ROTA group buy info
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ROTA group buy info
Hi everyone! its been a while since I got some info back from Rota- so I decided to start a new thread since the original one got really long!
Well I have some bad news & some good news:
Bad news- The Rota factory in the Phillipines is reluctant to produce the GT3 & the JSPL wheels for us. seems these wheels were designed for front wheel drive cars & will take significant re-tooling to meet our offset needs.
Good news- Rota will produce their new RB wheel (designed for rwd cars - see photo) for us in 15x7 with the correct bolt pattern (4x110mm) but the wheel has not been released yet here- it will be on sale in about 1 to 2 months.
If we join the group buy for these wheels- we would be among the first to get them in America- I hope the guys that wanted the Jspl & GT3 wheels will jump on this group buy for the RB wheel.
Now I had mentioned to Rota about the offset issue we are having- some say +22 is good, others +17 & then zero offset was also mentioned- I peronally did a dummy wheel out of wood & tried different offsets & came up with +18 but now that I am about to upgrade my suspension (RB springs/Tokico shocks/Suspnsion Techniques swaybars/new tierods & balljoints/'85 struts & front brakes) I will run the test again to make shure that this offset will keep the wheels inside the fenders with no rubbing now that the car will be lower. Rota will send me 1 set of wheels to "try out" on my car before I take any orders for more.
Well I have some bad news & some good news:
Bad news- The Rota factory in the Phillipines is reluctant to produce the GT3 & the JSPL wheels for us. seems these wheels were designed for front wheel drive cars & will take significant re-tooling to meet our offset needs.
Good news- Rota will produce their new RB wheel (designed for rwd cars - see photo) for us in 15x7 with the correct bolt pattern (4x110mm) but the wheel has not been released yet here- it will be on sale in about 1 to 2 months.
If we join the group buy for these wheels- we would be among the first to get them in America- I hope the guys that wanted the Jspl & GT3 wheels will jump on this group buy for the RB wheel.
Now I had mentioned to Rota about the offset issue we are having- some say +22 is good, others +17 & then zero offset was also mentioned- I peronally did a dummy wheel out of wood & tried different offsets & came up with +18 but now that I am about to upgrade my suspension (RB springs/Tokico shocks/Suspnsion Techniques swaybars/new tierods & balljoints/'85 struts & front brakes) I will run the test again to make shure that this offset will keep the wheels inside the fenders with no rubbing now that the car will be lower. Rota will send me 1 set of wheels to "try out" on my car before I take any orders for more.
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Originally Posted by sudseh
rota: any way to get wider than an 8" ?
just curious
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$350 for 4????
wow, that sounds awesome. maybe i'll wait on the other things I have going on, and hold out for the RB's.
Do they come with different colored centers?
~b.k.
wow, that sounds awesome. maybe i'll wait on the other things I have going on, and hold out for the RB's.
Do they come with different colored centers?
~b.k.
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i have other wheels now but i just wanted to say that ive seen the j.spl's in person now and they dont look too hot in my opinion, even on a honda where it belongs it just didnt look very cool.....the shop i saw them at said rota is very backed up with business so it's probably only been hard to talk to them because they are so stacked with orders and back orders.......
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figures.. now that i get ready to buy a set of 1983 LE wheels.. time to rethink things once again.
what kind of deal do we get for how many people? can we get this set in stone at all? i guess it was price drop at 10 and free shipping at 15 or something form the last thread? (dont quote me on those figures anyone, im asking)
what kind of deal do we get for how many people? can we get this set in stone at all? i guess it was price drop at 10 and free shipping at 15 or something form the last thread? (dont quote me on those figures anyone, im asking)
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dam if anybody wants to do the gusse work for me and make a rim that will look nice and not only look like one of the sweetest wheels a FB can have under it...im there!!!
i have been so choosie about how the diamond racing wheels are since they dont really look good and my choice of backspacing has me worried on what to choose.....u can do it for me and i would be in on these!!!
i have been so choosie about how the diamond racing wheels are since they dont really look good and my choice of backspacing has me worried on what to choose.....u can do it for me and i would be in on these!!!
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they sell them for miatas on ebay- 13x8 in silver, gunmetal, or gold. they'd probably do the same colors for the one's they're makin for the 7.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-R...QQcmdZViewItem
agggg!! can't wait
want
wheels
now!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-R...QQcmdZViewItem
agggg!! can't wait
want
wheels
now!
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seriously wtf rotrmotr???????????? chop chop lets get some names and order these things..they supposdly take like 1-2 months to get even after the order is put in...
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Hey Guys- I spoke to Rota today- they said its better to wait until I have the first set just to make shure they fit without any problems- then we can place the order- they want to make shure on the fitment first before the order is placed- will keep everyone posted.
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Originally Posted by Rusty Shackleford
seriously wtf rotrmotr???????????? chop chop lets get some names and order these things..they supposdly take like 1-2 months to get even after the order is put in...
(sorry for impatients, but its been a long.. long timesince the whole thing began)
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Originally Posted by rotrmotr
Now I had mentioned to Rota about the offset issue we are having- some say +22 is good, others +17 & then zero offset was also mentioned- I peronally did a dummy wheel out of wood & tried different offsets & came up with +18 but now that I am about to upgrade my suspension (RB springs/Tokico shocks/Suspnsion Techniques swaybars/new tierods & balljoints/'85 struts & front brakes) I will run the test again to make shure that this offset will keep the wheels inside the fenders with no rubbing now that the car will be lower. Rota will send me 1 set of wheels to "try out" on my car before I take any orders for more.
I want these too, but if ROTA doesn't make them fit right, there is no point.
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yea!!!!! alittle more words...im still waiting on my email i sent diamond racing on inqure for wheels and they wont anwser me so i will try a phone call and then if that dosnt work i say screw them...right now its between these ROTA's or Diamond Racing which ever has a buy first!!