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Originally Posted by UK n00b
Oh wanted to add something else too..
Chuck Norris doesn't need rims, but if he did he would use Rota's!
Mike
Chuck Norris doesn't need rims, but if he did he would use Rota's!
Mike
And just for my curiosity have you ever rallied the ROTAS or are they for groomed, paved tracks only for your race cars?
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dude i saw chuck norris on dubs magazine w/ 25s on his escalade. so ur wrong mike... 
apparentlyl he's pretty close to shaq. go figure.
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apparentlyl he's pretty close to shaq. go figure.
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Originally Posted by Roo
This shows ME how ignorant you really are.
I was forced to hit a retaining wall at ~50mph while avoiding a t-bone collision with a girl in her Jeep Wrangler...
All four wheels went over that retaining wall, and only ONE wheel (that impacted first) had significant damage. The rest were completely intact and holding air, even after the rollover.
They were scratched up a lot, but they were ALL intact except the first wheel to hit.
That is a testament to their strength.
I was forced to hit a retaining wall at ~50mph while avoiding a t-bone collision with a girl in her Jeep Wrangler...
All four wheels went over that retaining wall, and only ONE wheel (that impacted first) had significant damage. The rest were completely intact and holding air, even after the rollover.
They were scratched up a lot, but they were ALL intact except the first wheel to hit.
That is a testament to their strength.
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Originally Posted by STiYLIN
Hasselhoff>Norris anydayoftheweek
And just for my curiosity have you ever rallied the ROTAS or are they for groomed, paved tracks only for your race cars?
And just for my curiosity have you ever rallied the ROTAS or are they for groomed, paved tracks only for your race cars?
I don't take it easy on the Forester XT...that's why we have a Primitive skidplate and rear diff guard on it...as we bottomed out and extended the travel of our suspension over the rutted holes and water bar crossings at ~50 mph...
Rota SDR's that replaced our Prodrive wheels held up to the abuse with no issues.
We're going on our second Laughlin Adventure Rally, which last year took us INTO the Grand Canyon...no problems there, either. Washboard roads at speeds ~85mph...
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Originally Posted by suby_dude
dude i saw chuck norris on dubs magazine w/ 25s on his escalade. so ur wrong mike...
apparentlyl he's pretty close to shaq. go figure.
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apparentlyl he's pretty close to shaq. go figure.
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Originally Posted by STiYLIN
Hasselhoff>Norris anydayoftheweek
And just for my curiosity have you ever rallied the ROTAS or are they for groomed, paved tracks only for your race cars?
And just for my curiosity have you ever rallied the ROTAS or are they for groomed, paved tracks only for your race cars?
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Originally Posted by Roo
I volunteer at Rim of the World Rally each year, and travel on the same roads as the rally cars.
I don't take it easy on the Forester XT...that's why we have a Primitive skidplate and rear diff guard on it...as we bottomed out and extended the travel of our suspension over the rutted holes and water bar crossings at ~50 mph...
Rota SDR's that replaced our Prodrive wheels held up to the abuse with no issues.
We're going on our second Laughlin Adventure Rally, which last year took us INTO the Grand Canyon...no problems there, either. Washboard roads at speeds ~85mph...
I don't take it easy on the Forester XT...that's why we have a Primitive skidplate and rear diff guard on it...as we bottomed out and extended the travel of our suspension over the rutted holes and water bar crossings at ~50 mph...
Rota SDR's that replaced our Prodrive wheels held up to the abuse with no issues.
We're going on our second Laughlin Adventure Rally, which last year took us INTO the Grand Canyon...no problems there, either. Washboard roads at speeds ~85mph...
Originally Posted by suby_dude
oh i forgot to mentions...
rota also makes these 17 x 8.5 wheels... and people love 'em on the track... put some nice PHAT rubbers on 'em... 245s... some even do 255s... those tires would look pretty stretched on the stock 17 x 8's i would gather.
but ya... if u ever go to the track and need some beaters... hit me up.
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rota also makes these 17 x 8.5 wheels... and people love 'em on the track... put some nice PHAT rubbers on 'em... 245s... some even do 255s... those tires would look pretty stretched on the stock 17 x 8's i would gather.
but ya... if u ever go to the track and need some beaters... hit me up.
-sd
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Originally Posted by UK n00b
We have used Rota's for RallyX events not stage rallies mainly due to the fact that we break compomotives that are made from iron while on stage rallies let alone attempting to run anything else (I would not run any of the popular expensive brands of rims for stage rally as they would all snap like twigs!)
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Originally Posted by suby_dude
since i'm not a big baller daddy i just try to ball w/in my budget... and rotas look pretty good and they are priced for my budget in mind...
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Originally Posted by STiYLIN
I have seen many Rotas, but i wasn't going to post anything of my experiece with them. I have seen sheared (yes broken) Rotas where I have yet to see a forged BBS do the same. It's funny how if one person doesn't say "Oh I absolutely love them" then you all bandwagon up.
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If rota decides to make a 17x9 wheel id have no issues runnin them on my evo. However, since they dont at the moment, the 5-zigens will do. OH KNOEZ CAST WHEELS. Buying an $800 set of rims that can be beat on is much smarter choice than a set of $3000 volks or BBS that need to be babied. Most track guys dont even bother with them, its only the posers/hardparkers that spend the big bucks on em so they can take mad tyte pics at funny angles in parking garages and get mad eprops on internet forums. Those are the same guys who will throw s-techs on their evo/sti and think it "handlez on railz y0". S-techs and volks, gotta love that combo
"sick volks bro!"
/rant
bottom line-you like expensive forged rims? More power to ya. Its your money to spend. If you want affordable functional rims, nothing wrong with rotas, so dont be so quick to bash
Last edited by ucbsti; Oct 9, 2006 at 10:21 AM.
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Originally Posted by ucbsti
werd..you are seriously slummin it joe! You only have 3 cars man, what a lacky!
The only broken rotas I have ever seen were when they first hit the honduh market. That was YEARS ago and it was obviously a first-run quality control issue, not a design issue. From then until now im sure its only gotten 10fold better. I have yet to see a single thread on any of the forums I post on about bent/broken rotas (honduh-tech, iwsti, ****-****, evoM, norcalevo, socalevo, here). Just lots of haters about "fake rims". As for them not being "forged". There are a TON of race cahhh drivers that dont roll on forged rims either. the amount of 5-zigen f10nr-C (c is for cast). at the track is astonishing
If rota decides to make a 17x9 wheel id have no issues runnin them on my evo. However, since they dont at the moment, the 5-zigens will do. OH KNOEZ CAST WHEELS. Buying an $800 set of rims that can be beat on is much smarter choice than a set of $3000 volks or BBS that need to be babied. Most track guys dont even bother with them, its only the posers/hardparkers that spend the big bucks on em so they can take mad tyte pics at funny angles in parking garages and get mad eprops on internet forums. Those are the same guys who will throw s-techs on their evo/sti and think it "handlez on railz y0". S-techs and volks, gotta love that combo
"sick volks bro!"
/rant
The only broken rotas I have ever seen were when they first hit the honduh market. That was YEARS ago and it was obviously a first-run quality control issue, not a design issue. From then until now im sure its only gotten 10fold better. I have yet to see a single thread on any of the forums I post on about bent/broken rotas (honduh-tech, iwsti, ****-****, evoM, norcalevo, socalevo, here). Just lots of haters about "fake rims". As for them not being "forged". There are a TON of race cahhh drivers that dont roll on forged rims either. the amount of 5-zigen f10nr-C (c is for cast). at the track is astonishing
If rota decides to make a 17x9 wheel id have no issues runnin them on my evo. However, since they dont at the moment, the 5-zigens will do. OH KNOEZ CAST WHEELS. Buying an $800 set of rims that can be beat on is much smarter choice than a set of $3000 volks or BBS that need to be babied. Most track guys dont even bother with them, its only the posers/hardparkers that spend the big bucks on em so they can take mad tyte pics at funny angles in parking garages and get mad eprops on internet forums. Those are the same guys who will throw s-techs on their evo/sti and think it "handlez on railz y0". S-techs and volks, gotta love that combo
"sick volks bro!"
/rant
Just so you know, the people that I know that own "volks" track all day long and would rather burn up a set of tires than take pictures of them.
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haha, nice car Joe. You are a good businessman, I woulda done the same thing, you scratch my back has always worked!!!
BTW, what better way to show off Rota rims than with an sti in that color!!! DROOL!!!
haha, nice car Joe. You are a good businessman, I woulda done the same thing, you scratch my back has always worked!!!
BTW, what better way to show off Rota rims than with an sti in that color!!! DROOL!!!
