ROTA Grids on my FD...
 

Just wanted to share my latest effort on giving my FD a different look...I decided I wanted to pursue a more aggressive fitment and went with a wheel to exagerate the look...these are 18 x 9.5" ROTA Grids with a +38 front offset and a +20 rear offset.....weight was measured at 22lbs per wheel.....Tires are Nitto 555's 225/40/18 stretched on the front and 235/40/18 out back....

www.Wheeldude.com is where I got them...Dan was very helpful and kept me updated through the entire process of getting them.....highly recommended.

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A little stretch... ;)
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looks good but since you're stretching it will look better if you tuck a little tire or lower the car more.

I like the look of those..it's too bad you wont have a little more rubber to put on the road for grip.

yes....I am lowering it a little at a time to ensure clearance without rubbing....more pics with it lower this weekend!....

Looks good but based on your tire sizing you're obviously going for form over function...ok on a civic making 50rwhp, but on an FD...not the greatest idea in my opinion.

Different strokes for diff fokes...I like the wheel choice though. Good luck with it!

I have pushed the car pretty well into some corners and it stuck pretty well!!...better than my last tires...(they were probably dry)...but the car doesnt get any track duty anyway....its more of my weekend cruiser....and straight line traction is MUCH better than the old dry 275/40/18's...so in my case..its doing really well!!....haha...

...heres a couple more pics from testing a lower setting...

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LOL @ Civics Rwhp :lol:

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Could you stop taking pictures at angles? It actually makes it harder to look at the fitment.

Just sayin you should get a DSLR for these types of shots.

I think you should run a little more negative camber and more lower to get the stretched look perfect.

yea....sorry for the angles.....and I dont own a good camera...waiting on a few friends that do.....just wanted to share!

.....ill be sure to get some straight on shots when I get lower...

Your car looks very nice.

lower it more. you could have gotten the other +20 on the front. People on here hate to see agreesive fitment. anything less than a 265 on an Fd in supposely gonna kill you.

Better traction with 225's and 235's than 275's? Nice looking car though...

Aggressive fitment and stretching the tire are two separate aspects. ;)

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It looks like you're running 19/18 stagger in this pic. 19's up front and 18's in the rear. I dunno. Something about it is off.

Rest of the pics look good and 22lbs each for a cast wheel in that size is quite interesting.

Car looks amazing and fitment aint bad at all.

....agreed....this was an attempt to bring them both together at a happy medium...

...and as for the 235's hooking better...I dont know...maybe its just having fresh rubber that makes it seem that way!...lol

-Jack

....yea I think the optics of the lens distorted this shot....

beautifullll fd, im jealous

looks flushed, great offset

fds look good on grids! but you should get diff lug color. they stick out to much!

Dump it!!! you got a good inch and a half of free space =-)

I like the way you think!...."moar lower" for pics coming soon.....

Ive been thinking of getting these same wheels for street use but I wanted to mount my spare set of 265/35/18 tires on all four corners. I dont know what offset I'll need for my tires to clear. I'm worried about the tire hitting the fenders going up driveways n stuff.

OK so a tip that will make them look even better. Just remove the Rota decal from the centercap and make your own, OR just remove them altogether. For some reason Rotas on a FD just doesn't seem right but I can totally respect the "value". Just seeing Rota there makes me feel weird. If you remove it I think i'll feel better. lol. jk.

Wan, for the rears this obviously wouldn't be a problem but up front it is unless you get some Feed front fenders. Then you can basically run the +38 front and rear.

Otherwise with stock FD front fenders you'd still need a +48 offset or something in the 10" up front, rear isn't a problem with stock fenders and a minor roll.

Rishie

Love the wheels man, a little lower and you can get the "no fat chicks, car will scrape" sticker haha

I will be very honest...I am not a fan of ROTAS...but your car looks good. As others said...if you go aggressive offset, you need to LOWER the car for the full effect.

...Truth be told...I actually recieved a lot of crap from everyone when I mentioned getting ROTA's for the FD....I own a tuning shop... and have access to EVERY brand of wheel under the sun...and tried countless ways to get this look without going "cheap"...but what I kept finding was the inability to get the offset/sizing I wanted to get the look...some companies were backordered indefinately...others discontinued...it was a nightmare...I then was given the chance to test fit a set of ROTA's that a friend had ordered in the sizes I wanted..(for his 300zx) ....and once i mounted them on my car I knew it was the right choice....I was also impressed by the quality and finish these wheels were in...So I understand your feeling "weird"...(even jokingly)...I did at first as well...but the fact of the matter is, If the quality, fit, finish and over all experience is good with these wheels....I am more than happy to give the company credit for solving my demands..so in short, Im rocking the caps.

-Jack

I'm know how it feels, I'm going through the same thing at the moment. No wheels available at the sizes and offsets that I want. It's frusturating and after some time you get desperate start considering wheels that you'd never consider before. You were lucky yours look good. I just hope I'm also lucky finding the right wheels for my car.

I like 'em. Surprised you didn't go with meatier rubbers, though.

Thanks. I'm still on stock fenders and I dont want to get wider fenders just to fit some wheels. My track setup is 18x9.5 +50 SSR GT2 w/ 265/35s all around. It works perfect but I rarely drive the car on the street because I dont want to risk getting a nail or something in my track tires. I was looking at Rota's for street use and to mount my spare street tires on.

looks mad nice much props

those look nice!

Ive been punishing these wheels and tires for almost 2 months now with no problems...still in love with this setup!!

:nod:drop an in and a half...

looks ganstaaaaaaa, i wish they had these in 17s with fatty widths........

DAMN! looks nice

looks great Jack!!! sweet

Looks good! Love the dark paint and black wheels.

Update:....Wheels are doing great!....no complaints or problems at ALL!....love em...

^^ your not aloud to post in this thread unless a pictures is attached every time!!!

Car looks great man. The angled shots look good too. :)

hello!

I love how the tires are! very gross!!
I have some questions

Should we expand the wings to put these measures of wheels?
If so, the tubiste what to do?

I'm thinking of riding 18x9, 5 front and back, but I'm eating the head with et and I'm crazy!
ET I have to be put 235/40-18 -255/35/18?

I hope to answer
greetings and thank you very much!!

the translation is awesome

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I AM F*$%*$&%$ DYIN OF LAUGHTER LOL :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
I especially like the part "i'm eating the head with et and i'm crazy!"

anyways, gotta love the sizing and concaveness of what the rota wheels come in

Word. That's what I like about Rota. You can call them up and get just about any size and offset and the quality is pretty decent I think compared to their competitors.

Yeah interesting translation but you gotta give him props for trying. I've said some crazy stuff in Japanese before: "hop-pe" is a brand of beer "Hop-pai" is boobs, very easy to confuse when you're ordering what you want!

those wheels look surprisingly good i never thought theyd fit that nicely

Looks great!

important question
 

I love these wheels and have been wanting to put these on my Fd and i know the +38 is the biggest offset they come in so my question is will these fit up front with out a spacer or is a spacer used to make these work and is there fender rolling involved to fit these or is that all dependant on the tire ran? if i could get an asnwer that would absolutly amazing, my Fd Is down bc well no tread and washington state wet roads around a corner, well it seems to blow the beed right off your tire! so sooner the better! i really appreciate it guys!

im also looking at the Rota Grids, but also looking at this Varrstoen wheels, anyone have any info on this, i know Nissan, and Evo guys use them.

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looks good!!!