which way are my wheels supposed to go? - Honda Prelude Forum

CrazieLude · 10-25-2003, 03:42 PM

As you can see from front wheels and rear wheels are different. Which way is correct the fronts or the rears? My rears have directional tires on them, so I can't change them. When I bought the car the rears were on the other way, but b/c they were directional, I had to change them.

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RedH22A1 · 10-25-2003, 03:57 PM

Hi Twin !

The front one is correct.

vipastyle · 10-25-2003, 04:23 PM

Yea, stock 4g wheels actually spun "backwards" but I want to change mine, although my tires are also directional.

Good thing I'm getting new wheels soon.

CrazieLude · 10-25-2003, 08:36 PM

damn...thats what I was afraid of. I'll have to get the tires put on the other wheels in the rear. grr. Why can't people realize the wheel patter when putting directional tires on! Thanx for the help twin...and Tannie of course. I wanna get the "prelude" wheels. I like em, and they're rare.

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Bertico78 · 10-25-2003, 11:57 PM

Do you mean the 95 SE wheels?

CrazieLude · 10-26-2003, 12:20 AM

Sort of...they say Prelude in the middle though...not the H. But I believe they are the same pattern.

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red92s · 10-26-2003, 01:16 AM

Mine look like the fronts, but I bought them aftermarket.

KB798 · 10-26-2003, 03:02 AM

when ppl rotate their tires, this always happens. can't do much about it...=T when i got my tires rotated, all the wheels faced foward.

dcb0821 · 10-26-2003, 04:23 PM

Front/rears aren't specific, it's Left/Right that is specific

i got new yokohama avs es100 directional tires mounted to the same directional rims you all are refering to and the tire shop messed up the mounting so that 2 of the wheels were spinning wrong, so I made them redo it.

When you rotate directional wheel you don't change the side of the car that the wheels are on, just switch the fronts with the rears.

SolRayz · 10-26-2003, 10:15 PM

I was wondering about those rims myself! I noticed that my wheels were set up exactly as Crazielude has in his pic. I couldnt decide which way was right,,,,but I figured the back ones were correct. It looks better to me cause it looks like the wheel is moving forward, but I guess Im wrong. Regardless I switched my fronts around so it would all match,,,even though the tread pattern is wrong.....Im changing my tires soon any how.

CrazieLude · 10-26-2003, 10:28 PM

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exactly as Crazielude has in his pic.

ummm...why do ya'll assume I'm a guy?

<<-- GIRL...lol, its all good.

Theresa
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influx · 10-27-2003, 03:11 PM

i think the back wheels look right , just mo

SikRedRX-8 · 10-27-2003, 03:14 PM

damn influx long time no talk, what is up man? I thought you were gone or something.

JabroninWARRIOR · 10-28-2003, 09:51 AM

the rims say on them somwhere which way they should be facing i think? could have been my imagination

SolRayz · 10-28-2003, 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by CrazieLude

ummm...why do ya'll assume I'm a guy?

<<-- GIRL...lol, its all good.

Theresa
"T"

Sorry about that CrazieLude.....I guess I should of known cause a guy would never have spelled crazie like that that!

CrazieLude · 10-28-2003, 11:08 AM

haha, its all good. I get it a lot...well online, not in person. I'd put a pic of me on my sig, but ppl would think it was a guys gf or something. lol

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JDM GIRL · 10-28-2003, 03:22 PM

Here is the correct way the wheels should go: http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...9/fc69a466.jpg

vipastyle · 10-28-2003, 03:26 PM

More stock photos for you're viewing pleasure: http://www.webcom.com/wv/prelude/gallery.html

cantdrive55 · 10-28-2003, 03:28 PM

They face "backwards" so they can draw air in while rotating to cool off the brakes a wee bit.

SolRayz · 10-28-2003, 03:48 PM

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Originally posted by cantdrive55
They face "backwards" so they can draw air in while rotating to cool off the brakes a wee bit.

I was wondering that myself. I think Im going to switch mine back around then if it will cool down my brakes better. Although I like the look of them better the other way.