Rota wheels keep bending! Something Stronger?
I actually had 17x7.5 rpf1s on my 2.5GT Subaru legacy I had 235/45/17 hankook a on their too. Within a few months I noticed shaking at high speed. Took them to get balanced and they were indeed bent in multiple places with spider cracks on 2 of the wheels.
Bbs and volk may crack to but not at the rate of an rpf1 or rota. You can't tell me that a cast aluminum wheel is stronger and more reliable than a fully forged volk ce28..
Bbs and volk may crack to but not at the rate of an rpf1 or rota. You can't tell me that a cast aluminum wheel is stronger and more reliable than a fully forged volk ce28..
Well I havent bent my RPF1s yet...... And I have bent two forged MR BBS in the past, soo.....
(By making this post, Im not saying cast rim are stronger then forged. Just saying I have bent two high quality forged rims and not one RPF1 cast rim
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All I can say is let's say a brand new set of rota grids comes out to 1100 or so shipped.
You can get a nice set of quality used wheels lets say gramlights for 1500 maybe less.
When I was looking for wheels this was my thought. I ended up with gram 57dr, not only do they look good but they will also hold their value very well.
You can get a nice set of quality used wheels lets say gramlights for 1500 maybe less.
When I was looking for wheels this was my thought. I ended up with gram 57dr, not only do they look good but they will also hold their value very well.
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If you look you can find good deals on rpf1's for not much more than rotas. Rpf1's and gram lights are about the cheapest good wheels you'll find new. Occasionally you can find advan, Volk, works, for a steal. But you got to stay on the fs sections to catch them when posted.
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Just to add to this thread
Am running work emotion cr kai 17x8
last year an old lady drove into my rear left side wheel at about 30mph
The wheel had a small scratch on it that was it , the lower control arm was a different story
Am running work emotion cr kai 17x8
last year an old lady drove into my rear left side wheel at about 30mph
The wheel had a small scratch on it that was it , the lower control arm was a different story
I wanna make sure people know that the RPF1 is a good rim. I fly around the roads on the reservation all the time and some times I end up in the ditch. My RPF1s have taken many many trips in and outta the ditch with no problems. I also run 255/40/17 tires though. If you're in an area with a ton of pot holes drop down to a 17 inch rim. You're tires are the problem. The only people that can get away with them thin tires are the florida guys and maybe the las vegas guys. Any where that has snow plows you pretty much have to have some meaty tires.
