ROTA Wheels - Thoughts?

[sl8r]

I see that ROTA Wheels produce quite a few 5x100 in most widths. i was wondering what people thought of them and what level of quality they are...

basically if i got them they would be put on the race car and thrashed around a track aka a hard life, therefore want something that can handle the tough conditions without going boom.

good or junk?

[Joker]

the gist i get is ppl get annoyed they produce wheels that resemble other manufacturers designs, and due to popularity they seem to appear in accidents more often and come across as weak rims

Personally never tried them nor can vouch either way

[GC8E2DD]

I think Loren had a set of Rotas when he had the blue sedan. Could hit him up about it?

[funkytown]

I own those rims now sam.

[ADIKT]

Have seen alot of mixed thoughts...

They are made by the same factory which makes all the factory rims for alot of MAJOR car manufacturers.

There was a good article written, just cant find it!

[ADIKT]

 

There are many misconceptions with Rota wheels, most of the time these are posts made by users with no experience with the wheels. One misconception is Rota wheel weights, most models are actually very light. Rota wheels are cast wheels so they will never be the lightest wheel made, however that doesn\'t mean they are heavy.. Most new models like the Rota DPT in 17x9 fitment only weigh in at 18 lbs

Another misconception is the strength or overall quality of the wheels. I\'ve seen broken Work, Enkei, Volk, etc.. in all my years modding cars and tracking my car. Any wheel can get damaged given the amount of force however these wheels do not just "grenade" on the track. The majority of our customers are buying Rota wheels for strictly track use and they are very happy with their performance. Also a time attack team who is constantly winning events runs Rota wheels

Quote from GST Owner/Tuner Mike Warfield

"We have smashed burms, jumped the car and done all things brutal we can and we have never hurt a Rota rim ever.

For sure the best wheel for the $ and strong as hell.

Mike"

Another misconception is the amount of R&D that goes in to a Rota wheel. I\'ve been to the Rota plant and seen these wheels produced, tested, etc.. There is definitely a lot of work involved in to making a wheel and money is saved as labor in the Philippines is cheaper and they are a cast wheel so the entire manufacturing process isn\'t as expensive.

I definitely stand behind these products as I truly believe they are quality wheels. I\'ve ran tons of wheels over the years including Volk, Work, etc.. and I still love Rota wheels and run them daily on my car on the street, on the track, etc.. PAWI (the company that manufactures Rota wheels) has been in business since the 1970\'s and has been producing quality wheels for a long time. They manufacture a ton of wheels for the OEM markets (Toyota, Ford, Datsun, Isuzu, Mercedes-Benz, VW, etc..). We also visit Rota and fly all the way from the US to the Philippines to attend meetings, review our upcoming wheels, monitor production, etc.. This is a product we believe in and hope you guys can see that

Hope this helps.

Also ALOT of drift cars run them too

[Tony]

I had a set, thrashed them for a couple of years, hit ripple strips, slid off the track etc.. they were fine. Im sure Jon owns them now? (I sold them to Loren a few years ago).

BT runs Rotas as well and as far as I know he hasnt had any issues with them, and there are many drift guys running them (and they are pretty rough on sh*t!)

edit: too slow lol! got distracted while typing!

[sl8r]

Thanks for the feedback... i had seen that first pic of the grenaded rim somewhere and thought that they were just chinese type wheel

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 funkytown said:

I own those rims now sam.

Luke, meet Jon. Jon, meet Luke ...

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[sl8r]

Thanks for that Sam.

OMG I have never ever had that said to me

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[sl8r]

actually thats a first lol

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