Has anyone made use of the 16x8 Rota Slipstream wheels from the GB?

[xLibelle]

Omg... I FUCKING TOLD YOU GUYS!! GOD DAMMIT

[xLibelle]

http://sccaforums.com/forums/permalink/176167/177021/ShowThread.aspx#177021

i had all this measured and calculated and no one listens to me!!

[nando]

http://sccaforums.com/forums/permali...ad.aspx#177021

i had all this measured and calculated and no one listens to me!!

you can give them to me.. I'd love to run them with hoosiers on my ix :D

[SchnellerVert]

Closed for good I thought, eveyrone has to get their jollies at aloha stadium (no drifting allowed) on BI we roast tires all day during solo2

That's news to me. I was led to believe the track was gonna be purchased by another buyer and re opened. Rumor?

[DrMcDave]

17x8 on my ix is all the way to the fender lip. i'd guess that w/out the camber plates you'd be in the same spot on an non ix. i am at et30 btw.

[Low Level E30]

I got mine in not too long ago, and bolted them to the hub just to see what's up. Looks like they'll need a 5mm spacer and lots of extra fender room. Anyone actually running the wheels yet?

You guys got wheels custom-made just for you, and STILL ended up w/ the wrong offset.

Don't you feel a li'l silly...? Precisely why I stayed out of the GB.

[Low Level E30]

http://sccaforums.com/forums/permali...ad.aspx#177021

i had all this measured and calculated and no one listens to me!!

Haha - he's right!

All you had to do was check out some of the foreign wheels that are already made in this size --- seems they're made w/ 15mm offset... hrm...

The Rotas do like nice --- clean 5-spokers. A brighter color would've been cool.

[Brew]

Just to chime in here- I think et20 is almost ideal because of rear wheel fitment. I'm not positive, but I'm going to guess that any lower offset in the rear would cause some serious fender clearance issues.

Better to run a small spacer up front and end up with perfect offset on both ends of the car. You may even be able to run 245s in the rear with some serious rolling.

[xLibelle]

thing about the rear is that there is more than enough room to move the center outwards. the front is the toughest place to center the wheel in.
with this setup on say, 225's, the et is fine. 245's all around will require at most, 5mm spacer in back and 5-10mm in front.

[Brew]

Well, we'll have to agree to disagree.

From my first and second-hand experience, et20 puts 225's awfully close to the inner fender on lowered e30's. So as I was saying, for the best fitment (unless you go with different front+rear offsets), you're better off going with a slightly higher offset and adding spacers up front as necessary.

[2002maniac]

with this setup on say, 225's, the et is fine. 245's all around will require at most, 5mm spacer in back and 5-10mm in front.

90% of the people who went in on the group buy were planning on running 225's and wanted as much fender clearance as possible. I think et20 is exactly what they wanted.

[Mystikal]

You guys got wheels custom-made just for you, and STILL ended up w/ the wrong offset.

Don't you feel a li'l silly...? Precisely why I stayed out of the GB.

AJ, what the hell are you talking about?

I was personally one of the main people consulted about the offset for these wheels, and I was dead-on. I have personally seen a set of these wheels with 225/45/16 tires mounted without spacers, without any issue. Right from the start, I informed them that some 245's will require a tiny spacer (3mm), but that's it.

The fronts already slightly stick outside the fenders at ET20 (although they don't rub at all).

[808BMW]

90% of the people who went in on the group buy were planning on running 225's and wanted as much fender clearance as possible. I think et20 is exactly what they wanted.

Bingo.

And IMO, well rolled fenders in the back should fit a 245, and maybe a 3-5mm spacer up front.

[volgapower]

808BMW

are you sure these are RWD wheels???

[2002maniac]

808BMW

are you sure these are RWD wheels???

it is a custom offset that we specified. perfect for our cars.