I've been looking into getting some Rota Boost wheels for my 98 Civic EX, but I can hardly find anyone who has had them. Most of the cars I see have slipstreams. Why is this? Has anyone ever had a set Rota Boosts and could provide some feedback?

I'm also not sure what size to get. I currently have EM1 wheels, with unknown size BF Goodrich tires. I'll check the size of them when I get home.

 

What difference does it make at the end of the day? If you want to slap a set of Rota Boosts on your car then do it. I wouldn't be at all concerned with why every other kid out there is rocking Slipstreams (which I think are about as generic looking as you can get).

 

Rotas are generally very good wheels. All wheels will break/crack/bend at some point.

The Rota boost looks pretty nice.

A rota is a rota is a rota. They're all the same quality and just copy other more expensive wheels.

Slipstreams are one of the cheaper models and are just popular since Spoon wheels are so hard to find and cost a fortune. It's also arguably the most similar copy they make. The others are pretty obviously copies.

What size wheels are you wanting? Hows your climate? If you don't get much/any snow I highly recommend a summer tier. Yokohama S. Drives are good compromise in grip and are very quiet for a daily driver.

I'm swapping mine out for BF Goodrich T/A KDW next weekend, and I already know they'll be a fair bit grippier, and also a bit louder. It's a trade off.

 

rotas are fine. i'd rather see cheaper wheels with really nice tires than say volks with all seasons.

 

Amen.

 

Probably going to get 16's. I tried out by buddies 17's and they were a tad bit too big. As for the popularity, I was just making sure no one had problems with them, since the boosts look to be considerably weaker/not as reinforced as the slipstreams.

I live in the midwest, western illinois to be more specific. We get decent amounts of snow every year, but I might just get a set of steelies to rock in the winter so I can get some sticky summer tires.

 

I've had the boost on my integra for 2yrs now. 16x7 +40 model. I purchased them because I'm a big fan of Advan Rg's and Gram Lights. I just like 5/6 open spoke design wheels. You just don't see these because it's not a popular model like the slipstream or gt3. If you like them buy them. I just had mine stripped down so I could fix the curb rash and paint them a different color.