I just got my new 17X8 rota torques wrapped with 225/45/17 Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R tires installed today. While I was at it I put on the Stoptech Big Brake Kit with the stage II rears. The car handles amazing now. It is so much better than my old rims and tires. I had the 18x7.5 Exel DL-46 with 225/40/18 Goodyear Eagle F1. I went to a track day last weekend and the car refuses to let go of the track. The only way I could get it to slid was to go into a corner way too fast and then lift on the throttle. Besides that understeer is practically gone. Also, I had 4 20 minute sessions with 20 minutes in between and the brakes never faded once. I love my car now. haha. Well here are the pics.

Old Set up





New Set Up

 

loooks awesome, but why rotas?

 

what is the off set on the wheels? i got a bbk and need to get new wheels cause of the current offset

 

The rotas are just daily driver rims. I got them for $650. That is why. I figured that I wouldn't care if they got scratched or curbed or anything. I am getting some 17x8 Enkei EPF1 with Kumho ecsta 710 for next years autocross season.

 

The Wheels are 48mm offset and there is tons of room for the BBK

 

RE-01Rs are pretty expensive daily driver tires lol.

and kumho 710 for track, autox tires? something wrong with this picture.

reverse that setup please.

 

the bridgestones were only $125 a piece. I have some ____ty michelins that i wi'll use for the winter. Also the ecsta v710s are pure slicks. Those would be really expensive daily drivers. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....del=Ecsta+V710

 

how much for a set of those STOP TECHs? love the red look of those

 

I got the whole set up for 1200 used including the rear rotors, ss lines and pads

 

Very nice! I'm so jealous of your setup.
No way, thoes are the tires to have if you're running R-comps in autocross.

 

can you take more pics?

 

I don't have a digital camera anymore. My girlfriend had my camera and she left so I have no way of taken pics sorry.

 

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5 mph? haha ya right

 

Nice. I'm thinking about buying those rims w/ the same specs too.

 

im 80% sure of these rims now after seeing your car. but i just want a different offset, i need more curvature

 

what offset where you thinking about? I'm not sure that they offer any other offsets.