Wheels on wrong side - does it matter?
Wheels on wrong side - does it matter?
Serious question....every time I see a thread with someone's stock 08-09 wheels on the wrong sides, there are 4-5 people that comment that they must be switched... is this a necessity? Is there any proven performance degradation due to the wheels not being on the correct side? I understand that the rear and front wheels have different offsets, so rears should not be in the front, and vice versa.
If the blades are facing the wrong direction then the heat from the brakes will be "fan"ed back into the brakes of our cars which causes the heat to go substantially higher and eventually catch on fire.
Also the suction of the blades will be reversed causing your car to degrade in drag coefficient and making it really unstable in speeds above 40mph and possibly cause you to go in an uncontrollable drift until you hit a unsuspecting pedestrian which will put you in jail for 8 years to life where you meet "Bubba".
Also the suction of the blades will be reversed causing your car to degrade in drag coefficient and making it really unstable in speeds above 40mph and possibly cause you to go in an uncontrollable drift until you hit a unsuspecting pedestrian which will put you in jail for 8 years to life where you meet "Bubba".
If the blades are facing the wrong direction then the heat from the brakes will be "fan"ed back into the brakes of our cars which causes the heat to go substantially higher and eventually catch on fire.
Also the suction of the blades will be reversed causing your car to degrade in drag coefficient and making it really unstable in speeds above 40mph and possibly cause you to go in an uncontrollable drift until you hit a unsuspecting pedestrian which will put you in jail for 8 years to life where you meet "Bubba".
Also the suction of the blades will be reversed causing your car to degrade in drag coefficient and making it really unstable in speeds above 40mph and possibly cause you to go in an uncontrollable drift until you hit a unsuspecting pedestrian which will put you in jail for 8 years to life where you meet "Bubba".
And yes, it doesn't really matter
If the blades are facing the wrong direction then the heat from the brakes will be "fan"ed back into the brakes of our cars which causes the heat to go substantially higher and eventually catch on fire.
Also the suction of the blades will be reversed causing your car to degrade in drag coefficient and making it really unstable in speeds above 40mph and possibly cause you to go in an uncontrollable drift until you hit a unsuspecting pedestrian which will put you in jail for 8 years to life where you meet "Bubba".
Also the suction of the blades will be reversed causing your car to degrade in drag coefficient and making it really unstable in speeds above 40mph and possibly cause you to go in an uncontrollable drift until you hit a unsuspecting pedestrian which will put you in jail for 8 years to life where you meet "Bubba".
On a serious note, other than from the above effects, it just doesn't look right having the fan blades facing in opposite directions when viewing the car from the side.
So unless that doesn't bother the owner.. it really doesn't matter.
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Aside from F members knowing they're on the wrong side, I don't think it makes a huge difference. I just prefer to keep them on their original side just because I'll get weirded out if it's not. Though, when debating to get new tires or just switch from right to left and vice versa, I've seen F owners either get new tires altogether instead of switching sides.
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When I read the title of this thread, my response was going to be "it only matters to the internet know-it-alls who want to make a point" but I like the below response so much better. 
If the blades are facing the wrong direction then the heat from the brakes will be "fan"ed back into the brakes of our cars which causes the heat to go substantially higher and eventually catch on fire.
Also the suction of the blades will be reversed causing your car to degrade in drag coefficient and making it really unstable in speeds above 40mph and possibly cause you to go in an uncontrollable drift until you hit a unsuspecting pedestrian which will put you in jail for 8 years to life where you meet "Bubba".
Also the suction of the blades will be reversed causing your car to degrade in drag coefficient and making it really unstable in speeds above 40mph and possibly cause you to go in an uncontrollable drift until you hit a unsuspecting pedestrian which will put you in jail for 8 years to life where you meet "Bubba".
