Got my new wheels! PICS!

[Actaeon]

Pictures

My new wheels my father bought me as a christmas and birthday gift. They are 15x6.5 Rota Circuit 8s, riding on some Toyo T1-S' in the 195/50/15 form. They are "Royal Silver", which is a basically a polished wheel. The combo weighs about 30lbs a set, and the rims itself weight about 11.5 to 12lbs. I tried to keep unsprung weight down to a minimum because of ride quality and performance concerns. This combo weighs the same as the 14" factory wheels I had taken off. My biggest concern was getting wheel that didn't match the car, or was too big, or too small, but I think I made the right choice.

My factory wheels for comparison.

Thanks

 

[zCypher]

hey, its a miata .. ! 😛 its actually a really sweet ass miata and those rims are really nice!

wow, 12lbs.. not bad !

 

[kdp]

I never realized miata's only had 14" wheels stock.

 

[Tremulant]

Nice.. they look like the stock wheels, only bigger and more shiny.

 

[Injury]

They look a lot like the stock wheels. Do you notice any difference in the ride?

 

[mwtgg]

Whoa, that car looks so damn small, and I do think they look very similar to the stock wheels.

 

[Muadib]

They look so much like the stock ones.

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

Not bad.. Rota makes some quality wheels for low $$

 

[Weeeman]

Originally posted by: Muadib
They look so much like the stock ones.

 

[BD231]

I'm wondering why you went for a new set of rims man, the stock rimz were not half bad, though I do like the lower profile tires.

If anything the rads would make for a bumpier ride though right?

 

[Firus]

You could have made those by just shaving the spokes on the stock wheels down. They are cool still. It's hard for me to look at miatas without laughing though. 😀

 

[packmule]

No really,,, When are you going to post pictures of your new wheels?

They both look the same on a little shine on the newer pics.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
Not bad.. Rota makes some quality wheels for low $$

Damn right!

OP, did you consider going for bronze or gunmetal?

 

[Shawn]

Cool. Guess you don't need mine now. 🙁😛

 

[Rudee]

You do realize that mostly women drive those cars?

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Rudee
You do realize that mostly women drive those cars?

Here they come.

/Preps fire hose.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Rudee
You do realize that mostly women drive those cars?

Not this crap again:roll:

 

[erikistired]

i know a judge in roswell who would put you in jail for saying the miata is a girly car (if you ever happened to be in his court that is). they seem to be rather popular auto-x cars. i'm guessing half of the people that call them girly (hell, 90%) have never driven one and have no idea how fun they are.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: Rudee
You do realize that mostly women drive those cars?

Not this crap again:roll:

I can't say I've ever seen a woman drive a Miata. Maybe that's because I live in PA and I don't see very many Miatas.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: Rudee
You do realize that mostly women drive those cars?

Its a$$holes like you who are destroying the roadster market in the US. If it doesn't have a 4.0+ L or 8 cylinders, its a chick car... never you mind that more than half of the Mustang/Corvette/Camaro drivers I've seen out there are women.

And I've never seen a female Miata driver... unless you count that cute Asian girl who posted pics of herself and her ride in the other thread

 

[Sysbuilder05]

Originally posted by: Actaeon
Pictures

My new wheels my father bought me as a christmas and birthday gift. They are 15x6.5 Rota Circuit 8s, riding on some Toyo T1-S' in the 195/50/15 form. They are "Royal Silver", which is a basically a polished wheel. The combo weighs about 30lbs a set, and the rims itself weight about 11.5 to 12lbs. I tried to keep unsprung weight down to a minimum because of ride quality and performance concerns. This combo weighs the same as the 14" factory wheels I had taken off. My biggest concern was getting wheel that didn't match the car, or was too big, or too small, but I think I made the right choice.

My factory wheels for comparison.

Thanks

They look nice IMO. Did you guys cash in the lawn mower for the car?? Just wondering.....

 

[OS]

man 30 lbs for tire/wheels, damn light. These don't come in a 55 offset right? 😛 My stock 15" steel wheels weigh 38 lbs, I have a set of 16" OEM alloys that weigh 41 lbs. Heavy all around. 🙁

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: Rudee
You do realize that mostly women drive those cars?

Its a$$holes like you who are destroying the roadster market in the US. If it doesn't have a 4.0+ L or 8 cylinders, its a chick car... never you mind that more than half of the Mustang/Corvette/Camaro drivers I've seen out there are women.

And I've never seen a female Miata driver... unless you count that cute Asian girl who posted pics of herself and her ride in the other thread

Can I have an Elise?

I've been good, I swear!😀😀

 

[zixxer]

I have those exact wheels on my car. I've heard a ton about 'poor finishes..'.. but mine, after about two years, still still like new.. glue on the centercaps.. they WILL fall off. I have 205/50/15's on there now, might go to 195/50/15 next time for better milage and wear. The center of the tire wears way too fast right now.. unless I lower the tire pressure bigtime


joe, at rspeed, is awesome. That shop is just up the road from me... I think they started focusing more in mini's lately....

 

[Mo0o]

Rollin on 15s