just curious.. I see that my rims are mounted on the wrong side. So the pattern is reversed... is it hurting anything other than appearance having them this way?
Sawblades... simple Q
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JustAnotherVictim
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If your tires are mounted on opposite sides I would think traction would be an obvious one... If the tire pattern is correct, no it doesn't hurt anything.
alright, I can't check my car right now to see if the tires are facing the right way. Thanks justanothervictim
fotosoup said:
I think he is referring to the pattern on the sawblades themself. As in does the need to have the sawblades on the correct side draw in air to the brakes through the opening when rolling and if they were mounted on the wrong side not draw in as much air. I dont know if this is the case in reality but I think that is what he is asking.
Yeah if the wheels are mounted left on right and right on left and if your tires are unidirectional then swapping them to the correct side is gonna be a pain and cost you.
I'd say just leave it as it is. No one else will know the difference unless they were up close and checking out the sawblade itself.
But on some rims that are side dependent, the spoke pattern helps to direct air onto the brakes to help cool them better. Not sure if the sawblades do that tho.
I'd say just leave it as it is. No one else will know the difference unless they were up close and checking out the sawblade itself.
But on some rims that are side dependent, the spoke pattern helps to direct air onto the brakes to help cool them better. Not sure if the sawblades do that tho.
I think I have 3 wheels marked as LEFT and 1 as RIGHT lol.
Tires all face the right way tho!
Tires all face the right way tho!
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JustAnotherVictim
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Yes, I caught that. I think traction is a bit more important than the design facing the right way.nickel and dimed said:
Do people really think automanufacturers just stamp left and right into metal like that becuase they had extra money to spend or something?
The poster who mentioned the airflow is right. So besides being a great looking rim, sawblades are also functional.
The poster who mentioned the airflow is right. So besides being a great looking rim, sawblades are also functional.
I thought the sawblade design was used to cool the brakes.. then again designating a left and right rim means that the pattern faces the right way.
I'm going to get some 17x8/17x9.5 and just use my beater sawblades as winter rims...
so I'll clear it all up when the snow comes and I throw some winters on them... altho, I might be buying a junky winter car to save my supra haha... but ya..
I'm going to get some 17x8/17x9.5 and just use my beater sawblades as winter rims...
so I'll clear it all up when the snow comes and I throw some winters on them... altho, I might be buying a junky winter car to save my supra haha... but ya..
Sawblades for the win!
As for winter -- I'd say buy another car, being nose-heavy and RWD, our cars are damn near totally useless in temperatures below 0*C. Why risk the rust, and why risk your car slooooooooowly sliding into a ditch? I have a truck for driving in weather I wouldn't drive the supra *grins*
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As for winter -- I'd say buy another car, being nose-heavy and RWD, our cars are damn near totally useless in temperatures below 0*C. Why risk the rust, and why risk your car slooooooooowly sliding into a ditch? I have a truck for driving in weather I wouldn't drive the supra *grins*
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