Hey everyone I'm new to the forum and the rotary community. I'm gunna be buying an 8 hopefully on Wednesday next week and it has a set of XXR 518s and I was wondering about the quality of their wheels. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

I have known a few people with those wheels, never heard any complaints. I think EasyE1 has had the same set on two cars and they still look good.

 

fantastic. thanks for the help. im pretty excited about this purchase. i cant wait to start modding this thing

 

Crappy wheels, way too heavy, and kinda suck, but cheap as crap, so I own two sets of em. haha

 

Yea like input said, they are heavy but that doesnt really matter all to much unless you are getting into AutoX or tracking your car.

But they are cheap for sets of them and some of them actually look really good.

 

I've had a set and they have had no issues.

As said, pretty heavy, but I don't track so it doesn't matter.

 

do you think 20's r good idea? or 19's r fine.. about to get one too.. what's size is good for '09

 

18s/19s bro. dont buy 20s. also gj bumping a year old thread :P

 

You could always change it if you don't like it. Anyway, didn't know it was a year old thread.

 

Cheaper than Rotas, quality is hit and miss, from talking to the local discount tire manager. He told me of more than a handful failures. Poor casting causing pinhole leaks. One guy had a rock hit the barrel on his xxr 526 and the barrel exploded. But they are like hundred bucks a wheel less than Rotas so at least they are cheap.

That said, any manufacturer can have defects. I'd be willing to bet a quality wheel maker will have a much lower failure rate.

 

hey guys whats the best size for enkei rpf1 for rx8 18/9.5 for all four?
and tire sizes just just for street car, i don't really race
thanks

 

^wow - just outta curiousity...why...of all threads - did you decide to post your question in this thread instead of the "will it fit" thread??

 

They are HEAVY, and not design for track.
If you want something cheap for DD, they are fine.

 

Im getting mine next week they just came in after a 2 month wait so im excited to get them on, dont really care too much about the weight i dont autocross just wanted a nice set of wheels for a good price.

 

I'm happy with my XXR 006's. Only issue I have is that the center caps wear and become loose. But I have an early set and they seemed to have changed the center cap design. They are heavy. 26lbs a piece. But they look good.

 

26lbs a piece is ridiculously heavy, My 18x9.5's are only 17.4lbs...

 

I said they were heavy. Everybody else said they were heavy. And guess what? They are heavy.