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I'm having an argument with my brother over Rota wheels - I'm for them, he's against.

His arguments:

- Cast instead of forged
- Made in Philippines not Japan

= poor quality.

I think this is pretty piss poor so I'm asking anyone who either owns them or has any experience with them to weigh in their opinion here.

I myself am attracted to the design, mostly of the G Forces (would LOVE to be able to afford Conoisseurs but it just ain't happening, plus they're long out of production ) and significantly, the price.

Facory rims are all cast.
and they meet ADR's so they must be good quality.

forged wheels are stronger.
but not needed for road cars.

My mate had them on his '11 WRX one rim cracked twice on the inside with only normal driving.

Plus theyre heavier. And personally I dont like the fact they are blatant rip offs.

inb4 shitstorm

head on over to jdmst theres some funny reading and opinions on them
usually ends up with threads locked

http://forum.jdmstyletuning.com/showthr ... light=rota

http://forum.jdmstyletuning.com/showthr ... al-Rims....

Thanks for the responses so far guys, and for being mature about them too

Had a quick read through the JDMST threads; f**k me they're an angry bunch

Still undecided though...

cruisn wrote:My mate had them on his '11 WRX one rim cracked twice on the inside with only normal driving.

how stiff and low were the coilovers....
added to minimal sidewall flex.

alessandro132 wrote: (would LOVE to be able to afford Conoisseurs but it just ain't happening, plus they're long out of production ) and significantly, the price.

seen the set for sale/swap on here? get on it!
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16084

Robbks wrote:how stiff and low were the coilovers....
added to minimal sidewall flex.

Thats irrelevant and just emphasis's their flaws.

bates91 wrote:

alessandro132 wrote: (would LOVE to be able to afford Conoisseurs but it just ain't happening, plus they're long out of production ) and significantly, the price.

seen the set for sale/swap on here? get on it!
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16084

Sadly can't justify forking out $3800 for rims on my current salary

When you consider the amount of people who buy Rota wheels you really don't hear that many problems... You can't expect much from replica wheels, but if they're not going to just fall off your car.

cruisn wrote:

Robbks wrote:how stiff and low were the coilovers....
added to minimal sidewall flex.

Thats irrelevant and just emphasis's their flaws.

How's it irrelevant?
if you take away any cushioning from other components you're putting much more stress on the rim.

combine that with a cast-alloy rim that will crack (instead of just deforming like a steel rim would) and you'll get failures.
How wide they are and what offset will also affect how much stress you're putting on them too
especially with +48 and +55 offsets you've got a lot of wheel hanging off the inside of the hub. making it easier again to bust the inside lip area

Do a search. There was a thread up not long ago that had a write up on a guy with a R35. got somw rota rims and flooged them at the track all day. He put them in a x ray and didnt find a fault with them.

lunchboxsti wrote:Do a search. There was a thread up not long ago that had a write up on a guy with a R35. got somw rota rims and flooged them at the track all day. He put them in a x ray and didnt find a fault with them.

Sounds like rota promo to me, why would someone who bought an R35 put rota rims on it, surely he could afford genuine rims not replicas!

Rome_STI wrote:

lunchboxsti wrote:Do a search. There was a thread up not long ago that had a write up on a guy with a R35. got somw rota rims and flooged them at the track all day. He put them in a x ray and didnt find a fault with them.

Sounds like rota promo to me, why would someone who bought an R35 put rota rims on it, surely he could afford genuine rims not replicas!

He probably bought them for their originality.