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Old 04-26-2015, 08:32 AM
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I'm on other forums because of the cars at our house. One is the Chevy Cruze forum. One of the owners posted a pic of his car, which didn't look bad with the Corvette sawblades. Thought I'd share.


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Originally Posted by CREWZIN
I'm on other forums because of the cars at our house. One is the Chevy Cruze forum. One of the owners posted a pic of his car, which didn't look bad with the Corvette sawblades. Thought I'd share.


... and many/most insist on "reversing" the "directional" orientation of the wheel. Never quite understood that.
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... and many/most insist on "reversing" the "directional" orientation of the wheel. Never quite understood that.
Maybe because when they are reversed they actually look like sawblades. When mounted correctly, they look like pinwheels!
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Maybe because when they are reversed they actually look like sawblades. When mounted correctly, they look like pinwheels!
Good point!!
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Originally Posted by CREWZIN
I'm on other forums because of the cars at our house. One is the Chevy Cruze forum.
The Chevy Cruze has its own forum??!!
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The Chevy Cruze has its own forum??!!

Yep. Bought one for the wife. Joined to see what's happening in the smaller turbo world. So far, after 1 1/2 years it's been back for 3 recalls and 2 inspections for things that could be wrong.

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Could be worse.................


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Originally Posted by 91 black convert
Maybe because when they are reversed they actually look like sawblades. When mounted correctly, they look like pinwheels!
I think they reverse them because most think they would get air to the brakes in that direction......WW
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Wouldn't they be "pinwheels" on one side and "sawblades" on the other? Or do they make them mirrored so they are the same on both sides?
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Originally Posted by Jon Hekking
Could be worse.................


My other toy is a Volvo GT but I never considered doing that! That has to be a lot more work than just bolting them on... a full C4 suspension???

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Doesn't look too bad, the BMW guys love em, I see more for sale with adapters than I do coming from actual corvettes.. it seems everyone drops the Blades for A-molds or newer vette wheels
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Doesn't look too bad, the BMW guys love em, I see more for sale with adapters than I do coming from actual corvettes.. it seems everyone drops the Blades for A-molds or newer vette wheels
We've got guys here in SLC running sawblades on their Mini Coopers, looks odd to me.
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Originally Posted by 1BADLS3
Wouldn't they be "pinwheels" on one side and "sawblades" on the other? Or do they make them mirrored so they are the same on both sides?
The OEM sawblades are made to be left and right specific and are marked Left and Right.
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Originally Posted by Jon Hekking
Could be worse.................


I like it
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The "tuner crowd" loves them. They turn up all over the place on "slammed" imports.
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Originally Posted by Jon Hekking
Could be worse.................


they actually look good on your Volvo

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