Sawblade direction
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Le Mans Master
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Sawblade direction
This has been bugging me for some time. I have seen people with the sawblade rims mounted so the opening looks like a tear drop facing forward and I have seen people with the narrow part facing forward. I first noticed it in my 93 Corvette brochure. GM had the rims mounted so the wheels looked like blades that would dig into the road. This is how I always try to keep the wheels mounted. The last time I had front tires replaced, the mechanic swapped them so they were "backwards". I have noticed on a lot of people's pictures and signatures that there is a mix of directions there as well. It looks like anyone who has replaced their rims with chrome sawblades or put new sawblades on their cars, put them on backwards, compared to those of us who have sawblades from the factory. Not that this really matters much, since my sawblades will be replaced in a week or so with chrome Z06 rims. I was curious...which way is right? :confused:
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Re: Sawblade direction (Whitvette)
they way the corvette brochure was published.
There is a specific design to those vents... they draw hot air out from inside the wheel well, over the brakes, and out the vents... backwards would draw air in, these draw air out.
There is a specific design to those vents... they draw hot air out from inside the wheel well, over the brakes, and out the vents... backwards would draw air in, these draw air out.
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Re: Sawblade direction (bogus)
For these wheels this is the proper direction, don't let anybody tell you otherwise
Some of the earlier wheels, like the 80's models were "backwards" from this but it is how they were set up.
Some of the earlier wheels, like the 80's models were "backwards" from this but it is how they were set up.
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Le Mans Master
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Re: Sawblade direction (86shark)
Nathan, that would be backwards according to my 93 sales brochure and the stock photos from GM that I have seen. :confused:
Confusing huh!
Confusing huh!
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Le Mans Master
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Re: Sawblade direction (Nathan Plemons)
I have them reversed from how you have them. They were like that when I bought it in 99 and in the GM stock photos for 93 in the Black book. Oh well...doesn't matter soon anyway...new chrome Z06 AFS wheels are on their way. Just thought it might make for an interesting subject to discuss.
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Burning Brakes
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Re: Sawblade direction (86shark)
Doesn't that leave a new question? Is it better to have cooler air coming in? or hotter air coming out?
:lolg: :lolg: :)
:lolg: :lolg: :)
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Re: Sawblade direction (Nathan Plemons)
For these wheels this is the proper direction, don't let anybody tell you otherwise
Some of the earlier wheels, like the 80's models were "backwards" from this but it is how they were set up.
Some of the earlier wheels, like the 80's models were "backwards" from this but it is how they were set up.
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Re: Sawblade direction (91vetteboy)
Mine are on exactly like this also. Maybe somebody should make a poll! Would be interesting to see who's got them on which way.
For these wheels this is the proper direction, don't let anybody tell you otherwise
Some of the earlier wheels, like the 80's models were "backwards" from this but it is how they were set up. :iagree: :cool: :flag
Some of the earlier wheels, like the 80's models were "backwards" from this but it is how they were set up. :iagree: :cool: :flag
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Le Mans Master
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Re: Sawblade direction (C4Girl1996)
Having them mounted like in your picture, I had TONS of brake dust gather on them. (The shop I had the tires replaced at reversed the wheels from the way the rear are mounted, "backwards" from the picture below.) Since I had them swapped back, I have very little brake dust gathering on them. I actually think the car looks meaner too! It looks like the car has claws that it is sinking into the asphalt, or like a real sawblade. :D
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Le Mans Master
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Re: Sawblade direction (Whitvette)
Hmmm....I went online to the Corvette Museum and looked at about 30 or so 91-95 Corvette pictures. All had their wheels like the picture above. It is strange...the GM photos in the black book have them going the opposite way. Maybe, since they were just promo pictures, it didn't matter to GM. My 93 just happened to have them mounted the same way...backwards. Well, can't wait now to get the Z06 rims...then I just have to worry about the direction of the tire and not of the wheel. :smash: :crazy: :jester
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Re: Sawblade direction (Whitvette)
I have a '90, and the wheels are different. These wheels should be mounted in the opposite direction than the '92 wheels.
I just noticed this, here in this pic I took shortly after I got the car, the rear wheel is mounted properly, and the front wheel is backwards.
It has since been fixed :)
[Modified by Feenix566, 4:53 PM 9/10/2003]
I just noticed this, here in this pic I took shortly after I got the car, the rear wheel is mounted properly, and the front wheel is backwards.
It has since been fixed :)
[Modified by Feenix566, 4:53 PM 9/10/2003]
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Re: Sawblade direction (91vetteboy)
The inside of the rims are stamped "Left for the left side & right for the right side". for '91 :cool: :flag
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Re: Sawblade direction (Whitvette)
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The inside of the rims are stamped "Left for the left side & right for the right side". for '91
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My wheels are marked aswell and installed as marked. See sig.
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What they said... :yesnod:
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The inside of the rims are stamped "Left for the left side & right for the right side". for '91
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My wheels are marked aswell and installed as marked. See sig.
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What they said... :yesnod:
