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Brian
11-10-2008, 01:46 PM
Bash me. Why Rota's are amazing part 2. - MONTREALRACING (http://forums.montrealracing.com/showthread.php?t=602494)

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/6906/rota0ni9.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9015/rotayu3.jpg

I'm not an engineer, but I don't think a wheel should twist like that... right?
slider2828
11-10-2008, 01:49 PM
That is gross.... looks like spaghetti strings form my fork for lunch.....
Johny5
11-10-2008, 01:50 PM
who cares, the wheel looks cooler twisted liek that anyways
Brian
11-10-2008, 01:52 PM
I know it looks cooler twisted.
That is the funny part.
exitspeed
11-10-2008, 01:52 PM
who cares, the wheel looks cooler twisted liek that anyways

That's what I was thinkin.
dori_sil8t
11-10-2008, 01:53 PM
cuz they are awsome rims...
if i was running rotas id put desk wheels under my car, just incase they broke
xplicit240
11-10-2008, 01:54 PM
yeah those wheels are about ready to come apart.
Maiku240sxS14
11-10-2008, 01:55 PM
Damn...you must be using some serious sticky icky tires!! But all serious-ness that does not look good.
Brian
11-10-2008, 01:55 PM
They look exactly like Racing Hart CP-035 wheels.
I was under the impression, from what I have heard from some "smart" people, that the replica wheels will be exactly the same as the real wheels in every way, excpet for the price.
This is starting to make me wonder and rethink my new wheel purchase...
IIIXziuR
11-10-2008, 01:56 PM
Ha, I like that. Custom Spec.
Forged by Paper Clips
vvtisupra
11-10-2008, 01:59 PM
I'll tell you what happened. They didn't do an FEA analysis on them.


Can you get a negative engineering safety factor?
slider2828
11-10-2008, 02:00 PM
^^^ You mean forged by chinese kid #14.... Go china powa....
vvtisupra
11-10-2008, 02:01 PM
forged ? hardley. Rota doesn't know the meaning of forged. Their forged = cast. Aren't rotas made in the phillepines.
!Zar!
11-10-2008, 02:03 PM
Yeah, those things are twisting.

Soon they will break.

lolz.

why wouldn't i buy rotas? because they are made in my home country the philippines... i'd never trust my kind to make quality performance wheels lol... probably made out of old spoons, forks, and tin cans....
ZX88
11-10-2008, 02:08 PM
oh yeah. looks tight. lol
Om1kron
11-10-2008, 02:10 PM
Hey I'm going to give rota props, they're getting better lol their old ones would've just broke! but if you can afford to build a 500hp motor, how the fuck can you not buy decent wheels?
JRas
11-10-2008, 02:16 PM
How are they even able to sell products like this? you'd think it'd be illegal
murda-c
11-10-2008, 02:23 PM
duh, everyone knows when you buy rotas you get the super heavy ones cuz that's how you kno they're strong
qwikspool
11-10-2008, 02:29 PM
its one of those rejects that passed inspection. :tardrim:
TheRonTom31
11-10-2008, 02:32 PM
who cares, the wheel looks cooler twisted liek that anyways

I know it looks cooler twisted.
That is the funny part.


I'm in total agreement
bo2o
11-10-2008, 02:42 PM
put it on the other side to see if you can twist it the other way now.

all rims kould crack and bend with spokes like that real or not.

but real vs fake. you can tell the difference in weight.
rota slips vs rega evo night and day weight.
A Spec Products
11-10-2008, 02:50 PM
Yikes

That's a first

Glad it didn't shear

Rotas ain't for me

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/6088/rota3te7.jpg

THIS pic trips me out

How the wheel straight up twisted and then out of the face
PBucch
11-10-2008, 03:00 PM
who here has 500hp?

oh, none of you, lawls

f'in knockoffs
YoungGun
11-10-2008, 03:21 PM
I might buy some and try to do that.

You think braking hard would have the same affect? I don't have 500hp..
Flicktitty
11-10-2008, 03:30 PM
holy shit! sweet!

I'd rock em in park lol
Jimmy Up
11-10-2008, 03:33 PM
no chance the second one is photoshoped?

I dont know if I can believe they would just twist like that...
usdm180sx
11-10-2008, 03:43 PM
Didn't you know? They're supposed to do that so after you're done at the track you can roll home lookin' cool
!Zar!
11-10-2008, 03:56 PM
How are they even able to sell products like this? you'd think it'd be illegal

They could say that under normal driving the wheels hold up fine.

During racing conditions, all parts wear at an accelerated pace.

So you can't really try and argue them.

Keep in mind I'm not protecting rota by this statement.

Only providing argument for the other side.
Angelus
11-10-2008, 04:22 PM
Original thread:
Rota Sub Zero nach 3 Runden Nordschleife - Hondapower.de e.V. Forum (http://www.hondapower.de/forum/showthread.php?t=105921)

Damaged front wheel(s):
http://s3.directupload.net/images/080901/smvvu3p6.jpg

Rear wheel(s) still okay:
http://s4.directupload.net/images/080901/pudbxi2v.jpg

Notice the scars from the brake caliper:
http://s8.directupload.net/images/080901/5i2hpoph.jpg

:ugh:
http://s7.directupload.net/images/080901/lhz3zrxo.jpg
HS13KLS
11-10-2008, 04:29 PM
holy shit..

dont buy rotas..

those are some super messed up rims..

i dont understand why everyone buys rotas anyways.
mr_240sx
11-10-2008, 04:32 PM
now Brian my only question....what were you doing on montrealracing?
Brian
11-10-2008, 04:37 PM
Found the link somewhere.... then reposted here.

p.s. - I would LOVE to move to Canada. That is off-topic.
S13Boosts
11-10-2008, 04:41 PM
what will happen with sportmaxxs LOL!
SilviaDoctrine
11-10-2008, 04:41 PM
They are shape shifters!!! Trans-morphers!!! LOL
usdm180sx
11-10-2008, 04:44 PM
holy shit..

dont buy rotas..

those are some super messed up rims..

i dont understand why everyone buys rotas anyways.

Because even though people have limited budgets they still insist on modifying their cars even though some modifications (like these wheels) are a step down.
mikez97
11-10-2008, 05:12 PM
i haz 500 hp and no rotas i have volks.
Om1kron
11-10-2008, 05:17 PM
Someone give sherlock here an award, we cant blame this on rota this time unfortunately, looks like someone didn't properly bolt in their calipers, their discs warped causing the caliper to make impact, or whatever is posted in french explaining the situation.

Fact of the matter is I think any wheel running at about 80-100 mph comes into contact with your caliper it should break or bend just like this.

Original thread:
Rota Sub Zero nach 3 Runden Nordschleife - Hondapower.de e.V. Forum (http://www.hondapower.de/forum/showthread.php?t=105921)


:ugh:
JVDSKYRINE
11-10-2008, 05:56 PM
My favorite part of that thread is


Das is ja häfftig....
sr20boostn20
11-10-2008, 06:07 PM
i got 500 whp,

and i have rotas, 2 of them,

15" slipstreams with 26x8.5x15 M/T Slicks

cuttin 1.5 60 fts runnin 10s. my wheels don't do that
Matej
11-10-2008, 06:23 PM
what will happen with sportmaxxs LOL!
Sportmaxes break curbs.
Jonnyblaze
11-10-2008, 07:06 PM
This is why I'm getting XXR's.

And Rota's almost make me ashamed of being half Filipino.
atom
11-10-2008, 08:32 PM
This is why I'm getting XXR's.

And Rota's almost make me ashamed of being half Filipino.

LOL XXR's are shittier than Rotas.
96Turbo
11-10-2008, 08:52 PM
looks to me like someone just slapped them on a car without any brake clearance. Which caused the spokes to get all fucked up when they drove away

EDIT;

Someone give sherlock here an award, we cant blame this on rota this time unfortunately, looks like someone didn't properly bolt in their calipers, their discs warped causing the caliper to make impact, or whatever is posted in french explaining the situation.

Fact of the matter is I think any wheel running at about 80-100 mph comes into contact with your caliper it should break or bend just like this.
didn't notice ur post..
ZX88
11-10-2008, 09:08 PM
LOL XXR's are shittier than Rotas.

they are both shit.only difference is xxr/sportmax will annihilate anything they hit.lol
firelizard
11-10-2008, 10:13 PM
they are both shit.only difference is xxr/sportmax will annihilate anything they hit.lol

So will an anvil.
s13dan
11-10-2008, 10:21 PM
i still dont like rotas...
Ninjabread
11-10-2008, 10:23 PM
Irony is look at the tires he put on those shit wheels too.

oh well.

my mb motoring wheels have been smashed and hit and still not bent or broken.
wisDOMination
11-10-2008, 10:24 PM
This is starting to make me wonder and rethink my new wheel purchase...
maybe if you rock rota's, everyone will magically think rota's are cool:snoop:
you got a lot of fanboys on here:bigok:

no hate on rota's though. just trying to predict the future...
"rota's... cool cause brian rocks them"
mr_240sx
11-10-2008, 10:24 PM
Matt time you step up with the big boys and get a real car with real wheels! ;)


i know its coming shortly! i know
iwishiwas-all*
11-10-2008, 10:29 PM
lol, looks like a lil too much omega for that rim lolol
iwishiwas-all*
11-10-2008, 10:30 PM
Found the link somewhere.... then reposted here.

p.s. - I would LOVE to move to Canada. That is off-topic.

lol i know why brian was on there haha... its gonna happen haha
ericcastro
11-10-2008, 10:49 PM
So will an anvil.

What are anvil's?? any good sizes and cheap rim's by that company??










:fawkd::bowrofl:
lilredstiffy
11-11-2008, 08:05 AM
Rotas aren't the best wheels in the world obviously,
but this case is the exception not the norm.

I wouldn't be afraid to buy rotas, however I don't want to. Its not safety or fear, just REAL wheels are always cooler ( now the rota fake te37s are tempting . . . )
TUnity2
11-11-2008, 09:12 AM
Well i have seen alot of pictures like this of Rotas, but non of Sportmax/XXR, so buy those :D
Phlip
11-11-2008, 09:33 AM
Original thread:
Rota Sub Zero nach 3 Runden Nordschleife - Hondapower.de e.V. Forum (http://www.hondapower.de/forum/showthread.php?t=105921)

Damaged front wheel(s):
*image snip*

Rear wheel(s) still okay:
*image snip*

Notice the scars from the brake caliper:
*image snip*

:ugh:
*image snip*
Imaginary +rep for you and your detective work that no one else, even the OP, seemed willing to do.
Someone give sherlock here an award, we cant blame this on rota this time unfortunately, looks like someone didn't properly bolt in their calipers, their discs warped causing the caliper to make impact, or whatever is posted in french explaining the situation.

Fact of the matter is I think any wheel running at about 80-100 mph comes into contact with your caliper it should break or bend just like this.
... exactly! So what you're saying here is that the whole thing was caused by user error (the actual reason why most ANYTHING ever breaks, BTW) and was not the fault of the wheels in question?
Well I will be damned, I wish someone else had looked into that before starting a thread about it.
i got 500 whp,

and i have rotas, 2 of them,

15" slipstreams with 26x8.5x15 M/T Slicks

cuttin 1.5 60 fts runnin 10s. my wheels don't do that
Funny thing, as well... I bet YOU properly installed yours as it relates to your brakes and have not had a problem in the world, right?


With proper information given that it was the installation that fails the wheels and not the other way around, and the fact that people will continue to ignore this fact, I will end this shit immediately.
:lockd: