z wheels? help asap!

[jene]

are they directional??? the passenger side wheels on the new z  point to the front of the car and the driver side points to the rear...is that the correct way???

[99GaGT3X00]

looks like yours are heading the right way but heres a few pics of each side

the right side ones look like there flipped around and put on the left side

[jene]

So one side is foward and one side is back..lol.. seems odd to me.. i would think you would want them  all to go the same direction..lol

[snowblindburd]

Only the GTU/Indy wheels were directional on Berettas.

[Rodville]

You have them on the correct way. Yes they look funny that way.

[Mr. Beefy]

(jene @ Mar. 08 2008,10:58)QUOTESo one side is foward and one side is back..lol.. seems odd to me.. i would think you would want them  all to go the same direction..lol
Yea when I got the GTZ I thought they were directional too but they are not. Driverside faces the front, passanger twards the rear.

[jene]

CCRRAAZZYYY!! hahhaa

[pimpz26]

Wasn't there someone on the "other" board selling a set of true directional Z rims.  This was alooong time ago, a year or two.

[DUNCAN05]

I think Jene is just crazy!!

[SuzukiGhostRider]

From what I know and echoing everyone else, the Z wheels are NOT directional. And for that matter I don't know of any Chevy that had directional wheels with the exception of Corvettes and SOME Camaros and Firebird/Trans Ams.
Keep in mind that the Beretta was and is the poor man's sports car. Directional tires/wheels are pricey. Can you really see them making the rest of the car so cheap and then putting some nice dressing like directional wheels/tires on them?

[snowblindburd]

(SuzukiGhostRider @ Apr. 02 2008,16:06)QUOTEFrom what I know and echoing everyone else, the Z wheels are NOT directional. And for that matter I don't know of any Chevy that had directional wheels with the exception of Corvettes and SOME Camaros and Firebird/Trans Ams.
Keep in mind that the Beretta was and is the poor man's sports car. Directional tires/wheels are pricey. Can you really see them making the rest of the car so cheap and then putting some nice dressing like directional wheels/tires on them?
The Indy and GTU had directional wheels.

[SuzukiGhostRider]

I don't wanna sound like a jerk here, but is that verifiable or rumor? Because in over 5 years at a GM dealership as a wrench in the '90's I never heard that. Someone got a link or something?

[snowblindburd]

Passenger side:


Driver side:

[SuzukiGhostRider]

Ok, I see what you're talking about Snow ,but I think we're misunderstanding each other here. You're referring to directional being what seems proper for looks sake. From what I see there's nothing that says you couldn't put those wheels on in any pattern you wanted. A mechanics definition of directional tires:
Tires and/or wheels that have to be mounted in a specific place in order to meet manufacturer intended performance/handling. For example when you buy a Corvette tire or wheel, you can't just go in and say:
I need a tire/wheel. You need to tell them you need the Front Driver tire/wheel or the Rear Passenger tire/wheel as they are designed for one position only on the car or ride/performance can be affected.
Now when I hear "directional tires/wheels" THAT is what I assume the person to mean. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[snowblindburd]

Ah, gotcha.  Well if you mounted directional tires on these, then you could really only install them on one side .  In Beretta-land, that's what I know about directional wheels.

So we're both right in different contexts.  Sounds fair to me .