Which wheels to choose?

[Crazy_pilot]

Hmmm...Which wheel do you think?

Rota Battles:

http://www.lachutesubaru.com/uploads/e/4/6/397.jpghttp://www.lachutesubaru.com/uploads/e/e/d/439.jpg
http://www.lachutesubaru.com/uploads/2/4/2/436.jpghttp://www.lachutesubaru.com/uploads/c/2/0/442.jpg

OR Rota Boosts:

http://www.lachutesubaru.com/uploads/2/f/5/493.jpghttp://www.lachutesubaru.com/uploads/a/0/2/379.jpg
http://www.lachutesubaru.com/uploads/a/5/1/487.jpghttp://www.lachutesubaru.com/uploads/c/4/1/490.jpg

These will be going on my black SVX. The Battle's are 18x7.5, and the Boosts are 18x8.

[Sir. Nate]

I like the split-spoke.

[MpSVX]

I agree the split spoke battles is the way to go:cool:

[YourConfused]

I like their P45F wheels better.

[svxual]

definatly not the boost dude... the other day i was parked beside a fellow who just spent $2500 on a wheel very simalar to the boost then he seen my wheels and realised how silly his 10 spokers looked, i think even my six spokes are a little on the small side , our cars are big and suit big chunky wheels not bike wheels...
just my opinion , your the one paying the dollars and got to look at them every day so you choose wisely, took me 6 months to finaly decide on mine

[svxual]

crazypiolet have a play with this... change the wheels colour etc
http://www.modmyride.com/nz/car_view/9673

[sicksubie]

Your car is black, right??? If I am right I would get the battles in the plain silver. Not good for track wheels, but for every day stuff they will be uber :cool::cool:

[Crazy_pilot]

Yup, black car. I'm leaning toward the Battles as well. Either plain silver or steel grey. The place I'll likely end up getting them is a Subaru performance shop, really good bunch of guys. I'm sure they'll let me at least put the wheels beside the car to get an idea of how they will look before buying them.

I actually prefer the open, lightweight look to the heavy spoked beefy design. I'll take the Rotas over something like the Murano wheels any day.

[cozykat]

crazypiolet have a play with this... change the wheels colour etc
http://www.modmyride.com/nz/car_view/9673

That is a really neat site. Did they just happen to have the svx or you had to load the picture yourself?

[Crazy_pilot]

Cool site, but the wheel sizes don't really match. The tires on the car are much too big. 16" on there looks like real life 18". The Ozzy Racing 32 series wheels are pretty close to the Rota Battles.

Anyone want to photoshop the dark silver Battles onto a black SVX? I would be uber grateful.

[NikFu S.]

Ohwow, Rota's new designs are a step up. I'd go with battles, anything but steel grey.

[SubaSteevo]

Ohwow, Rota's new designs are a step up. I'd go with battles, anything but steel grey.

I was actually going to recommend the steel grey Battles :ninja:

[wawazat??]

Ohwow, Rota's new designs are a step up. I'd go with battles, anything but steel grey.


Battles are old designs. Are they still available? I thought they'd been dropped.

I vote for Battles. They remind me of my SSR's:D

[svxistentialist]

I'm odd man out but the boost 10-spoke gunmetal is the one I'd pick.:eek::eek::cool:

However, I'll qualify that by saying I would not put any wheel, not even the most expensive three piece lightweight, on my car if it had 10 holes, like it was designed to handle two PCDs.

That screams aftermarket to me, a wheel built to suit a selection of ricers.

If it ain't got the correct PCD and the correct offset to suit the car, I don't really want to know about a compromise rim.

Joe:rolleyes::p:)

[NikFu S.]

Battles are old designs. Are they still available? I thought they'd been dropped.

I vote for Battles. They remind me of my SSR's:D

It's an old model, but it looks like a slightly newer version.

I could also just have forgotten what the old ones look like, but I think they were more flat.

[SubaSteevo]

Anyone want to photoshop the dark silver Battles onto a black SVX? I would be uber grateful.

None of them are called dark silver :p

You mean the gunmetal?

[svxual]

That is a really neat site. Did they just happen to have the svx or you had to load the picture yourself?

na they had the svx already on there ae. it is a kiwi site but if you noticed they do have a couple of american cars as well lol.

[SilverSpear]

I'm odd man out but the boost 10-spoke gunmetal is the one I'd pick.:eek::eek::cool:


Great choice Joe, I double that!

I dunno why... but the five spokes scream TAIWAN to me.

I can imagine the black SVX with 18" gunmetal rims :rolleyes::cool: more than the "traditional... cheap" five spokes.

Boost for da wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnn!

(you never know pilot, you might boost your car in the future :p;))

[Roo]

the Prodrive forged GC-06?

http://www.sonic.net/~roo/ProdriveGC06.jpg

18x8
5x114.3
+46 offset

http://www.sonic.net/~roo/PFF7.jpg

Flow Formed (instead of forged) PFF7's.

See below for fitment and pricing. All prices are TO YOUR DOOR (include shipping and Paypal)

Prodrive is leaving the U.S. and is having a closeout sale...and since I'm a Prodrive dealer, I can get a decent price reduction on these.

[wawazat??]

How about the GC-05 in 17"x8" PM me a price Roo.

[Roo]

How about the GC-05 in 17"x8" PM me a price Roo.

PM sent.

links:

http://www.sonic.net/~roo/Prodrive.htm

^Pricing

http://www.sonic.net/~roo/GCwheels.htm

^Forged wheel inventory

Availability is as of 1 December, so keep that in mind, and PM me if you want a set, so I can check actual stock.

[SilverSpear]

the Prodrive forged GC-06?

http://www.sonic.net/~roo/ProdriveGC06.jpg

18x8
5x114.3
+46 offset

Prodrive is leaving the U.S. and is having a closeout sale...and since I'm a Prodrive dealer, I can get a decent price reduction on these.

First of all, WHY?
Second, that rim looks like that of the Nissan 350Z. Actually the Z's rims fit the SVX :rolleyes:

[Crazy_pilot]

None of them are called dark silver :p

You mean the gunmetal?

lol, sorry I meant steel grey.:lol:

[SubaSteevo]

lol, sorry I meant steel grey.:lol:

Here's a quick job

http://i13.tinypic.com/7x1tbwy.jpg

[SilverSpear]

Show us the boost also :cool:

[SubaSteevo]

Show us the boost also :cool:

http://i7.tinypic.com/82id7bl.jpg

[Myxalplyx]

If you are conservative in nature and tastes, go Boost.

If you are aggressive, adventurous, etc----go Battle.

[SilverSpear]

If you are conservative in nature and tastes, go Boost.

If you are aggressive, adventurous, etc----go Battle.

I can see it the other way around :eek:

[SubaSteevo]

I can see it the other way around :eek:

Me too, the Boost is too busy for my tastes.

[svxistentialist]

If you are conservative in nature and tastes, go Boost.

If you are aggressive, adventurous, etc----go Battle.

Aggressive, adventurous, maybe.

Strong smell of rice, definatimnaciously!!:rolleyes::rolleyes::lol:

Yo:eek:

[Crazy_pilot]

Aggressive, adventurous, maybe.

Strong smell of rice, definatimnaciously!!:rolleyes::rolleyes::lol:

Yo:eek:

:lol:I agree, the steel grey looks very rice on a black car.

[Speedklix]

i can't believe that is even a question... battles in anything cept maybe gunmetal

[GreenMarine]

To answer the origional question... BRONZE Rota Boost...

[Myxalplyx]

Me too, the Boost is too busy for my tastes.

Yes, it is busy. Too me it look like it would be kind of boring looking on an SVX. It does not make the wheel stand out to me. The less spokes on a car (3 for example vs 5) makes the car look more aggressive. Less spokes grabs the attention more to me. Maybe I am just weird. :)

[GreenMarine]

Yes, it is busy. Too me it look like it would be kind of boring looking on an SVX. It does not make the wheel stand out to me. The less spokes on a car (3 for example vs 5) makes the car look more aggressive. Less spokes grabs the attention more to me. Maybe I am just weird. :)

Unless those spokes are thin... In which case you need nice big brakes to fill all that space in there and make it look agressive... Small brakes and large gaps in the spokes = nasty looking holes and almost "poser-ish"... Like you are trying to compensate or something...

~ Chris