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sw20>>s14 · 03-05-2005, 02:58 AM

my friend and i want rotas in custom sizes. though details are not clear, rota said that they would do it if at least 10 sets sell. just wondering if anybody wanted rotas in better sizes/offsets. thinking about either getting the gt3s or the work emotion replicas with lower offsets.. a lot of the other styles look good on s13/s14s too. anybody interested?

Dousan_PG · 03-05-2005, 07:02 AM

nah i prefer the real thing
Regamasters
already made in good sizes.

Ian · 03-05-2005, 07:31 AM

you know...posting sizes would probably be a good idea

i think 17x9+15 17x10 +22 would be good sizes (offsets are estimated)

s14ajk · 03-05-2005, 08:10 AM

i am really suprised at Rota not jumping on the Nissan bandwagon, and copying possibly few of the Nismo/SSR/Rays wheels. They have almost all the cool JDM wheels covered in 4x100 (aka civic/miata/corolla) and few of the ITR/s2k wheels, but nothing with less then 30et and larger then 15" and wider then 7".

Pank · 03-05-2005, 09:42 AM

I'd get the slipstreams, but thats pretty much the FN of the honda world.

timmybgood · 03-05-2005, 10:26 AM

rota has some cool wheels with light weights, but their offsets blow donkey.

btw they come in upto 17x7.5 i believe. not just 15"

wootwoot · 03-05-2005, 11:39 AM

16x8+20
17x8+15
17X9+10
SlipStream
Attack
Circuit10
Tarmac
Any of those made with those offsets would sell out the ass. I would actually really like to start seeing AFFORDABLE low offset wheels. There are some out there but mostly super expensive. I would also like to see Rota move up to doing some forged wheels. I'm sure for how much cheaper they would be able to sell them people would buy them

mistert · 03-05-2005, 12:01 PM

i have some of their 18x8.5 subzero in bronze but the offset is something like +45 so they still look like ass on my s14

i need some of those fancy schmancy bolt on spacers...or 5lug and real wheels

Heartwork · 03-05-2005, 12:15 PM

not with the sizes they come in

NickBW · 03-05-2005, 01:09 PM

So why are so many companies that make these rims make them with so much positive offset anyway? I dont see the point..

kazuo · 03-05-2005, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickBW

So why are so many companies that make these rims make them with so much positive offset anyway? I dont see the point..

Because they're for FWD cars.

Anyway, I'm sure you could round up 10 or so people... but you need the following:

PICS of the product.
a PRICE, most importantly.
and you need to list SIZES so people can VOTE on what they want.

SoCalSilvia · 03-05-2005, 01:53 PM

I'd buy a set of the Emotion replica's in 17x9 +20 offset(4-lug) or something along those lines depending on price.

sw20>>s14 · 03-05-2005, 03:19 PM

thanks for the response guys. ill look more into detail today and get more figures...

jdmsilvia909 · 03-05-2005, 10:14 PM

same here i would really want the real thing like i already have watanabes

Ian · 03-05-2005, 11:48 PM

i could go for some 17x9 +15 for >650/set

evilimport · 03-06-2005, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pank

I'd get the slipstreams, but thats pretty much the FN of the honda world.

I have the slipstreams, 16" in bronze, they look pretty good, besides the horrid offset... Everybody that sees them calls them "Spoon"s (the knock-off Rota copied).

sw20>>s14 · 03-06-2005, 05:57 PM

anybody would like to have the real thing, but i along with many others don't have the cash. trust me, if i had the money, i would be rockin tcIIs or sf challenges or model 6s or weds or prof sp1s or cp tune r or (lists goes on and on and on) by now. i think rotas aren't that bad for the price, style, and weight. getting details tomorrow so...

lilredstiffy · 03-06-2005, 06:43 PM

Buying a set of rotas is like buying a pair of walmart jeans.

Wheels are the most important thing aesthetically on a car, why buy wheels that simulate the 'look' of badass wheels but are obviously fake, sit half a foot inside your fender, don't allow you to run a wide tire, and are not as strong (not that big a deal but true!)?
Save up, there are deals to be had out there...also the number of options for 'cheap' seems to be increasing...
My suggestion, buy used nice wheels...

SoCalSilvia · 03-06-2005, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilredstiffy

Buying a set of rotas is like buying a pair of walmart jeans.

Wheels are the most important thing aesthetically on a car, why buy wheels that simulate the 'look' of badass wheels but are obviously fake, sit half a foot inside your fender, don't allow you to run a wide tire, and are not as strong (not that big a deal but true!)?
Save up, there are deals to be had out there...also the number of options for 'cheap' seems to be increasing...
My suggestion, buy used nice wheels...

except the price difference between Walmart jeans and Abercrombie Jeans is about $30 while the difference between Rota's and Spoon/Work/Volk etc... is like $800. Most Rota's are NOT "obviously fake." I've got buddies who rock Slipstreams and buddies who rock Spoon SW's and NOBODY can tell the difference. Also, your arguement about offset/width is the same reason why not that many folks on here run Rota's. Which is why the thread starter here is looking into getting Rota's made in PROPER offset and size.

Pank · 03-06-2005, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evilimport

I have the slipstreams, 16" in bronze, they look pretty good, besides the horrid offset... Everybody that sees them calls them "Spoon"s (the knock-off Rota copied).

Didnt spoon/rota basically copy the Regamaster Evo?
or is that the other way around?

if i could get them in the correct offset, i'd buy them in a second, even if they didnt have a lip.

SilviaDriver · 03-06-2005, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pank

Didnt spoon/rota basically copy the Regamaster Evo?
or is that the other way around?

Spoon and Regamaster Evo are the same wheels.

rota copied both of them

Spoon and Regmaster evo is the same wheel, just like Kosei and buddy club are teh same wheel.

goodjuan · 03-06-2005, 09:33 PM

I can't afford desmond regamasters. As sexy and ask strong as regamasters are, my car isn't such a high priority to me that i'll drop thousands on wheels for it. Many people race on rotas. i'll take em

Heartwork · 03-06-2005, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCalSilvia

" I've got buddies who rock Slipstreams and buddies who rock Spoon SW's and NOBODY can tell the difference.

if those "NOBODIES" cant tell a difference, then they dont know what they are looking for. Or they just dont care enough, good for them.

thats just me, im very picky about wheels, and theres an obvious difference between the Rota's and the Spoon's.....

Ian · 03-06-2005, 10:24 PM

yeah, build quality

but if you never reach that limit that the quality of the rotas has. then who cares?

that's like building an SR for 1000 hp, and then boosting 7psi on a T25...

what's the point?

SoCalSilvia · 03-06-2005, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heartwork

if those "NOBODIES" cant tell a difference, then they dont know what they are looking for. Or they just dont care enough, good for them.

thats just me, im very picky about wheels, and theres an obvious difference between the Rota's and the Spoon's.....

Ugh... to tell the difference, you have to look at the back of the rim. On a car, you can't tell unless you were get down right next to the wheel and inspect it, which obviously nobody does.

Rota Slips

Spoon SW

Slips are $400, Spoons are $1800. Anyone with common sense would rather buy the Slips and spend the saved $1400 on something else for their car. They might not be able to say their wheels were made in Russia, but they will be $1400 richer and have wheels that look exactly the same.

goodjuan · 03-07-2005, 12:27 AM

asthetics aside, the problem i think everyone sees is the lack of affordable wheel options in good sizing to wrap performance tires around. Kosei K1's come to mind...but that's about it. I'd like to see some track time. Tires are a huge expense to me, if I spent 2 grand on wheels I wouldn't have much money to go to the track, hence..making my car very much useless except for looking cool to people who beat it to jdm magazines.

wootwoot · 03-07-2005, 04:59 PM

^^^^ Bingo! If I was to buy Rotas, I would also pick one of the styles that is the least amount of a knock off

SoCalSilvia · 03-07-2005, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sw20>>s14

i think rotas aren't that bad for the price, style, and weight. getting details tomorrow so...

let us know what info you were able to get

Heartwork · 03-07-2005, 05:46 PM

biggest and most noticeable difference is the TEXTURE of the wheel...thats the most obvious....Rotas have a glossy look to them whereas Spoons have the rough powdery look.....

SoCalSilvia · 03-07-2005, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heartwork

biggest and most noticeable difference is the TEXTURE of the wheel...thats the most obvious....Rotas have a glossy look to them whereas Spoons have the rough powdery look.....

thats what makes you KNOW for sure that they are either rota's or spoons? because you get that same look with dirty slips or spray painted slips.

see-

03-05-2005, 02:58 AM	#1
sw20>>s14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bay area Posts: 5,656 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	rotas anyone? my friend and i want rotas in custom sizes. though details are not clear, rota said that they would do it if at least 10 sets sell. just wondering if anybody wanted rotas in better sizes/offsets. thinking about either getting the gt3s or the work emotion replicas with lower offsets.. a lot of the other styles look good on s13/s14s too. anybody interested? __________________ s14\| y34\| 911 gts\| exige s\| 600rr\| r3\| 250r\| 85 girlfriend

03-05-2005, 07:02 AM	#2
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	nah i prefer the real thing Regamasters already made in good sizes. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

03-05-2005, 08:10 AM	#4
s14ajk Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Can Age: 47 Posts: 20 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i am really suprised at Rota not jumping on the Nissan bandwagon, and copying possibly few of the Nismo/SSR/Rays wheels. They have almost all the cool JDM wheels covered in 4x100 (aka civic/miata/corolla) and few of the ITR/s2k wheels, but nothing with less then 30et and larger then 15" and wider then 7". __________________ FR SPEED s14 Purple Monkey Magic

03-05-2005, 10:26 AM	#6
timmybgood Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: central ohio Age: 41 Posts: 229 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	rota has some cool wheels with light weights, but their offsets blow donkey. btw they come in upto 17x7.5 i believe. not just 15" __________________ 1995 SE

03-05-2005, 12:01 PM	#8
mistert Pearl White Mike Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: memphis TN Posts: 908 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have some of their 18x8.5 subzero in bronze but the offset is something like +45 so they still look like ass on my s14 i need some of those fancy schmancy bolt on spacers...or 5lug and real wheels __________________ "He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man" ~ Samuel Johnson

03-05-2005, 09:42 AM	#5
Pank Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 42 Posts: 3,627 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'd get the slipstreams, but thats pretty much the FN of the honda world.

03-05-2005, 11:39 AM	#7
wootwoot Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: sarasota florida biatch Age: 39 Posts: 3,850 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	16x8+20 17x8+15 17X9+10 SlipStream Attack Circuit10 Tarmac Any of those made with those offsets would sell out the ass. I would actually really like to start seeing AFFORDABLE low offset wheels. There are some out there but mostly super expensive. I would also like to see Rota move up to doing some forged wheels. I'm sure for how much cheaper they would be able to sell them people would buy them

03-05-2005, 12:15 PM	#9
Heartwork BANNED Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Battle Ruins Posts: 1,183 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	not with the sizes they come in

03-05-2005, 01:09 PM	#10
NickBW Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arlington Texas Posts: 33 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So why are so many companies that make these rims make them with so much positive offset anyway? I dont see the point..

03-05-2005, 01:53 PM	#12
SoCalSilvia Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 624 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'd buy a set of the Emotion replica's in 17x9 +20 offset(4-lug) or something along those lines depending on price.

03-05-2005, 03:19 PM	#13
sw20>>s14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bay area Posts: 5,656 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	thanks for the response guys. ill look more into detail today and get more figures... __________________ s14\| y34\| 911 gts\| exige s\| 600rr\| r3\| 250r\| 85 girlfriend

03-05-2005, 10:14 PM	#14
jdmsilvia909 Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: riverside Age: 43 Posts: 188 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	same here i would really want the real thing like i already have watanabes __________________ Image(s) exceed(s) forum limit, strike 2 -Moderation R.I.P. 1990 NISSAN 240SX...U WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN

03-06-2005, 05:57 PM	#17
sw20>>s14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bay area Posts: 5,656 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	anybody would like to have the real thing, but i along with many others don't have the cash. trust me, if i had the money, i would be rockin tcIIs or sf challenges or model 6s or weds or prof sp1s or cp tune r or (lists goes on and on and on) by now. i think rotas aren't that bad for the price, style, and weight. getting details tomorrow so... __________________ s14\| y34\| 911 gts\| exige s\| 600rr\| r3\| 250r\| 85 girlfriend

03-06-2005, 06:43 PM	#18
lilredstiffy Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: louisiana Posts: 618 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Buying a set of rotas is like buying a pair of walmart jeans. Wheels are the most important thing aesthetically on a car, why buy wheels that simulate the 'look' of badass wheels but are obviously fake, sit half a foot inside your fender, don't allow you to run a wide tire, and are not as strong (not that big a deal but true!)? Save up, there are deals to be had out there...also the number of options for 'cheap' seems to be increasing... My suggestion, buy used nice wheels...

03-06-2005, 09:33 PM	#22
goodjuan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San andreas Posts: 391 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I can't afford desmond regamasters. As sexy and ask strong as regamasters are, my car isn't such a high priority to me that i'll drop thousands on wheels for it. Many people race on rotas. i'll take em

03-07-2005, 12:27 AM	#26
goodjuan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San andreas Posts: 391 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	asthetics aside, the problem i think everyone sees is the lack of affordable wheel options in good sizing to wrap performance tires around. Kosei K1's come to mind...but that's about it. I'd like to see some track time. Tires are a huge expense to me, if I spent 2 grand on wheels I wouldn't have much money to go to the track, hence..making my car very much useless except for looking cool to people who beat it to jdm magazines.

03-07-2005, 04:59 PM	#27
wootwoot Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: sarasota florida biatch Age: 39 Posts: 3,850 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^^^^ Bingo! If I was to buy Rotas, I would also pick one of the styles that is the least amount of a knock off

03-07-2005, 05:46 PM	#29
Heartwork BANNED Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Battle Ruins Posts: 1,183 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	biggest and most noticeable difference is the TEXTURE of the wheel...thats the most obvious....Rotas have a glossy look to them whereas Spoons have the rough powdery look.....