Rota Wheels
06-11-2008, 03:55 PM
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Rota Wheels
Quick game spot the difference in these 2 rota wheels
Seen it on a blog i read
They may look the same as the wheels they copy and be a few quid cheaper but there is a huge difference in the quality
Seen it on a blog i read
They may look the same as the wheels they copy and be a few quid cheaper but there is a huge difference in the quality
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06-11-2008, 04:37 PM
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I've not got any details of what they were on on how it happened but its not the first time i have heard a of rota breaking or bending as Azrael said.
06-11-2008, 04:40 PM
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I have seen Rota wheel's "arm" snap during cornering on road tyre!!! It's only down to driver who instantly realised what was happening that it did not end in massive crash.
06-11-2008, 10:01 PM
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I've run a few sets of different style of Rota on various different cars... guess I've been lucky that mine have stayed round and in one piece.
Only other episode I've seen of failure was on an Evo 8, the spokes were still attached to the hub but the actual rim/tyre had come away.
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Only other episode I've seen of failure was on an Evo 8, the spokes were still attached to the hub but the actual rim/tyre had come away.
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Grant
07-11-2008, 11:59 AM
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07-11-2008, 12:02 PM
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There big in the honda scene to and used on a few track cars with no issue. People seem to really disslike them but most the time it looks like badge snobbery
07-11-2008, 01:34 PM
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It is a different wheel, the markings under the wheel on the bench and where the writing is on the tyre is different.
It looks like a Rota Subzero alloy.
I also thought that it would snap, however, wasn't sure that if it was being used on track and being subjected to MASSIVE braking heat... it wouldn't possibly cause a bend rather than a snap?? But even then I'm not convinced thats possible, its bent quite a bit and all the spokes have stayed connected, surely at least one of the ten would have come away from the rim after being moved so much??
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It looks like a Rota Subzero alloy.
I also thought that it would snap, however, wasn't sure that if it was being used on track and being subjected to MASSIVE braking heat... it wouldn't possibly cause a bend rather than a snap?? But even then I'm not convinced thats possible, its bent quite a bit and all the spokes have stayed connected, surely at least one of the ten would have come away from the rim after being moved so much??
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07-11-2008, 02:17 PM
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07-11-2008, 02:29 PM
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EK4 turbo with 500hp and Toyo R888 tires on Nordschleife
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07-11-2008, 04:53 PM
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Heres the lotus link post 25 for the pictures, this time its Rota Slip streams (regamaster/spoon rip offs) that have bent damaging the guys AP brake calipers
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f3/b...93/index2.html
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f3/b...93/index2.html
07-11-2008, 05:09 PM
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my mate was going to buy a set of slipstreams, i think i might tell him not to bother now. Shame really cause i really like the look of the slips on hondas
07-11-2008, 05:20 PM
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EK4 turbo with 500hp and Toyo R888 tires on Nordschleife:
I have a similar style pic of my own wheels post Nurburgring, running R888s and 320 bhp:
Cheap wheels = messy if used properly. You get what you pay for. Mine were "Finalspeed" wheels, one of millions of cheap Eastern wheel brands.
My Rotas with 265 wide tyres on didn't deform or move at all on my last Combe track day and I'm very happy with them.
Si
I have a similar style pic of my own wheels post Nurburgring, running R888s and 320 bhp:
Cheap wheels = messy if used properly. You get what you pay for. Mine were "Finalspeed" wheels, one of millions of cheap Eastern wheel brands.
My Rotas with 265 wide tyres on didn't deform or move at all on my last Combe track day and I'm very happy with them.
Si
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