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they have a new model out now 005 which are kind of similar but have straight spokes and only 6 of them. They come in 16x8 +15 offset - very hot too!!

If these came out here i'd have a set on already, the US sellers i've contacted havent replied to me about shipping
That was about 2 mths ago too.

Dave

yea that looks like them!! soo hot, why dont any companies make those kinnds of wheels here!!! silly ppl!!

Dave

Now this is big dish!!

Dont think they're watanabes Mike....

I just got my Work Nezart 15x7 et 35 from Japan......will get some pics on car soon.....theyve got some nice dish

green_comet wrote:Now this is big dish!!

thats nothing.....check this out -

those arent the same, the ones that guy is selling are rota rb wheels and the nice ones are sportmax 002 wheels. Sprotmax are wayy nicer!!
Rota are still ok though, but i wouldnt buy them.

Dave

(and they arent heavy either, bout 7kg each)

Except that your \"light\" 7kg wheels will feel heavier to the rest of the suspension componentry spaced 40 to 45mm further out than they are supposed to be.

lil_mike wrote:click on th AS trading link. look at the second topic he has posted. they are the sportmax 002's. i just thought i'd put up the rota's as well.

Oh hell yea!!! i think that'll be my next set of wheels!! I might have to sell a set or two though! --> 15x7 +25 Intra wheels anyone?

Heaps of the US drifter guys run these wheels on their NA's and NB's. The NA's need some megga rolling/some flareing to make them sit under the gaurds but the NB's get away with much more and just need rolling with a touch of flaring (which is just megga rolling anyways).
When i flipped out my gaurd to test if a +0 would fit, it worked well, i've flipped it back in now and rolled it and looks like it'll fit, i'll test it on the weekend when i can be arsed.

Dave

all i did was get two bits of pipe and stick them under the gaurd (had to jack car up, then drop it down). Then you roll the car back and fourth to get the pipe moving (i just move the pipe) and it'll squash back the rib then i went to a larger one and done it again and that'll squash it completely and i also pushed on it heaps to get the gaurd flared out a bit.

I'd recomend doing this with a heat gun if you car about the condidtion of your paint and gaurd - sine i didnt really care i just done it at room temp. I'll get some pics up when i put the spacers on the car (25mm spacer and a +25 rim = +0 offset )

Dave

lil_mike wrote:mmmm, big fat wheels (and they arent heavy either, bout 7kg each)

7 isnt light (well, for the size its not bad but compared to stock, plus bigass wheels = bigass tyres and theyre not light, plus theyre sticking waaaaaaay out which makes them feel heavier again. I still think if you do all this stuff you want to do to the car its going to turn into something you really wont be happy with

Can you imagine how out of place your driving wheels will look if you go for a widebody though

dont need wide body, they'll fit with some good old flaring.

I'm running +0 right now (done it this arve, i'll post pics up early next week) the extra 1/2 inch can be accomodated by some more flaring and if you keep the tyres down to a 195 width they'll fit in nicely especially if your not that low. Besides if you've got a second set of wheels for track/spirited driving then you dont really car about looks do you.

But on the same note i think i might rather the sportmax 005 cause they are a +15 offset in the 8 inch wide. That way you dont need to go crazy with the flaring.

Dave