Question on Wheels Change

[dinhtuann123]

Just thinking aloud.....

Assuming same weight, same diameter/width, same offset......

Would you change to one set of wheels X on the left (can be staggered) and one set of Y wheels on the right (can be staggered too)? and how to find the best tires for car?

That way, you car will have two looks !!!

 

[BajaScout]

Yes!

 

[joe_padavano]

Symmetry is overrated. Besides, no one can see both sides of the car at the same time.

This brings to mind an old joke about painting a car different colors on the right and left to make bank robbery getaways easier. The witnesses would always give conflicting descriptions.

 

[Bobf]

When I redid our old 49 Chevy truck years ago I couldn't decide whether to paint the steel wheels red or orange, the truck is brown primer. I painted one side orange and the other side red. I asked folks I encountered which color they liked best, and after a couple weeks I repainted the red side orange, the vote winner

 

[slow]

A friend who was a wheel salesman did this 20 years ago, he kept getting sets of rims stolen off his vehicle at the time. Once he went to 2 different rims, (each side was matching) no more theft, and could show 2 styles on the same vehicle.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Uh, no. I get the idea but it’d be goofy looking.

 

[atch]

Uh, no. I get the idea but it’d be goofy looking.

X2...

 

[blkhonda1991]

i hate how my VW GTI has directional wheels that face different directions on opposite sides of the car...this idea would drive me nuts

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

I used to run different hub caps. I had several styles but didn't have 4 matching. A few people noticed that I'd change them. Very few ever noticed that I never had the same style on both sides of the car.

 

[unslow1]

I've only gone as far as having different center caps side to side. It was all I had at the time.

 

[KEH]

I use factory steel wheels and avoid such issues.

KEH

 

[ford33]

I do that with hub caps. Sometimes I have similar looking hubcaps but none are the same. Nobody ever commented on mismatched wheels.

 

[wildbill23c]

Why not do a different wheel on each, make sure they're all different sizes though LOL.