you see you just fall into the same class like most guys,
ROta should be compared to the same price level wheels or something close range, Like as you mentioned the Enkei RPF's etc..

those $3-4k comments are the horse they do hanging on it, and very much makes a distortion on the whole comparison deal between wheels and wheels.

People , as we learned , they think $3-4K wheels or rota's , nothing between there...
That is what Rota want you to believe, and they using it very effective . As your post actually shows too.



Rob

ps:
i do rally and i still have the original wheels after many accidents -put wholes - broke coilovers etc.

i love when track guys saying they rather buy 3 sets of rota instead of 2 sets of enkeis.

I got one set of Speedline Corse +1piece of spare in the trunk, over 2 years ago but its getting too dirty - brake dust and metal welded on it . So i will/ did buy a new set for show, and still not touching the $ 3-4K mark....
the wheels are in PERFECt condition other then they are dirty/they are white also to help on the situation/LOL and not even needed a wheel balancing after many miles driving in put wholes on the rims(flat tire in racing) etc.
So.... let it go that $3-4K comparisons already to the Rota's.

 

I'm not saying the stock evo 8/9 wheels. The Evo X wheel is 18x8.5.. that is fine to run a 265/35/18 on

 

ive had customers distort rota with extended track use on their road coarse cars

 

I think the reason the horse has been beaten to such an extent and that the comparison comes up so often is because of how closely the Rota's tend to resemble/copy the original designs of Volk/Advan/Etc. However if Rota were coming out with original ideas of their own I doubt they would catch nearly as much flak.

 

I've been tracking with Rota Torques on my old STI many times. The only complaint I have is the front wheels under extreme heat from braking tend to dilate the center hub cap and they fall off.

 

I know I've seen multiple pictures of Hondas that bent/broke Rotas, but I feel like that was a couple specific models of wheels that had repeated problems. Do you know of any recent cracked or broken Rotas?

Oh I can elaborate on track use. I'm not talking about HPDE, I bring up examples of track abuse. TurnIn Concepts did 25 Hours of Thunderhill and thrashed a Rota and it held together. Not exactly the same as the rallying you do, but yesterday in a race I had to exit the track to avoid a couple idiots that spun out under yellow. I broke my ehfin shock which in turn destroyed the inner lip of my Rota, yet it still holds air and has no cracks. Shock broke before my Rota bent or anything! This was an AST, not any of that standard coilover garbage either.

What's so funny about me wanting 3 sets of Rotas opposed to Enkeis? I got them at a good deal and have no regrets.

 

The only thing to assume, considering there was not a detailed explanation of what we're suppose to be looking for. A track day was mentioned, didn't exactly say that's what was in the picture.

 

I experienced that this weekend on my rotas. Other then that they held up perfectly. I was also pushing the car close to its limits and it getting it loose many times.

 

Well, there was plenty of talk about Enkei vs Rota, but regardless doesn't matter.

(those are Enkei RPF1's btw)