Well im not sure if this is supposed to go in the 2nd gen forum or wheels section but I wanted FC owners opinions on this. I was gonna place an order for Rota Slipstream wheels in gunmetal tonight (16x7x40mm). My cars white. What do you guys think?? Rota wheels

 

They look nice!
Close to stock, but different!

 

Those are nice but don't they come in 17's?

 

Im not sure, do you think 16 might look too small? I mean im purchasing wheels mostly for the performance aspect but cosmetics plays a slight part

 

get 17s.

 

These wheels only come in 15 and 16 I believe

 

yea they only come in 15 and 16's. they are copies of the spoon sw88 rims

 

Yea I just checked some other sites and they mentioned that.

 

yeah only 15's or 16's man.......love those wheels,.....i have the circuit 8's on my rx......they look sweet, just wish i could have em in 17......

 

I like em but I LOVE the subzeros. Thats what I'll have eventually, you know...once I'm in the 12s

 

i personally like the oz racing superleggas... i think higgi in on the forum has them...

i especially like them in gold... and it matches a white FC very nicely i think

 

to bad they are only 7" wide what you going to put on there? 205?

 

I plan to run some 215s at least on some 17x7s. I have 225s on my stock rims and they fit pretty good. But thats just for the street anyways. 205s are meant for 7" rims though I think.

 

16" is perfect for the FC, IMO of course.

 

Yo,

I'll second Dre on that. 16's are great, 15's even better for track days! *grin*

Remember, it's not the size of the wheel, but how you spin it. *grin*

KS
1989 GTUs "16's stock!"

 

IMO, 16s and 17s look very good on the FC. I wanted to buy those same wheels but no one had them in stock. Every place I asked was backordered. Have you asked them if they have them in stock?

Heres a pic of both my fcs.

16 inch wheels on my old FC:


17 inch wheels on my new FC:

 

Thanks for the feedback. I plan on using 225 tires with those wheels, thats not pushing it, is it? I havent checked to see if they have them in stock yet but im gonna give that place a call tomorrow morning and see what they say. Theres also another place guranteeing them in stock so I'll give them a shot if they dont have it. I'll post on here and let you guys know how it goes.

 

BTW Nice pics Wan, I always liked the look of the red fc on your sig. Are you going to 7stock?

 

Actually the wheel I've been looking into right now is the Rota Battle. A NEW Rota wheel. the slipstreams are pretty old, actually. I think I'm going to wait a while though.

The Rota Battle is an Advan AVS Model 5 knock off.
But what ARD T2 tells me is their offset (+45) isn't the best.



they come in 17 x7.5 (@16.5lbs) as well as 15 and 18

 

Thanks. I miss that red FC *cries*

Last year I got fired from work because I dint show up and went to 7stock instead (bastard wouldnt give me the day off)

I'll be there again this year! Hope to see you there. If youre close to me, we can prob meet up and drive out to the event. Peace.

 

225's on a 40mm offset will PROBABLY rub. You may want to run a 5mm-10mm spacer. Use a "slim carcass" tire like a Yokohama AVS series. I run 225/60/15 AVS dB all the way around on my 'vert. I MIGHT have 1/8" clearance from the front spring perches on my stock rims. If I ran a wider "carcass" tire, they would rub.

Those rims will look good- white would look best, gold would be ok. Silver on a white car looks pretty blah.

Brad

 

Have you seen the oz racing superleggas III

 

Easy -cheesy- Its not to clear in the title, I meant new rota wheels for myself

Wan- Im in OC (Near Irvine) I bought my FC in Pomona lol.

 

Damn it, I just saw the Rota Attack wheels and they come in 17x7.5 in the correct offset for $100 more then the Slipstream wheels. What to do
Rota Attack

 

I like the attack of the two.