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May 5, 2005 | 12:22 PM

stevec4

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Spot the problem

I've had thi car for about 7 months and someone just pointed out a problem from seeing it as my Avatar - I can't believe that I missed it!!

May 5, 2005 | 12:25 PM

Nathan Plemons

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The front and rear wheels are not facing the same direction.

May 5, 2005 | 12:27 PM

rstackjd

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and with any luck its the rears that are correct - otherwise all four of mine are backwards!

May 5, 2005 | 12:29 PM

stevec4

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That was my next question - which ones are correct

May 5, 2005 | 12:29 PM

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yup, it was the saw blades that pointed away from the direction of travel

May 5, 2005 | 12:32 PM

PsychoNumber1

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hopefully it's not opposite on the other side, that would be funny... where the front's correct and the rear's wrong

May 5, 2005 | 12:36 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by stevec4

That was my next question - which ones are correct

Rear

May 5, 2005 | 12:45 PM

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I would think that the rotation arrow on the tires should have given it away, but then again, my first thought was your top is missing :o

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May 5, 2005 | 12:55 PM

rstackjd

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but then again, my first thought was your top is missing :o

coffee spew!

May 5, 2005 | 01:26 PM

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stevec4

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I would think that the rotation arrow on the tires should have given it away

That's the problem - whoever fitted the tires got them on the wrong rims - when I check the tires they all point forwards.

I think the answer is that these wheels point back and sawblades point forward. No wonder the fast fit tire bays get confused.

May 5, 2005 | 01:38 PM

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i kinda like the way they look on the car "backwards".

May 5, 2005 | 01:41 PM

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rstackjd

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I suppose that begs the question - is there any functional difference between "backward" and forward as far as the wheels only are concerned?

May 5, 2005 | 01:45 PM

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From: Behind The Redwood Curtain, The State of Jefferson

no, it's just how it was. tradition I guess

May 5, 2005 | 02:18 PM

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This is SO Common my girlfriend has gotten tired of me pointing it out when we see vettes out in traffic. Its such a pet peeve of mine that I actually thought to myself when I seen the title of this thread "I bet it is ANOTHER c4 with the wheels on backwards".

May 5, 2005 | 10:17 PM

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the front looks correct to me.but im a 92 sawblade kinda guy.
its easier to tell with the sawblades,but you still see em on wrong quite often.

May 5, 2005 | 10:21 PM

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Redeasysport

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On the inside of each rim(at least on mine) it tells you where it belongs. If you don't put it on right the rims will fail due to being mismatched.They don't like looking ugly.

If you look at my avatar you will see the same thing,They have been "matched" since then.

May 5, 2005 | 10:36 PM

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Whew, makes me glad I got ZO6 wheels. One less thing to worry about....

May 5, 2005 | 10:46 PM

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Now your going to go

everytime you look at the car, until you get those wheels on right!

May 5, 2005 | 11:08 PM

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The fins on the wheels are designed to help move air around the brake rotors and thru the slots in the wheel and does aid in brake cooling. As mentioned, the inside of the wheel should be marked something like: "Mount Left Side Only" or maybe simply Left Side or Right Side.