Advans or Rotas...?
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Advans or Rotas...?
The only wheels that I want are Advan RC II's in Gold, 17.5 inch.
I love these wheels sooooo much when I saw them, my problem is I see that Rota has ones that look excatly the same, I belive they are called Action. They look identical actually... besides the fact that on one spoke advans say "Advan RC II" where as the rota says nothing...
My question is what makes one better than the other? Is one lighter or stronger? I did notice that the price tag is going to set my back about $1600 for the Advans and only $700 for the Rotas... but are the rotas cheap imations?
See pics.
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-Nigel
I love these wheels sooooo much when I saw them, my problem is I see that Rota has ones that look excatly the same, I belive they are called Action. They look identical actually... besides the fact that on one spoke advans say "Advan RC II" where as the rota says nothing...
My question is what makes one better than the other? Is one lighter or stronger? I did notice that the price tag is going to set my back about $1600 for the Advans and only $700 for the Rotas... but are the rotas cheap imations?
See pics.
Thanks,
-Nigel
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I have Rota's and i think they are great. I mean, i would want the Advans but i can't affor them. If you can afford them, then get them. If you buy rotas, you can spend the money you "saved" to buy other mods or the tires.
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If you looked at both wheels in person, you would definitely notice a difference. The finish on Rota wheels is not nearly as attractive or durable as most high-end wheels (such as Advan). The Advans are probably forged. Therefore they most likely weigh less and are stronger than Rotas. All of this is personal preference though.
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Thanks guys, sort of what I had thought... Made up my mind :-)
At gruppe-s he has the following for Advan:
Size: Hole: PCD: Offset
17x7.5: 5 : 114.3 50/45
17x7.5: 5 : 100 48/35
What does this all mean (mainly the PCD and offset?) and which do I get for a wrx?
Thanks,
-Nigel
At gruppe-s he has the following for Advan:
Size: Hole: PCD: Offset
17x7.5: 5 : 114.3 50/45
17x7.5: 5 : 100 48/35
What does this all mean (mainly the PCD and offset?) and which do I get for a wrx?
Thanks,
-Nigel
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You have to take into account wheel durability too though....
Potholes will break cheaper wheels like Motegis and such, there's a reason why forged Volks and Works cost $2000/set, cause they're strong. Nothing is curb-rash resistant though, so sometimes it is a better idea to go with the cheaper wheels, it's all a matter of what the roads are like in your area. I almost bought Rota Subzeros for my Prelude (RIP) before I found a killer deal on some Work Emotions.
Potholes will break cheaper wheels like Motegis and such, there's a reason why forged Volks and Works cost $2000/set, cause they're strong. Nothing is curb-rash resistant though, so sometimes it is a better idea to go with the cheaper wheels, it's all a matter of what the roads are like in your area. I almost bought Rota Subzeros for my Prelude (RIP) before I found a killer deal on some Work Emotions.
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Originally posted by NewShockerGuy
Thanks guys, sort of what I had thought... Made up my mind :-)
At gruppe-s he has the following for Advan:
Size: Hole: PCD: Offset
17x7.5: 5 : 114.3 50/45
17x7.5: 5 : 100 48/35
What does this all mean (mainly the PCD and offset?) and which do I get for a wrx?
Thanks,
-Nigel
Thanks guys, sort of what I had thought... Made up my mind :-)
At gruppe-s he has the following for Advan:
Size: Hole: PCD: Offset
17x7.5: 5 : 114.3 50/45
17x7.5: 5 : 100 48/35
What does this all mean (mainly the PCD and offset?) and which do I get for a wrx?
Thanks,
-Nigel
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Thanks again for the replies! I love it.
I'm in PA, so there are flat parts, lots of potholes...etc sort of normal I guess, has a bit of everything...
What does forged mean? I thought all wheels were made the same, cut from a big round chunck of metal... I believe I saw that on a hot rod show... they stuck a round piece of metal on a CNC machine and it made the wheel...
Thanks again :-)
-Nigel
I'm in PA, so there are flat parts, lots of potholes...etc sort of normal I guess, has a bit of everything...
What does forged mean? I thought all wheels were made the same, cut from a big round chunck of metal... I believe I saw that on a hot rod show... they stuck a round piece of metal on a CNC machine and it made the wheel...
Thanks again :-)
-Nigel
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If memory serves, a 'billet' wheel is made like that. But there is 'casting' which is how most alloy wheels are made & forging. To oversimplyfy, casting involves pouring the alloy into a mold, versus 'forging' which is more like forcing the alloy into a mold at very hight pressures. If someone doesn't beat me to it, i'll look up a site w/ better definitions.
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/construc.htm
TireRack's tech center kicks @$$!
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/construc.htm
TireRack's tech center kicks @$$!
Last edited by EsoterikWRX; 11-23-2003 at 07:45 PM.
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