbsup: LOOKS GREAT MAN! THANKS FOR SHARING!

Mike_Levy

10-03-2009, 10:11 PM

Okay, I'm not understanding why they made these so they don't fit with the stock brakes? Especially since the Viper also uses fixed Brembos, so obviously the style isn't the problem. They obviously made them with the wrong offset or backspacing. That's a serious ****up on the manufacturers part. But then again, they also didn't make a wider set for the back, so their heads are up their asses anyway.

pkang21

10-03-2009, 10:38 PM

i like rims with lipsss but it looks cleannnn

05wkguy

10-03-2009, 11:53 PM

I don't know the weight of the rims alone,but acording to ups they are 72 pounds each with the tires. After slinging them and the stock wheel and tire combo around,i'd estimate they are about 10 pounds heavier each. Not the best but if i was really concerned about performance,i wouldn't have bought the v-6.

Pricing should be 899 for the 4, 20x9 rims alone and 1425 with the same tires as mine.

And mike,I'm sure there's several reasons why they couldn't make the wheels to fit over the stock Bembo's. They were starting with an exiting "pattern" from the LX platform cars,but they wanted to keep the same basic style and curvature to the face, but adjust the offset and bolt pattern. The Brembo's are much thicker around the rotor and would have required the rim to stick out more than it does (less positive offset) and if you look at my one pic,you'll see how they fit flush already,move it out any more and it will stick out beyond the fender,looking just plain stupid, as well as technically being illegal. The offset isn't wrong, it's what it needs to be to fit THAT style of rim on THAT vehicle. They will have to completely redsign the rim, remove any dish to the shape and possibly even make the spokes thinner. Not a simple retool of an existing mold.
These guys have been in business for quite a while and i'm pretty confident they know what they're doing. If it was that easy,they'd do it.

Mike_Levy

10-04-2009, 12:16 AM

So they don't fit the LX SRT8s either that means, because their brakes are identical to ours other then the bolt pattern.

Not buying that reasoning. To change the bolt pattern and offset they had to make new molds anyway, so theres no excuse for them not fitting and not offering a staggered rear 20x10. Like it or not, they either ****ed up or were too lazy to do it right.

Amazing how we fit 20x9s and 20x10s with 275/315 tires and they don't stick out and clear all the stock components, but this company couldn't do that. Doesn't matter how long they've been in business, they still don't know what they're doing, and they're proving it with these.

robpp

10-04-2009, 06:10 AM

Micallef

10-04-2009, 10:34 AM

Those look great !

Bane1021

10-04-2009, 10:59 AM

Very nice bro...........tires look kinda too thick for my taste tho.

3 weeks and counting till my black 22"s get here!!!

Mike_Levy

10-04-2009, 11:52 AM

hey mike maybe they dont want to deal with all the srt8 guys horseshit and complaints and thoughts. just look at your 'requirements'.

so they said F THE SRT8, we are after the larger WK market. Period. End of thought.

Remember, 10K vs 500K market. And maybe, just maybe, when they make the 22's, they WILL fit the SRT8 by accident.

sort of like their srt8 replicas. they made the 20's. they have sold countless of them to WK owners. I doubt they sell many to srt8 owners..........

So they avoid the only GCs that are "supposed" to wear 20's. The only ones that would actually look "right" one these wheels.

I mean, lets face facts here. These wheels are very open. Showing the regular WK brakes through them looks bad. They're small and ugly. But showing the Brembos would look decent.

We're obviously not going to agree on this, so lets agree to disagree.:slapfight:

Matt

10-04-2009, 12:05 PM

So they avoid the only GCs that are "supposed" to wear 20's. The only ones that would actually look "right" one these wheels.

This probably conflicted with the economics of business. FR is in business to make a profit. I'm sure they did their homework before making these.

I mean, lets face facts here. These wheels are very open. Showing the regular WK brakes through them looks bad. They're small and ugly. But showing the Brembos would look decent.

Can't non-SRT guys upgrade their brakes... yes.

Remember, opinions aren't facts. They are subjective statements.

:thumbsup:

Matt

10-04-2009, 12:08 PM

and not offering a staggered rear 20x10.

They do in 22" for the Viper reps and in 20" for the SRT reps. ;)

Mike_Levy

10-04-2009, 12:56 PM

Can't non-SRT guys upgrade their brakes... yes.

Remember, opinions aren't facts. They are subjective statements.

:thumbsup:

Sure they can, problem is, once they upgrade to the Brembos, these won't fit theirs either.:lol:

robpp

10-04-2009, 02:18 PM

So they avoid the only GCs that are "supposed" to wear 20's. The only ones that would actually look "right" one these wheels.

I mean, lets face facts here. These wheels are very open. Showing the regular WK brakes through them looks bad. They're small and ugly. But showing the Brembos would look decent.

We're obviously not going to agree on this, so lets agree to disagree.:slapfight:

Sure Mike. I'm in! Especially since I am Queens born and raised :thumbsup:

Matt

10-04-2009, 02:33 PM

Sure they can, problem is, once they upgrade to the Brembos, these won't fit theirs either.:lol:

Well then they shouldn't upgrade, lol.

No response to my first comment...

rvtifer

10-05-2009, 11:11 PM

AND I will have better pics as soon as I get a chance and the weather co-operates. They actually look nicer when veiwed back from a distance and more directly from the side,rather than the 3/4 shots.

So how's the weather coming along :D

B.P.O.D

10-06-2009, 10:01 AM

Rims look great bro!!!! unbelievable!!!! can't wait for distance shots!!!

mike - stop flaming in this thread!

Mike_Levy

10-06-2009, 12:50 PM

mike - stop flaming in this thread!

Who's flaming the thread? I'm flaming the company for being a bunch of closed minded buttheads.:p

Matt

10-06-2009, 12:55 PM

Who's flaming the thread? I'm flaming the company for being a bunch of closed minded buttheads.:p

Edit: read Robs post below

Martyp

10-06-2009, 12:58 PM

Those look the dogs danglies on there bro! :D

You gonna leave them on over Winter or you just riding with them for a couple of months?

Again, great choice man!

robpp

10-06-2009, 01:03 PM

i spoke to them today. i specifically asked about the vipers and the srt8.

"we are working on fixing that. something got messed up in engineering"

HEMIBeast

10-06-2009, 01:25 PM

Well Mike will be happy...

NHWK05

10-06-2009, 01:28 PM

They look sweet, Wish they were offered in a machined finish though.

rvtifer

10-06-2009, 03:30 PM

They look sweet, Wish they were offered in a machined finish though.

Yeah me too, its a bit too shinny for my taste. How do they look up close. I hear a lot of good about their products but never had a chance to see any up close myself.

dreamer1213

10-06-2009, 04:04 PM

Mahined finish should be on the way...less than 60 days and counting...

Machine Finish with black windows
Gloss Black
Competition Gray

All those finishes are suppose to be availible soon...just hang in there! ;)

05wkguy

10-06-2009, 08:56 PM

Weather is still crappy...GRRRRRRR....haven't seen the sun in over a week. I may just wait for it to at least stop raining and just snap off a couple quick shots.

As for the finish-no flaws at all. I carefully inspected each wheel and they are perfect.

and-come on guys-no extra rep-points for being the first guy in North America (according to Factory Reproductions) to put these on?:)

B.P.O.D

10-07-2009, 06:58 AM

more pics bro!!!!!!!!!

rvtifer

10-07-2009, 09:58 AM

more pics bro!!!!!!!!!

Yes, plenty more pics please

rvtifer

10-07-2009, 02:09 PM

and-come on guys-no extra rep-points for being the first guy in North America (according to Factory Reproductions) to put these on?:)

That would make a lot of sense to me

05wkguy

10-07-2009, 09:47 PM

Man,2 more days of single digit temps and rain. Even had a little snow today. No sun in sight. I'd love to post some more pics but it's not worth it with this dayum crappy weather!!

nifty97z

10-08-2009, 02:02 AM

Congrats to you for being the 1st !! :) I want black 22s one day...

NHWK05

10-08-2009, 04:11 AM

There is a guy local to me with a mineral gray magnum that has the viper reps in gray on it.

Scottina06

10-08-2009, 09:31 AM

theres a local rumble bee charger that has the chrome Viper rep's. I saw him at my exhaust guy....they are super nice in 22"

NHWK05

10-08-2009, 01:38 PM

I wanna say that the magnum is an srt8 and it has 22s because they are huge.

dreamer1213

10-08-2009, 05:09 PM

I've seen pix of the Magnums/Charger with the Viper reps in 22's...and they look amazing!

dreamer1213

10-08-2009, 05:16 PM

http://i39.tinypic.com/23vcopw.jpg

http://www.300cforums.com/forums/attachments/wheel-tire-discussion/30721d1224025574-vanilla-300c-now-viper-wheels-viper01.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j155/jgc2168/SRT8/1-24-2008iphonepics016.jpg

nifty97z

10-08-2009, 05:20 PM

They look like they BELONG on the Magnums and Chargers!!

Scottina06

10-08-2009, 05:51 PM

sickness-------

NHWK05

10-08-2009, 05:53 PM

That is orgasmic.

Hemi05WK

10-08-2009, 08:50 PM

Wish I could put thoes on my 300....

nifty97z

10-08-2009, 09:16 PM

Why can't you??

Scottina06

10-08-2009, 09:25 PM

Wish I could put thoes on my 300....

those would be sick Tom. Is the 300 shown the same color as your cool vanilla 300?

rvtifer

10-08-2009, 10:34 PM

Yeah these are looking real nice. I'm still having problems to visualize them of the WK with 275/45'. Really hope the weather is warming up :)

Scottina06

10-08-2009, 10:49 PM

how about a 255-45?

05wkguy

10-08-2009, 11:25 PM

I meant first to have them on a Jeep.

Marlin

10-08-2009, 11:28 PM

They look like they BELONG on the Magnums and Chargers!!

i concurr!!!!!!! :thumbsup:

NHWK05

10-09-2009, 07:33 AM

Wish I could put thoes on my 300....

I dont think they look right on the 300. I personally am a huge fan of the 300 SRT8 wheels on the 300. I would love to see a set of those on a WK too if it was not for the bolt pattern issues.

There is a local shop with a set of the Ram SRT10 wheels (the 22" version of the viper wheels) that are OEM with tires for about $3000.

nifty97z

10-09-2009, 08:54 AM

I personally am a huge fan of the 300 SRT8 wheels on the 300.
Me too!!! :thumbsup:

Hemi05WK

10-09-2009, 03:30 PM

Why can't you??

Mine is AWD... Wrong Offset

those would be sick Tom. Is the 300 shown the same color as your cool vanilla 300?

Yes Scott... looks the same - the RWD

Chris

10-09-2009, 03:53 PM

looks sick dude!

nifty97z

10-09-2009, 08:55 PM

Mine is AWD... Wrong Offset

Yes Scott... looks the same - the RWD

Oh snap! Dang that would explain it then.

Scottina06

10-09-2009, 09:06 PM

ahhh...I see Tom

S.O.T.I.

10-09-2009, 10:13 PM

They look more at home on a Jeep than on naything else!

Good Job!:thumbsup:

dreamer1213

10-10-2009, 04:17 AM

They do look amazing on the LX's....It would probably look even more awesome to see them in real life!

I like the 300 SRT wheels too! :)

Mike_Levy

10-10-2009, 09:24 PM

i spoke to them today. i specifically asked about the vipers and the srt8.

"we are working on fixing that. something got messed up in engineering"

So they're releasing staggerred ones that clear the Brembos? Maybe 11" wide rears? I'd love to shove a set of 335/30 or 345/30s under the rear fenders. The 315s just don't look wide enough under a vehicle of this size.:eek:

Scottina06

10-10-2009, 10:20 PM

I was thinking some 395's or 405's would look great....LOL

nifty97z

10-11-2009, 02:44 PM

Lmao! --^

Andrew

10-11-2009, 07:16 PM

Looking good man! :)

Megatron

10-11-2009, 07:31 PM

I was thinking some 395's or 405's would look great....LOL

Gahh-damn.......... LOL

Scottina06

10-11-2009, 07:48 PM

I will need the 395's or 405's with my quad turbo setup I'm working on......FYI

Chaoul1

10-11-2009, 08:15 PM

I will need the 395's or 405's with my quad turbo setup I'm working on......FYI

:confused: Seriously???

mzh29

10-12-2009, 05:00 PM

:confused: Seriously???

No way...

Scottina06

10-12-2009, 07:15 PM

sorry....just joking

nifty97z

10-12-2009, 08:20 PM

I'm working with a shop to do a Veyron motor swap :slapfight: :lol:

Scottina06

10-12-2009, 08:22 PM

....that would be sweet-----LOL

nifty97z

10-12-2009, 08:29 PM

You're right, it would be :D

Marlin

10-12-2009, 08:32 PM

Great minds think alike.
I found a Veyron drivetrain at my local auto recyclers last friday. Everything is perfect, and they've sold it to me for $3200. Do you think thats a good deal? And what, if anything, would I need to modify in order to install it into my Jeep?

Megatron

10-12-2009, 08:38 PM

you thread jackers. lol

Scottina06

10-12-2009, 08:39 PM

nifty97z

10-12-2009, 08:46 PM

Bwaaahahaha!! SO much for the Viper Reps...now Veryon quest. :lol:

B.P.O.D

10-13-2009, 07:31 AM

new pics????? i want t o see new pics!!!

rvtifer

10-13-2009, 09:20 AM

new pics????? i want t o see new pics!!!

mee too :D

08Hemi

10-13-2009, 10:02 AM

mee free!!!!

blackpepper

10-13-2009, 10:07 AM

If they come out with polished vipers reps then they should come out with polished srt reps

KITSOS

10-14-2009, 12:11 PM

Awsome rims!!!!!

White Chocolate

10-15-2009, 08:52 AM

I think you should post more photos....side shots and stuff :)

S.O.T.I.

10-15-2009, 10:09 AM

I think you should post more photos....side shots and stuff :)

I agree!

B.P.O.D

10-15-2009, 10:53 AM

Pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Megatron

10-16-2009, 06:40 AM

Twin?

http://www.lxforums.com/images/LXOM/jonzmgnm/3.jpg

rvtifer

10-19-2009, 03:54 AM

So what's up with the additional pictures ?

B.P.O.D

10-19-2009, 08:22 AM

^^^ pics??????????

05wkguy

10-19-2009, 05:23 PM

We finally have some decent enough weather AND i had enough time to clean the truck and finally get some better pics for you guys. I was playing around with some settings on the camera and these are the ones that i think turned out the best. You can aso see today's quick mod-my shortened antenna.

Here ya go!!
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00369.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00372.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00374.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00380.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00381.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00392.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00404.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00408.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00416.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/rustyguy9/DSC00424.jpg

Megatron

10-19-2009, 05:24 PM

Nice, whats next for the jeep?

Scottina06

10-19-2009, 05:28 PM

looks awesome bro! The wheels/tires fill the fender wells very nicely! Chrome on Inferno looks great!

rvtifer

10-19-2009, 10:48 PM

Finally, thanks man. I like the end result, its a very unique look for the WK. She does look very low. Are those the SRT8 Eibachs and Bilsteins ?

05wkguy

10-19-2009, 11:16 PM

Finally, thanks man. I like the end result, its a very unique look for the WK. She does look very low. Are those the SRT8 Eibachs and Bilsteins ?

No,they are standard Eibachs and standard Bilsteins that i trimmed a bit. rests at 30 5/8" at the front and 31 3/4" at the back.

HEMIBeast

10-19-2009, 11:20 PM

It looks great.

blackpepper

10-19-2009, 11:21 PM

How do you trim bilsteins?

Scottina06

10-20-2009, 11:08 AM

I think he trimmed the WK Eibachs...cause that baby is a lot lower than when I had the WK Eibachs on my Jeep

B.P.O.D

10-20-2009, 11:18 AM

great pics bro!!!! truck looks awesome!!!

05wkguy

10-20-2009, 06:30 PM

Yeah i trimmed the Eibach's,reason being it only lowered my truck 1/4" in the front initially(after 6 weeks of settling)....but i've ordered a set of SRT Eibach's as the ride is still too soft and bouncy. I plan to do the same thing but maybe not quite so low,about 1/2" higher in the front should be perfect. I'm the kinda guy that isn't afraid to try stuff like this until i find something i happy with.

Megatron

10-21-2009, 11:52 AM

. I'm the kinda guy that isn't afraid to try stuff like this until i find something i happy with.

Thats a good mindset man. Props to you :thumbsup:

06HemiLtd

10-22-2009, 06:54 PM

check out this link. the jeep looks familiar. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-Jeep-Viper-Cherokee-Commander-Wrangler-Wheel-Rim-CT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3ef9010773QQitemZ270 465566579QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAcces sories

still looks awesome. those are going to be on my jeep soon.