New wheels! Rota Boost soon to be on VR
07-30-2008, 03:44 PM
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New wheels! Rota Boost soon to be on VR
Hey guys, I just got my new wheels/lugs in and im waiting on the tires. Figured Id post up a pic of them until I can get them mounted and balanced later on this week.
07-30-2008, 08:38 PM
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Website says 23.5 but haven't had a chance to weigh them myself. I liked either these or the axis hiro's and the hiro's weigh more. I dont believe they take TPMS. I guess we will find out about durability!
07-30-2008, 09:44 PM
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Depends entirely on the size. If he went with 18 8.5 or 18 9.5 then he can put more rubber on the street which is better, imho, than the weight gain. Or if he went with 19s then he can get tires that give him the same rubber but less wieght.
Wheel weight by itself is kinda pointless. Tho if you have Volks then you've made your point.
Wheel weight by itself is kinda pointless. Tho if you have Volks then you've made your point.
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I really don't mind gaining 1.5 pounds on all 4 corners..... And they are 18x9 so I went with 245/40/18 so it will be more rubber contact. I liked the wheels and I didn't like/want to spend the money on the normal volks/enkei insert model here. I might have them on tomorrow or I might wait to install my s-techs and see if these things accept TPMS. If it means anything, the lug nuts weigh probably half as much as the stock ones! heh
08-06-2008, 07:46 AM
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uhh... put them in your car man. thats one of the huge strong points of an rx8, you can do it yourself... i love that i can move 8 tires, a big flat screen tv etc... i moved 80% of my stuff when i moved with my rx8... just throw towels over the inside and no sharp objects.
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08-06-2008, 07:47 AM
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2 rims in the trunk, one rim on the passenger floor back seat, one on the passenger front floor.
as for tires, two on the passenger backseat, one in the rear driver seat,and one in the passenger front seat.
feel free to mix it up a little... ive fit 8 round things in my car all the time. on my 4th set of wheels and i have a track set too, its no big deal... throw a beach towel over the center console and no scuffs.
as for tires, two on the passenger backseat, one in the rear driver seat,and one in the passenger front seat.
feel free to mix it up a little... ive fit 8 round things in my car all the time. on my 4th set of wheels and i have a track set too, its no big deal... throw a beach towel over the center console and no scuffs.