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Are all original rims on a 95 turbo directional...just notices after installing tires 850 1995

posted by  someone claiming to be jake on  Sun Oct 24 16:28 CST 2004 [RELATED]


I had new tires installed on my 95 850 turbo and noticed that only the driver side rims are directional..is that right or somehing wrong with my cars..I think the model on my cast are "columbo"(I call it blender blades) or something like that..
it seems that only the driver sides rims can only be installed with the sharp edges of the "blades" pointing foward and the passenget side can only be installed with the "non sharp" side of the blades pointing forward..


am i missing something..

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Are all original rims on a 95 turbo directional...just notices after installing tires 850 1995

posted by  tonyg on  Mon Oct 25 05:59 CST 2004
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I see your point, and something that has crossed my mind over the years. Some rims are designed to "suggest" that they are directional, specifically the holes are designed to grab the air, arguably for better cooling. Put them on the other side and the design appears backwards. This I have seen on all makes except for high end models. What I have seen there is the rims are similar to directional tires which belong on one side only.
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Are all original rims on a 95 turbo directional...just notices after installing tires 850 1995

posted by  Phantom on  Mon Oct 25 02:22 CST 2004
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None of the rims are directional. They are all the same, so will 'point' in the opposite direction depending on which side of the car they are on.

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