2006-09-10 08:14:54 · 7 answers · asked by bungecanman 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Steering and pulling the front wheel drive car needs two things large off set to the back and spokes arranged so that can be done. Not saying FWD won't work on RWD but those FWD wheels sure would look funny so far inside the wheel wells
2006-09-10 08:22:57 · answer #1 · answered by John Paul 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fwd Wire Wheels
2017-01-05 11:01:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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anyone know reason why some spoked wire wheels designate FWD vehicle use only?
2015-08-13 14:37:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in 1988 someone thought it would be "cool" and "different" to install spoke wire wheels on Nissan Sentras. This practice of putting rear wheel drive rims on front wheel drive cars put uneccessary load on the wheel bearings and caused premature failure. Besides that, the cars looked TERRIBLE to me with those rims on but that doesn't matter, lots of car trends look stupid to me.
Well anyway, rim manufacturers responded to the problems caused by these rims and designed front wheel drive (FWD) only rims. These rims have the proper offset for front wheel drive cars and might not even fit on rear wheel drive vehicles.
Now for my opinion. Spoke wire wheels LOOK STUPID on Integras, Sentras etc.
Spoke wire wheels only look good on.
- Vintage Ferrari's
-1950's and 60's Jaguars
-1984 to 1988 300zx's
(which were designed to mimic Jaguar XKE's)
- H2 Hummers (don't know why but it works)
- 1980 to 1985 El Caminos (lowered with candy paint)
- Any Impala lowrider
- Austin Healeys
- Vintage MG's
- Caterham Super 7's
If you do not own one of these cars for the love of all that is sacred PLEASE do not put spoke wire wheels on your car.
2006-09-10 08:29:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FWD cars use a different wheel offset than a RWD car. You can't mix them without destroying your bearings or ending up with wheel well rub.
2006-09-10 19:28:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In many cases, front wheel drive vehicles use a larger offset than rear wheel drive ones. If you found a rear wheel drive vehicle that matched the bolt pattern and offset, you could probably use those wheels on it, but such interchangability is rare.
2006-09-10 08:28:10 · answer #6 · answered by Mad Scientist Matt 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi From a safety point of view they best tires should be on the rear. A blow out on the front , you still have a steering wheel to work with. On the rear , it is much harder to control the car. Try driving backwards fast and see how hard it is to control. And that is why they put two tires on larger trucks.
2016-03-13 08:13:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋