I have a 95 civic ex coupe with some engine and suspension work done and plan on taking it to local tracks for some fun. Right now I have GSR rims with bridgestone Potenza 009 rubber (195/50/15). I was thinking of going to the rotas in a 16 inch by 7.0 to get some wider tires on it. Good move or bad? Any other wheels or sizes better and I don't have a tone of money to spend on rims either.

 

I have a set of Rota Slips on my 96 Ek' w/ mods done and im a frequent auto-x-er, they're a great light wheel weighing only 11 pounds a piece i believe. It's a great pick up if you have money, can't go wrong w/ some r-compound tires as well, i'd suggest yokohama AO-32r's or Kumho victo-racers.

 

good for drifting



lol

 

Rotas, especially the Slipstreams, make perfectly good track wheels. I'd suggest 15" for a larger and less expensive selection of tyres.

 

How did this happen? I thought they could take quite some beating.

 

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They can, but when you slam any wheel against an immovable object in cold temperatures, something has to give.

 

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That's insane.

 

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They can, but when you slam any wheel against an immovable object in cold temperatures, something has to give. </TD></TR></TABLE>

*** curbs

 

that's funny... as soon as I read the title I immediately thought of the other thread.

 

My buddy uses 16" slips on his DC2, he's constantly using different tires but they work really well from what he tells me.

 

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lol</TD></TR></TABLE>

I bet the spoon would do the same no?

 

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any wheel will do that if subjected to enough force

 

Spoon (desmond) wheels are forged so they are stronger than cast rota's but even $4000 BBS wheels will crack from that kinda stress.