With summer comming up I'm lookin to invest in some new wheels. I have two that I have contemplating. I have been look at ROTA DPT(same as torres) in silver in a 17x9 42mm offset and Enkei RPF1 in a 17x8 or 8.5. Either one in silver. With the ROTAs I can get them from wheel dude for about $850 shipped and the enkeis are about $1000 shipped. The Rotas are under 19lbs a wheel and the enkeis are under 16lbs. I just dont know if the enkeis justify the $150, especially without the 9" width. Opinions? Please don't turn this into a ROTA quality/replica vs Volk mess.
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The flushness of those wheels is amazing, but I prefer a more JDM look which the enkeis provide. If I could find those wheels for around $850 that would be outstanding. I don't think I would SLAM it enough for flush.
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I would get the Enkei too. I bought my PF01's for $848. They are lighter & from a better brand. The Enkei can also be had in a +35mm offset so the wheel can be a bit narrower & still look similar.
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could you post some pics of them on your car showing offsets too
I don't have any good photos of that yet, as I still need to drop it next weekend. S/CMR2 has a few good offset pics (different wheel, exact same size specs) in the rims thread.
Personally, I don't think you are going to see much of a difference in 8" +35 or 9" +42. Both are going to give you a "the way it should have came from the factory" look; both being nowhere near the "hellaflush" category.
I don't have any good photos of that yet, as I still need to drop it next weekend. S/CMR2 has a few good offset pics (different wheel, exact same size specs) in the rims thread.
Personally, I don't think you are going to see much of a difference in 8" +35 or 9" +42. Both are going to give you a "the way it should have came from the factory" look; both being nowhere near the "hellaflush" category.
Exactly the point I was making, the added benefit is that the tire size needed for the Corolla will fit properly on the 8" wheel. A 9-9.5" wheel is too wide for a 225 tire to fit on correctly.
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I will probably go for the enkeis because of practicality and quality, plus the "dumped" look really aint me. But Torres when you get those 18x10's I will drool over the flushness. . I'm presuming your gettin them from wheeldude
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I would get the Enkei too. I bought my PF01's for $848. They are lighter & from a better brand. The Enkei can also be had in a +35mm offset so the wheel can be a bit narrower & still look similar.
Where did you get center caps for and how much? Cuz I aint payin $24 for a center cap.
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Where did you get center caps for and how much? Cuz I aint payin $24 for a center cap.
The PF01's come with center caps, that was another consideration for me when I decided to get them over the RPF1. I hate the look without the center cap, it just looks unfinished to me. I bought my wheels from America's Tire Company, also know as Discount Tire in other areas.
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