Nice car picture post

I like the first white S2K the best.

i like those last three pictures.

lu!$ wrote:

this is what i thought you had bj.

i do, its just a full cage, and blue.

Bjohnson wrote:

this is that car i was talking about jhall

yeye bj that tis the lip i are getting

saw this thing on extreme 4x4 (or whatever it is called) the other day
it was amazing

you guys will hate this but I really like the look of these grids on this STi.

You just like the concaveness of it... not the wheels, you are better then that.

rota's on an STI, you think the guy could afford concave TE's if he could addord the STI? no trying to start a beak fest..

the side skirts are the nicest part of that car

The concave looks good but rotas? Ive heard this too many times before, dude buys sti, pitches the BBS wheels it came with (assuming they still put BBS wheels on STis) and throws a set of rotas on instead. But maybe thats the impression we all still have of rotas, ive been by their site and they may not be rays engineering but they do seem like they take effort to make good wheels, i could be wrong tho.

I'm past hatin' on Rota's . They've been in the game so long, and sold so many sets of wheels by now. If they weren't at least half decent, they would be out of buisness.

You certainly never feel ripped of when you buy a set of Rota's. But if you want to argue the semantics of it, only the BBS upgrade package are Forged. The normal STI wheel is cast aluminum and so is the Rota. The Rota is certainly lighter. The Stock wheel is certainly stronger. The stock wheel would just be hubcentric, and very unlikely the Rota is. But a few company's do make Hub-Centric rings that fit Rota's.

Of course you aren't going to get the same street rep as if you were running some ultra rare Forged Wedsports. Especially in this day and age. Now you could have a $500 beater, as long as it scrapes the ground and has some impossibly low offset Work wheels, your the fucking man!

lol true that.

lol well i saw a 09 subbie with 17x9 rotas this past weekend and they looked awesome! If I cant find any cheap ce28's I might get soem 18x9.5 grids with nice concave

WReX wrote:

lol well i saw a 09 subbie with 17x9 rotas this past weekend and they looked awesome! If I cant find any cheap ce28's I might get soem 18x9.5 grids with nice concave

That is because the ce28 is not a cheap wheel. People who have good wheels, in good sizes know what they have and they aren't just going to give them away after they shelled out all the dough for them.

I have seen the Rota booth at SEMA, I will stick with the Japanese names.

laynehip wrote:

i should cut my fenders

1eightySX wrote:

WReX wrote:

lol well i saw a 09 subbie with 17x9 rotas this past weekend and they looked awesome! If I cant find any cheap ce28's I might get soem 18x9.5 grids with nice concave

That is because the ce28 is not a cheap wheel. People who have good wheels, in good sizes know what they have and they aren't just going to give them away after they shelled out all the dough for them.

I have seen the Rota booth at SEMA, I will stick with the Japanese names.

I did some research last night just for you Benoit and yes rota's are not a forged wheels like say Volk or works are but if your hard parking like us than all your paying for is the name and your own self gratitude that your rims are worth more than your car...

I'd rather stick to something that looks and fits awesome than shell out $3000 for name brand wheels with no rubber. And no they wont fall apart by just driving around the city benoit, dont pull that card.

Did you guys know Sportmaxx (XXR) makes a Forged wheel? Unfortunetly it only comes in horrible offset for everything expect the 20" version. If they made 15-18" versions in the same offset as that 20" one, the sell a lot more of these. Especially at $600 a set in 15" Forged wheels.





And something to actually look at.

WReX wrote:

1eightySX wrote:

WReX wrote:

lol well i saw a 09 subbie with 17x9 rotas this past weekend and they looked awesome! If I cant find any cheap ce28's I might get soem 18x9.5 grids with nice concave

That is because the ce28 is not a cheap wheel. People who have good wheels, in good sizes know what they have and they aren't just going to give them away after they shelled out all the dough for them.

I have seen the Rota booth at SEMA, I will stick with the Japanese names.

I did some research last night just for you Benoit and yes rota's are not a forged wheels like say Volk or works are but if your hard parking like us than all your paying for is the name and your own self gratitude that your rims are worth more than your car...

I'd rather stick to something that looks and fits awesome than shell out $3000 for name brand wheels with no rubber. And no they wont fall apart by just driving around the city benoit, dont pull that card.

So you don't plan to track your car anymore? You spend money on everything else why not invest in your wheels as well. in the end it is your choice... but you could save up and get something that you would be really happy with.

1eightySX wrote:

WReX wrote:

1eightySX wrote:

WReX wrote:

lol well i saw a 09 subbie with 17x9 rotas this past weekend and they looked awesome! If I cant find any cheap ce28's I might get soem 18x9.5 grids with nice concave

That is because the ce28 is not a cheap wheel. People who have good wheels, in good sizes know what they have and they aren't just going to give them away after they shelled out all the dough for them.

I have seen the Rota booth at SEMA, I will stick with the Japanese names.

I did some research last night just for you Benoit and yes rota's are not a forged wheels like say Volk or works are but if your hard parking like us than all your paying for is the name and your own self gratitude that your rims are worth more than your car...

I'd rather stick to something that looks and fits awesome than shell out $3000 for name brand wheels with no rubber. And no they wont fall apart by just driving around the city benoit, dont pull that card.

So you don't plan to track your car anymore? You spend money on everything else why not invest in your wheels as well. in the end it is your choice... but you could save up and get something that you would be really happy with.

lol for our track and places we race I would be fine. Seeing that not ONE race team using rota's has ever complained about them breaking or anything, ya, I would consider buying some 18x9 + 25 rota grids.

So why do you buy Perrin? or have a Seibon hood? What is the point of having those? Your car is not a race car and for our driving purposes you could buy something cheaper and have more money left over more parts. Aside from that Adam, I have seen the dress shoes you wear in real life, you don't wear all your fancy work clothes with dress shoes from Walmart or Zellers. Lastly, you can save the money, buy the Rotas but then be mocked by your peers.

1eightySX wrote:

So why do you buy Perrin? or have a Seibon hood? What is the point of having those? Your car is not a race car and for our driving purposes you could buy something cheaper and have more money left over more parts. Aside from that Adam, I have seen the dress shoes you wear in real life, you don't wear all your fancy work clothes with dress shoes from Walmart or Zellers. Lastly, you can save the money, buy the Rotas but then be mocked by your peers.

100% correct.

Adam please stfu.

NEVER! lol I really dont want to have to save all winter and be back in debit come spring

If you want to keep making compromisses then go ahead and buy some Rotas. It just doesn't make sense you aren't a budget builder. I bet you get Rotas and then want the Volks the next season. Save your money and do it right the first second time.

I bet you change your mind after vegas.