Rota's?
 

I was talking to Bob today, he is doing some research on lightweight 16's with the offset I want. He is doing a group buy in a few weeks on Rota wheels.

What do you guys think about these?

Rota Circut 10's. The 16's come with the all important +45, apparently quite light for 16's @ about 14lbs.

I like having chrome on the car, it seems to fit in nicely. But maybe I should check out different colours like White, black with red or bronze?

http://lsdmotorsports.com/merchant2/..._FBRL_Full.jpghttp://lsdmotorsports.com/merchant2/...10_BR_Full.jpg


http://lsdmotorsports.com/merchant2/..._SIPL_Full.jpg


I guess there are the slipstreams as well, but I really don't like how they look. The Konigs only really come in +42 which does not work for me if I want to use wider tires.

I wanted to get a style similar to the OZ supertorismo, I like the super high spoke count, but I can't find anything that matches this style and still gives me the offset and weight advantage.

http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheel...rc_w_ci3_l.jpg

go with the polished C10s!!!! i have a set and dang they are nice... before i hit hit the curb and mess one up =/ =P

sharing pictures if you dont mind =P

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Don't rota have a time attack or track model that comes with quite a few spokes?

Jon and I have both run those wheels on current/previous projects without any issues so I would recommend them yes.

the first black set looks good!

http://www.machiii.net/images/wheels/big_slipstream.jpg

Rota's in different colors these are slipstreams.

Also http://www.sportcompactonly.com/imag...69-90288-l.jpg

Buddy Club P1 Racing

I am getting ready to order my new rims hopefully in the next few weeks. They will be white -I know, I know but I just have wanted white rims for a long time. If I would change out my head lights to black I would do black rims but I just don't want to go there yet.

Cat :x

i say for for some polished slips =D

The Rota Attack's have 5 spokes, the Rota Track have lots of spokes... but not exactly what I was looking for. I was thinking more like the OZ's multi-spoke style with the spokes that reach out to the lip. But... way too much cash and not enough offset :(



http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheel...r_gt_ci3_l.jpg

Hey nice pic's, those wheels are pretty nice looking! Are those 15's or 16's?

The group buy is for Rota's in a few weeks, it should save me about 20% off the retail cost. I like the Buddy Clubs, they were on my list when I was first looking for wheels.

The slipstream is a nice wheel as well, but I want to get away from the 5 spoke look.

I also have to pick out a set of tires to go with for the package...

Maybe Bridgestone RE-01's? Bob was saying Khumo has come out with a new tire that is supposed to be comparable as well.

Tell Bob you're my friend and we both need Kumho XS tires before May :)

They are almost as good as the RE-01R but less money. Right now Kumho does not offer the XS in Canada yet so it's a special order from the US.

Yeah Bob is the bomb when it comes to hook-ups, I didn't even bother hunting around for a good price, just made the call :)

I should hear back from him tomorrow, will do! What size should I tell him you looking for? I think I am going with 215/45/16's... then crossing my fingers it doesn't rub... I will do some calcs tomorrow at work to see how close it is... I know the tolerances of my car to the millimeter right now.

http://www.kumhoedge.com/Media/Tire/...uarterLeft.jpg <------ Very sweet looking tire!


Looks like I have a buyer for my rims too, so everything is going very smooth!

Try using this tire n rim calculator maybe it will help you decide on the right tire to use, just play around with it.
http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp

hey sweet link, I was playing around with it a bit :)

I have something setup on CAD already that has different tire size profiles overlaid. I know some of the finer tolerances, as long as the tires don't differ too much from the theoretical size I should be ok.

I like bronze wheels... I was looking at a set for the Fit before I went with the Enkei's...

If you're looking for weight savings tho, I'd highly recommend getting 15s... you'd probably save 3-5lbs per wheel.

What about Rota Sub Zero's? I used to have a set of Racing Hart CP-035Rs.. they were my fav wheels... 17" in white on my black civic :cool:

=) thanks! they are 15s... i freaken love them... turn corners really good =) i love these cuss they are light =) and cuss no one has polish C10s =D

who's Bob?
where are you ordering this group buy from?

I might be looking for some new tire+rims too!

Bob Blackborough at Urban Expressions wheels and tires in Calgary. He is a great guy that some of us like Nick and myself have been dealing with for quite some time.

If you want great service, a great price and to give a great guy some business, he is hard to beat.

Hmmm a GB eh? My friend who just picked up his MR Fit is looking for some 15" wheels for cheap.

Perhaps I'll give Bob a ring. :)

I might end up going with 15's anyway just so I can run 205's instead of 215's... I have this bad feeling I will rub with 215's.

Even a tiny bit of rub that isn't a big deal when you daily drive turns into a major problem once you push it harder.