Suggest / Request wheels!

[Evilchap]

We're doing a spot of ordering at the moment...

So we'd like some feedback - what would you guys like to see?

Are there wheels we do that are the wrong size or fitment, or not the right colours?

Have you seen Rotas online that we dont currently offer that you would like?

Let us know, we're looking for more ideas to expand the range, tell us what you'd like to see!

Cheers :)

Ben

[Smithylee]

grid v's in 17" and 18" ,9.5 or bigger?

[Evilchap]

Cheers for the reply, it's certainly something we can put forwards!

[docwra]

19 inch GTR-D's and Enkei NT03's, Ill have more for you ........... :D

[Evilchap]

Is the 19x10.5 Grid not a bit close to the GTR-D already, just with an extra spoke?

GKRs aren't the biggest seller in 18", do you think many people would go for them in 19"?

[docwra]

I dont know, I might though :D

10.5, as you know is a bit weaksauce for me and seeing the number of guys putting 12's on it would suggest Im not the only one ;)

[piman2k]

Original wheels.

[KamS14A]

i would say the grid drift. you need more of silver and matte grey and steel grey in

[Evilchap]

We do now have most wheels in Steelgrey available :)

Also some original things are en-route, some prototype pics are around, I'll try and get a production one!

*Edit: found a pic:

http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af175/rarerims/neo_18x10_5x1143_e20_73hb_silver2of2.jpg

[Evilchap]

Bump... Sort of expected more replies on this one even if it was only a slating or more piman-esque comments.

[liamc111]

boost drift's in 17's with low offsets.
grid-v in 17's
svn in 17's with low offsets

[Evilchap]

Boosts and SVNs aren't likely, as they're not very popular and have been around for a long while. Grid-Vs however are on the cards :)

[s13silvia]

I reckon some Nismo LMGT1 replicas would be nice, Blitz technospeed Z1's, Advan oni/A3A etc. Plenty nice rare rims which haven't been replicated (though might be down to copyright I don't know)?
I'd make a suggestion regarding the design of both the GTR, CE28n rep and the GRID, the main thing I can't stand is that after the dish the spokes at the top come back out past the rim edge (well it certainly appears that way in pics), so in some pics they can look deep, but in real life they dont. and I reckon a bit closer to the TE37 19" design would be better - much like Varstoeen's take on it. A Dare RS-GT style rim would possibly also be a good seller?

ooh, and some 17/18" advan 3 SA3R reps would be nice.

[Evilchap]

The spokes dont come out past the lips on those wheels, it's only the Force where the outer edge sticks out a little.

We do offer the Grid in 19" with the bit of dish:

http://www.rarerims.co.uk/images/products/med_grid%2019105%205114%20ET20%20FBLK.jpg

Thanks for the ideas and suggestions though :)

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Don't know if this helps really but I've been chuffed to bits with the Gunmetal Rota Gra 17s you supplied last year for the Impreza. 8K miles on them now and the only mark came from driving into something underwater during the flooding. Otherwise, they are still like new. :thumbs:

The Prodrive 18s that came as OEM were kerbed to hell and out of round after 8K miles so the Rotas have already out-distanced them.

I've been really pleased with the T1Rs on them too. Grip really well in the wet and the dry and are lasting well. You should fit them as standard :nod:

The supplied wheel nuts and locking nuts have not proved very rust-resistent and are taking some keeping nice but I'm nit-picking now. You might like to see if you can improve the quality without a significant increase in cost. Even an extra £20 probably wouldn't really notice on the price of a set of wheels ;)

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Original wheels.

I know this is a joke but I would seriously kill for a set of 15in 4-stud S13 facelift wheels in a 7.5 J :nod: It would solve all my traction problems in one fell swoop.

[Evilchap]

15inch 4114? It's a challenge as S13s are not hugely common, and nothing else really uses it :( I will make the suggestion though, if we could get a group buy together on them I could get some 15" 4x114 wheels done. We do have these already available however:

Grid 15" 6.5" 4x114mm ET38 White 4
AutoX 15" 6.5" 4x100mm, 4x114mm ET40 BlackRLip 22
Grid 15" 6.5" 4x114mm ET38 RLGunmetal 4
AutoX 15" 6.5" 4x100mm, 4x114mm ET40 White Red Lip 1
MSR 15" 6.5" 4x100mm, 4x114mm ET40 Steel Grey 15
MSR 15" 6.5" 4x100mm, 4x114mm ET40 White 20
Circuit 10 15" 6.5" 4x100mm, 4x114mm ET40 White 4
Slip 15" 7" 4x114mm ET40 Bronze 8
Slip 15" 7" 4x114mm ET40 Flat Black 38
Grid-V 15" 7" 4x114mm ET20 Bronze 8
RKR 15" 8" 4x114mm ET0 Magnesium Black 16
BM8 15" 8" 4x114mm ET0 Black Polished Face 16
Zero 15" 8" 4x114mm ET10 Black Polished Face 18
Grid-V 15" 8" 4x114mm ET0 Bronze 15
Grid-V 15" 8" 4x114mm ET0 Black 4
Aleica 15" 9" 4x114mm ET10 RLBronze 6
Aleica 15" 9" 4x114mm ET10 RLPink 10


T1Rs have been discontinued by Toyo now, so aren't so easy to get :(

The nuts we dont actually charge for when they come with the wheels. It's hard to make nuts last, due to the nature of them. Even OEM ones dont last at all well. Tuner nuts are the best solution as they're internal drive, so they look tidier for longest :)

Thanks for the feedback though! It's much appreciated.

[Daz]

a metallic matte bronze colour like the Nismo wheels come in.

I must say I was never really that impressed with the matte bronze on my grids I had, it just lacked a bit of class to it in my eyes.

As for wheel choice, a dished 18" grid would be cool, similar to the GTR-D. Having every colour for every wheel would be good too.

[MEL]

I know this is a joke but I would seriously kill for a set of 15in 4-stud S13 facelift wheels in a 7.5 J :nod: It would solve all my traction problems in one fell swoop.

Original design not oe wheels although an r33gtr rim in 18 and/or with dish would be awesomesauce and a massive seller imho

[Daz]

Original design not oe wheels although an r33gtr rim in 18 and/or with dish would be awesomesauce and a massive seller imho

R33 GTR wheels in 18x10? I'd be after a set of those :).

[Dave270r]

R33 GTR wheels in 18x10? I'd be after a set of those :).

X3 for a winner :nod:

Ok - I'll bite. You do need more original wheels. I'm really impressed with the XXR range. Rota could learn from them IMO. Everytime a new Rota wheel comes out, it's just another knock off. For this reason I'm not going to suggest ideas because I don't see why I should help Rota decide whose product to copy next. How about some imagination or creativity in 18x10?

[Evilchap]

To be fair Sportmaxx / XXR aren't exactly all original either :wack:

I was sort of aiming to get ideas here on perhaps which of the current range you would like to see for your cars, or if there's any other Rota wheels about which you have seen which you would like to get for 200s etc.

This isn't really the place for a moan in a non-constructive way. The wheel I posted above is an original design, however I expect if you look at enough other wheels you'll spot some it shares features with. It is after-all round, and has spokes :p

[Chriscooke]

More wheels in vw/audi fitments :D BBS reps for peanuts would be nice ;)

[MEL]

More wheels in vw/audi fitments :D BBS reps for peanuts would be nice ;)

Yes please

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Original design not oe wheels although an r33gtr rim in 18 and/or with dish would be awesomesauce and a massive seller imho

Come again ?

I was tongue-in-cheek asking for something that looked just like an OEM S13 facelift wheel but was 7.5J instead of 6J. It only has to be 15in because has to look just like the original but take a wider tyre.

I did think about S14 OEM wheels but they're 5-stud and only 6.5J (I think).

I did talk to someone about making some from OEM wheels cut and shut with an inch and a half added to the rim and 3/4 inch added to the centre but they wanted over a grand and not many folks can do it properly as they're alloy.

I doubt anyone else is daft enough to want them so we wouldn't be able to put a group buy together.

Re: the nuts rusting, my original OEM dome nuts on the S13 are still mint after 20 years so it can be done. :indiff:

[Evilchap]

BBS Reps aren't going to happen I am afraid.

We have the MXR coming in VAG fitments, however you will have to have a manly fitment. We do a fair bit already in VAG fitment, just not reps - we can source actual BBS wheels brand new if you like...

[Vigilant teSte]

We do now have most wheels in Steelgrey available :)

Also some original things are en-route, some prototype pics are around, I'll try and get a production one!

*Edit: found a pic:

http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af175/rarerims/neo_18x10_5x1143_e20_73hb_silver2of2.jpg

I really like that...Kinda has a DeLorean vibe about it appealing to my geek side :D

If you need a test S-Body to fling them on for photos Ben ;)

[Evilchap]

Crucially, if we dont get suggestions the wheels you want to be able to buy wont arrive :wack: If you dont like what we do that's great, but if you dont give us idea of any sort you're not really helping us to help you be happier with our conduct :D

[MEL]

Come again ?


Piman was having a dig as in he meant he would like to see an original design and not another replica

[Paulpen]

Something like a stern reverse face 5 spoke ? :)

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Piman was having a dig as in he meant he would like to see an original design and not another replica

Ah. OK. Far too subtle for me. :facepalm: lol

[s13silvia]

What happened to those lovely GTLM's ? The only thing which was a pisser about them was the poor offset. An extra inch of stepped lip all round (et25/22/20 etc) and 18x10.5 / 19x10.5 options would be lurrrvely, and you'd have my order if you did as nothing would be better on an R33.

[McLarenboy]

any more options for pcd 4x108?

[ali-d1936]

any more options for pcd 4x108?

x1
but 5x108
there is nothing out there 18x9'ish range for a Fords that appeals to me, and using adaptors ruin it.

[Evilchap]

We do grids in 18x8.5 and gtr in 19x9 in 5108 :-)

In 4108 we offer the force in 18x9 et20, the grid in 17x7.5 et45 and slipstream in 15x7 and 15x8 :-)

[B-Dogg]

In my opinion, speaking as one that doesn't like too much stretch and being Italian so must pass under test and approvals for bigger and wider tires, the offsets are the weak point of smaller width wheels, for example I'd like some rota boost 17x8j to have 15 or 20 offset or 17x8,5 grids with 15/20 offset. Just because here is ILLEGAL to run spacers, so it is in other UE countries. I know i'm minority here, but you never know.

[Evilchap]

Is it also illegal to run wheels in a larger than standard diameter there as well?

This is actually something we are looking to do, so should have something to offer next year :)

[North]

Hmmm... the style of wheels I'd like to see would be Advan Model 5, Work Equip, Work CR-01, etc. Honestly I think anything with a decent lip, decent concavity (or preferably both... hint, hint) would sell well. If I did recommend anything though, it would be to come out with a few different sizes and offsets similar to how Varrstoen is doing, i.e. et0, 15, 25, 35. It might not be the most feasible plan, but just my thinking...

EDIT: Oh yeah... AME TM-02, Work Varianza T1S, and the BEST WHEEL EVERRRRRR... Blitz Z2

[B-Dogg]

Is it also illegal to run wheels in a larger than standard diameter there as well?

This is actually something we are looking to do, so should have something to offer next year :)
Yes because what it matters is the tyre size which is written on the car documents. Here is the boring explanation:
-The car have his tyre size on the document (ie 205/55 r16 for S14).
-If we want to go bigger we have to ask for it to a specific agency with the new size but keeping the same circumference and wait for a positive answer (225/45 r17 is the one they let us go on s14, 215/45 r17 on S13, 18 inches only on S14A don't ask me why).
-then test the fitment and write new size on car documents. Bottom line is that it should also be illegal to run a wider axle track but police doesn't check it, they check if the tyre size is written on the document and if the car runs spacers. No spacers is why we need lower offsets and the tyre size is why we need it on not-so-wide wheels if we don't want to stretch :)

About the design, I'd like some dishy advan looking, like Boosts with some lip, or enkei rp03.

[-ghost-]

some work vs-xx style in 12j but cheaper so it doesn't hurt so much when they get track damage.

[tompei]

Original wheels.

^

[B-Dogg]

Hey so is there any idea you're considering to become reality? I'd like to know just to have in mind what to buy or if it's better to wait for new stuff to come. :)