[QUOTE=JantzenRX-8;4118117]Then do i have the picture for you!

My Advans... RS 18x9 +28

PS - a great place to buy cheap slightly used Advans is evolutionm.com in the private classifieds forum.

those are so pretty....wow... i have a question for you actually, i stumbled on a thread on evolutionm.com about people with the RS getting chips from rocks or whatever, have you experienced this? Would buying the RSD fix this since it is more recessed and the spokes aren't protruding out?

 

Yeah, i believe that. I think most of my rock chips are from the previous owner but they definitely get chipped up over time. RS-D's look better anyway. I think it's TopGear8 that has a set of those on his bb.

 

Save up for the RS-D's, they look awesome. Make sure to get an offset that will fit the 8 and FD.
...and to add what the others have said, **** Rotas and get Advans, you won't regret it.

 

No doubt bro. This wasn't shots fired at anyone. Just something that urks me and I see happen everywhere. Even as a rx8 owner we get haters all the time by false information about the car. Even from 7 owners.

 

If faking the funk is your game, then by all means, Rotas would be fine.

I would personally prefer to run OEM wheels and save up for Advans than run Rotas. You say not everyone can afford Advans, but if one can save up for Rotas, one should be able to save a bit longer and buy the real deal. Advans are expensive but with a little ingenuity, one can pick up a used set or save up and shop around a good amount.

You know, so many people throw around the terms gravity cast, lp cast, flow formed, rim rolled, "MAT", rotary forged, spin forged, forged, etc. but when it comes down to it, a wheel's strength depends on more than the manufacturing process. Wheel design has as much to do with strength as manufacturing process. Some gravity cast wheels will be stronger than LP cast wheels, due to design.

Take, for example, the RPF1 - this is a wheel designed strictly with weight in mind and because of this, it is very weak at some points.

It would be nice if the motto, "you get what you pay for" were always true in the aftermarket modification world but the simple fact is it is not true. While I am the strongest supporter of purchasing the Advans and am not suggesting the Rotas are going to be 100% on par with weight and strength, the fact is, the certifications/tests matter more than any "manufacturing process" propaganda. Properly JWL & VIA tested? The wheels should be fine for most circumstances.

There are many brands out there that market themselves as high-end brands and charge high-end brand prices when the product simply isn't as superior as they lead the public to believe.

Impatience is no excuse for cheaping out on auto parts and not getting what you really want. If one can save for Rotas but actually wants Advans, one can wait a bit longer and save for the Advans. The fact that OP wanted Advans, then switched to Rotas, is what would upset people. Furthermore, the fact that OP is considering an FD in the future, a car that requires loads of upkeep, it should be assumed that a certain amount of income is present.

If all one cares about is a look, then sure, the Rotas will be fine. I even disagree with your comment about tracking; I'm sure Rotas would be sufficient there as well. Again, it all comes down to whether one is cool/proud to fake the funk.

A slight side note, but didn't you used to have, "Authenticity = Perfection" in your signature?

 

Now that that rant is over, I'll throw in my $.02 to OP.

Buy what you will be proud of. Proud of rocking Rotas? Then by all means...

I would personally go Advan in this case

 

In red



Like I stated in my last post. I wasn't attacking anyone that posted in this thread. But expressing my thoughts. Because I have friends that are less fortunate and I'm tired of people bashing others for being less fortunate.

Tilt did I offend u?

 

Not at all, I was just replying to the thread as a whole and your comments happened to be one I quoted. Just a fun topic to debate, since there are quite a few crossed messages/concepts going around online.

I'm not one to bash; hopefully the discerning reader got the points I'm making.

The age old saying will always stand true; to each, his own.

 

i get what both of you guys are saying, and income will be present after my house sells. The fd will be something i can tinker with and slowly mod. Its not really "considering buying a fd" lets just say its going to happen, just a question of when. Being in love with the fd for years helps If the FD turns into a Financial Disaster then its exactly what im expecting. Im expecting to eat spam while i mod my fd.

From what my countless months of research into this.. Many people have a misconception of FD's breaking every 20 miles. But that is because people dont pour money into reliability. The first 5k i spend will be just towards making the car not break. I actually dont intend to push more hp out of the car until i mod everything else.

 

I understand your points... I personally want 18x9.5 +20 grids... I want them over "the real deal" due to the look... I want concave but I dont want to run 10.5 width TEs to get it. Would I be more proud rocking TEs over grids? yes but thats not worth 3k in my book, thats 3k I can spend on my family and child.

granted my goals and the OPs goals are not the same so in his case I say save up the extra and get the advans... and I second the RS-Ds because they are teh sex.

 

you should look into the Varrstoen 2.2.2 instead of the grids, saw a pic of a bmw that went off a cliff with varrstoens and the rims were fine

http://www.gencoupe.com/756387-post41.html

 

they only cost that much because of the clueless JDM-idiot worship in high school parking lots, there are better options everywhere in both price and quality

 

That is very impressive... those are closer replicas to the TEs but I'm still feeling the grids over them looks wise. the varrstoens look better in 19" sizes though but I don't plan on running 19s due to tire cost.

 

love every one of your posts

 

there's nothing special about them. They aren't light, they aren't strong. It's just a bunch of hype.