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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 02:17 PM
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Rota Velo... MIA?

I just got my WRX.. I was looking at wheels, and looking at Rota because I've heard they are an exceptional value.. I found the Rota Velo's on their website. I think these would look sweet on my Wagon... but I have yet to find them anywhere for sale or anyone with them on their car.. The subzeros are OK, but everyone seems to have them... who wants what everyone else has?

Anyway... anyone that's ben in this game for a while know what's up with the Velo's?

Picture here.... http://www.rotawheels.com/velo.htm
Old Dec 16, 2002 | 02:56 PM
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they probably dont make them in subaru friendly offsets yet, thus nobody here sells them. this is the case with many of the rims they make (like the te37 knockoffs ).

the good news is that rota is starting to make more rims available in our offsets, so you may see these available in the near future hopefully.

these are all the rims rota makes for subaru that i can think of off the top of my head:

subzero
tarmac
formel
battle
attack
slipstream
sdr
Old Dec 16, 2002 | 04:05 PM
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3mm doesn't sound like much... and being a wagon, it seems like 215/45-17 is about the max I can run anyway.. wonder if it would rub? I'm not willing to roll fenders

Anyone know where to find them for sale?
Old Dec 16, 2002 | 04:46 PM
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Cool... now I just have to FIND THEM

Anyone have a set? ... especially if it's the last one.. so I can use the.... 'I have to get them now before they're all gone' excuse with my wife

7" vs 7.5"? Not really a big deal right? Especailly since the wife drives this car. I don't need the edge of the rim sticking out any closer to the curb than I have to
Old Dec 16, 2002 | 05:36 PM
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Another thing that you have to consider is whether or not the wheel is hubcentric.
Old Dec 16, 2002 | 06:22 PM
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Originally posted by Racenut
Cool... now I just have to FIND THEM

Anyone have a set? ... especially if it's the last one.. so I can use the.... 'I have to get them now before they're all gone' excuse with my wife

7" vs 7.5"? Not really a big deal right? Especailly since the wife drives this car. I don't need the edge of the rim sticking out any closer to the curb than I have to
just dont get a 7" rim and try to stick a 225 tire on there, heh.
Old Dec 19, 2002 | 10:34 AM
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just for the record, no one asked from us any impact test data.

We do the following tests on our wheels.
CFT cornering fatigue tests
30 13 and 90 degree impact test
radial rolling test

We are ISO and QS 9000 certified. Wheels that we sell to the German market are TUV certified. These are the Cobra and A8 models.
Old Dec 19, 2002 | 11:01 PM
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hey, noone mentioned or compared to Subaru offset which I believe is 53mm. Isnt 45 going to be bit too much especially for a wagon for fitment? I thought 48mm offset was pretty much the minimum (or max variance) to avoid fitment issue. ..?
personally, I dont like the idea of moving out the front (steering) wheels too much. I'm sure it'll effect the overall geometry.
Old Dec 20, 2002 | 01:19 AM
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Originally posted by ImprezaRSDriver
Another thing that you have to consider is whether or not the wheel is hubcentric.

Thats an old i-club myth.


15k miles and non hubcentric rims for me wihtout rings
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