I've just won the below White Rota Boost alloy wheels 17x8 114.3 on Ebay for a bargain £226! when here in England the average price new for them is close on £600!



I won them to refurb and sell on but as they are 114.3 in stud diameter i thought about saving them for when i get a VR 8 in around 2 weeks! and fitting some tyres lets say 17/225/50 or something similar (in england we spell tires tyres lol) so first what size tyres would you get?

Second what colour shall i refurb them i'm thinking either gun metal, anthracite, something along them lines....

Last i have a bad feeling they may look too small on an 8, has anyone by any chance got any pics of rota boost on an rx8 in 17" or a side pic of one with 17" alloys so i can photoshop them to the right size to see how they will look, i've tried searching but with no luck

 

gunmetal on vr imo.

 

Im in England right now .... as for tyre size I would say you can go wider than 225, maybe say 235 0r 245/50... whats the offset of the wheels?

 

i say gunmetal on vr

 

they do 2 different offsets one is 35 the other is 48 and on the picture of the label on the inside of the wheel it has:

Rota Wheels
BOOST
17 x 8.0
5H x 114.3
HB 73.1 e35 PCWH

I have no idea what the last bit means lol could the e35 be the offset of 35 even though its usually et35

and i thought about GM but i'm leaning towards steel grey its similar to GM but a bit lighter in colour and i think will look beaut on VR http://www.potn.co.uk/rota-boost_c1_32451_32452.htm heres the GM and Steel grey for you to compare

 

looks like a 35 offset to me. I would say go with a wider tire like I said before. 245/50 would look impressive.

 

Just got back from my 220 mile trip to south wales and back with the wheels :D and a happy boy lol they look so much nicer in the flesh, their still in my car atm because theirs no room in my garage because my living room is literally in their lol because we're having it carpeted tomorrow but i'll get a decent pic of the top 2 from in the boot of my car and put them up for you photo ****** out their

 

PICS.....Still can't believe i only paid £226 for them lol i'm a happy boy today :D

 

The proper tire diameter for this 17" setup would be a 245/45/17. I believe this would be a great setup for the 8. I wouldn't bother refinishing them unless they are that bad. Just put them on the car as is and refurbish them after you've thrown them around a bit.

245/50 is too tall imho unless they are cheaper or you have really poor road conditions over there.

Rishie

 

Ye i've been searching the bay of e for some because i think an aspect ratio of 50 looks to fat around the rim and too late to leave the alloys be lol because i've flatted them all down and primered 3 of them below is my little workstation lol (one is in the garage that i did yesterday)