vipers

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rota torques.....ordered them last week....... just got them today...... what do you think??? they are a color called gun-metallic.... they are 17"x8", 35 offset... i hope the offset isnt too big! if so, im gonna order those 30mm fenders....

i have 40 offset wheels on my car right now, so i hope 5mm isnt too much

felixwankel88

it will be nice to see how they look on the car

vipers

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agreed!!! hopefully soon! she is getting repainted orange again, but this time she will have a gp sport g-four kit on her..... (should be here this week)... cant wait to see her refinished

mazdadude

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nice, never seen that before

1987RX7guy

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Got a weight on them?

RX7FROMCAL

I have thoses same rims on my car ull love them. you might have to get a spacer for the front caps to fit on the rim after there installed , thats what i had to do to pop thoses center caps on , just alittle fyi for ya.

vipers

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damn.... no i dont.... let me research it and get back to you on that

Mark'sMazda

good deal, i can't deciede weather to order those, or the advan knock-offs.

glad rota is has somthing wider than 7" that will work on our cars.

vipers

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they weigh 19.4 lbs. each........ is that bad or good???

owen is fat

thats not bad.

rwd

19 lb for 17 inch is not too bad. i was wondering what the perfect sized rim would be for a gen 2 gxl with weight and size as a concern. im thinkin 16's for mine but might seem a little small.

Bigretardhead

35 offset should be good. if you put the 30mm wide fenders on, you'd have at least a 30mm gap between the inside of the fender and the wheel. I'd actually get something lower than 35 for an 8 17x8 wheel with the stock fenders(so it'd stick out more)...but I have issues when it comes to wheel fitment.

anyway, you definetly won't need wider fenders for those wheels.

oh, and post pics when they're on! and what size tire you planning on running?

91mazdarx7

they look good be sure to post some pics of your car after you get it painted and have them installed

zero83

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Don't foret to post pics. I like them, especially the color.

Crixtala

Fake Work Emotions... hot. They look best on an S2000 (the real ones anyway).

vipers

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fake???? i thought Rota wheels was a "name brand", much like tsw, enkie, ect....... i know that alot of the evo and sti guys love rota wheels! are you sure they are a knock off??? im sure there are wheels that look like it, open five spokes are very common! im not arguing, im curious! sorry if it sounded that way

Bigretardhead

yeah, almost all of them (if not all) are copies of other company's wheels.... not that its bad, because rota makes good wheels (I think). just their designs aren't exactly 'original'

buzzbomb

Yea rota pretty much copies all the popular designs from other wheel manufacturers and makes them. But their prices are so good I wouldnt mind.

rxseven07

vipers i love ur car. cant wait to see it when its not all decald out... plus did u order that carbon fiber hood for my fb yet???

jon88se

True, you do get the basic LOOK of $$ wheels but they don't offer the large selection of sizes or offsets. For an 8 inch wheel, that's a pretty high offset and it will sit in the wheel well a fair amount. Maybe some spacers would be a good idea if you want to fill the fenders. Still, when short on $ the replicas are a good buy and I think they will look great on an FC.

Here is our 350Z shop car with Work Emotion CR Kai's, 18X8.5 front and 18x9.5 rear (+30 front, + 20 rear).

vipers

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lol.... does anyone even make a carbon hood for an fb.... .... i dont think the company im sponsored by makes one, but ill check for you!!!

Crixtala

Yeah, they're knock-offs. I have Rota GT3's on my 7, and they're knock-offs of the discontinued GAB wheels. The thing about Rota though, is that they make knock-offs, but they're almost not knock-offs, because the way they do it, is when a company discontinue's a wheel that was popular, Rota buys the mold of the wheels and starts making the wheel themselves. This is what they did with the GAB wheels. They bought the mold and started making the wheels themselves. They also have copies of Advan RG's (which I wish would have been out when I bought the GT3s), they have copies of the SSR X's, the Circuit 8's are Mugen MF-8's, the Circuit 10's are Mugen MF-10's, the SlipStreams are knock-offs of Spoon SW388s, and much much more. They are still very good, VERY GOOD, wheels, and I would recommend them to anybody, but they are in fact knock-offs.

Also, most newer companies that are coming out (and even some older companies that are bringing out new wheels, like Enkei) are starting to make knock-offs. Tenzo wheels are almost all knock-offs. They have the Shu-4's, which are knock-offs of the old school Schumaker wheels, they also have knock-offs of Mugen RNR's and many others. There's not much that you can find anymore that's "original." It seems anymore, that if you want anything that's a good size, a good weight, and an original wheel you have to find the super Japanese name brands.

jon88se

There are a LOT more original wheels to be found...it's just that everyone wants the big $ wheels and most people probably can't afford them. Knock off's help fill the void for those that want a certain style. However, what you usually give up with a knock off is choice of size (diameter, offset etc...) and quality of materials. While they look the part, knock offs very very rarely have the finish of the real pieces, nor are they as strong. I'm glad they are out there, don't get me wrong - but it's a buyers market and many buyers want the $ look without spending the $ hehe

If there is ONE company that Rotas are very very well suited, it's Subaru. They knock off many of the Prodrive wheels as well as some Volk and Work etc...and make them accessible in the odd Subaru bolt patterns/offsets. Go to any Subaru forum like www.nasioc.com and you'll find many many Rota freaks!

91mazdarx7

wow rotas are knock off's you learn something new everyday on the forum hey vipers what all parts can you get for rx 7's

djmtsu

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meh. i prefer a noticable lip on a RWD car. Those look like FWD wheels. No lip like GXL wheels.