boog

OKAY, if you want these wheels or are thinking about it speak your mind because we need more people if you want to get this style instead of the 5 spoke jspl's. i like these better but almost no one is commiting to this style. if you have free time and can photoshop do some better ones than i did...these gt-3 pics were placed right over 15" kosie's on the car of "southernrunner".............the more who buy, the cheaper!!! also, this was started and is still regulated by rotormotor, so he gets all the credit for getting us this, this is just to keep us organized and occupied.......God bless

rbf41182gt

I sent a pm to rotrmotr, so I'm comitted I guess

I think there's 3 people right now, but we need TWO more!!!! AGGGGG!!!!!!!

Please people!!! I beg you!

boog

im in if more people sign up....these are really awesome wheels for like 450 or less(price not quoted yet), not even the kosei's are that cheap......plus these are different for a change

Rotary7s

I want the wheels,
I have pmed rotrmotr.

Things are not looking to good,cause of the low responses.
Also not enough info on them.

offset,lip depth?

boog

well we are just waiting on rotormotor, offset was supposed to have been figured out, hopefully rota did their homework...maybe someone should have rota mail them a sample wheel to see how it fits and if it does send the other three to that person and do the rest of us.....................if rotormotor is still really busy and we dont hear from him then i will email rota and do some homework, the wheels should e the same offset as kosei's right, these are 7" wide im pretty sure, the j.spl's are 6.5" but only wiegh 11 pounds

boog

i called rota, the wheels will look the same with the adjusted offset(they compensate the other side of the wheel to keep the same look.........shipping is like 50 bucks he said, but if ten people join in on a group buy then the shipping could be free......lets get a group going, everyone is drifting away, lets just try to get as many as possible for the gt-3's and go for it.....the offset can be done at whatever, i figured matching the kosei wheels at +17 would be fine but im not the most inclined when it comes to wheels....i think its wierd more people aren't interested but i guess it shows our diff. tastes............ keep commenting and keeping this thread alive

rbf41182gt

so how many people total?

1) me

2) rotary7's

3) (boog?) or do you want j.spl?

4) rotrmotr

5) ?????

that sucks about the lip on the rim, but o well, they're pretty sweet as they are.

Rotary7s

Heres what I dont understand,and in theory.

If the hub is 3inches thick,and you dont change the offset from the hub,but add more material.This will change the thickness,which means it will change the amount of thread on the studd thats atually being used.
Safely.

When you asked on shipping,and you mentioned "group buy".Did you mention not ALL the wheels are going to the same spot?

They will be taking a huge lost just on shipping.

I personally dont want to have a wheel,with the lip that is on it now.
I will just go back to plan A,get the wheels I want with a 1 1/2 -2 in lip.
Go get diffrent thickness adaptors/spacers to make the staggered look,and run wider tires in the back

205/40/17 in the front- 235/40/17 in the back

The info is getting thrown around,and I dont want to be stuck with wheels im not satify with.

We do need an example wheel.

Rotary7s

Is this worth $450.?

southernrunner

***** stole that pic of my car...lol They look way better with kosie k1's.

boog

^haha............................anyways, well i dunno guys, it doesnt sound like its going to happen, i doubt they will give us a serious lipped wheel likei think we all want really. I could call and bug rota again about the shipping but i see no reason to, if someone wants just go on thier website and call the cali. place...i really like the style of these wheels but what rotary7 said makes sense because wy have the wierd bolts instead of the studs built into the car and just using a nut to tighten it down....no matter what we would have to wait for the wheels for a while too................................but what do other aftermarket wheel owners do? wouldnt this dilemma be the same for kosei's???? i dont know what to do ya know

boog

ok i got in contact with rota and they will mail me a wheel to mount up....do you want me to go for it?? i think i would tell him +17 offset, he said it should work but we'll just try it.....

southernrunner

go for it, see if they will send other ones too, tell them if they send it, you pay for it and when your done you will send it back and get a refund.lol just a thought.

boog

ok i researched a little, +20 or +22 sounds good

boog

i emailed them, soon they should mail the wheels to me, dont back out yet let's see what happens

Rotary7s

haha thanks boog for that




How the hell you pulling strings like that?

Sounds good though.

Get the wheel,and try it.
Check for:
Hub centric
Offset

just for cosmetic,
the lip issue

What wheel are they sending you,a 15? or 16?
Are the allowing you to mount a tire on it?

I think once you get the wheel,and post pics.It might change more people minds.

When you get a wheel,bolt it down,stick a 2X4 or 4x4 on the ground where wheel would meet the tire,then rest the wheel on the wood,DO NOT let all of the pressure off the floor jack.

Then take a look off the offset from the side of the car,It should tuck under the fender or at about the lip,but does not exceed the body line.

On the lug nut issue,
I can get ET tuner lug nuts,with screw in studs.
I get them locally,and would get them for you guys i fyou need them,Im not sure how much shipping would be.

Also,
if WORSE comes to WORSE.

I can get spacers/adaptors made locally,they are about $200.
Most likely it looks like I will be going that route,and get the staggered look.

The guy who makes them,makes them for custom wheel shops for them guys running 20-26in wheels.

But he recommended to me to go 4x110 to the bigger lug pattern 4x114.3 but he can go with a 5 lug if you want.

boog

me personally, wheel spacers and adapters scare me..........the tuner lugs sound cool even thought it's more money but hey im dedicated to this now, i will make sure i talk to you guys like crazy when the wheel comes in, maybe i could ask them to mount a pretty low profile tire on it, wouldnt be ideal but at least it would be easier to look at, we'll see i guess, i could just try what you said and be fine....they are sending a 15" inch....is there a way to exactly measure the offset and everything?

rbf41182gt

I thought +18 was the correct offset?

when do you think you'll get the wheel??

boog

i dunno, the place is closed sunday(like every other place that has to do with car stuff, annoying) but i emailed them, then they will prob. email me back to make sure,,,,,,that might be right i dunno, but i will talk to them about it, offset is only in millimeters anyway but i def. wont look past what you heard was right, maybe they will ship two wheels with two diff. sizes, i will let you guys know tom. after they contact me(if they dont i'll call again)

Rotary7s

if you get a 15, you would want to put a 205/50/15 on it the 195/50/15 will be narrower

boog

what do all those numbers mean again, i never could totally get it down, but thanks, if i have to maybe ill just go have a tire mounted on it and keep the wheel as part of my set(if it fits)

boog

ok rotrmotr totally worked hard and found our answer to the wheel size problem, check out the 50 page long thread he started a while ago to see what he has done, pm him if you are in

rbf41182gt

205-50-15

205 means 205mm wide

50 is the sidewall height (50% of 205mm = 102.5mm) versus a 40 series tire is 40% of 205, which = 82mm

15 is the diameter of the wheel

aussiesmg

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Make sure you post in the main thread if you want to order these ASAP.

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/rota-wheels-decision-time-515188/