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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???

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

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

Only the GTU/Indy wheels were directional on Berettas.

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

(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.

CCRRAAZZYYY!! hahhaa

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.

I think Jene is just crazy!!

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?

(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.

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?

Passenger side:


Driver side:

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.

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 .