Why are the stock wheels not symmetric (right/left sides)?
 

In base models..

The driver side wheels have the flat side (thick side of the spoke) facing forward (when the spoke is at the top of the wheel) while the passenger side has it facing backwards..

Why is that?

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Well, junior, when you take an asymmetrical (see non-symmetrical) design and flip it over across an axis, the design flips.

Because all four are the same wheel.

Ever seen wheels on a Z31? They come in left- and right-side; they are basically mirror image of each other.

^this, it's cheaper to make one wheel and put it on both sides, then to make different wheels for each side

Lol.. I get that it's the same wheel.. I just figure that for balancing purposes as well as air flow.. They should be mirror images of each other (right/left).. I guess they decided it wasn't that important an just made one single wheel.. To that I say.. Make it a symmetrical wheel then..

Hopefully I explained myself better this time around..

Buy a Ferrari, or a Porch, not a poor man's Porch, and they'll be symmetrical, lol

Lol.. Nah I'm good.. :)

Science says human nuts are asymmetrical for better pendular aerodynamics!
So be satisfied. Lol

Lmao!! So you're saying cars have 4 balls.. Never thought of it that way

they come with 2 steering wheels then?

Wow...............

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The wheels have a twist in order to give the car a feeling of motion when stationary. They aren't symmetrical because it would increase production cost, and it's really hard to see the left and right side of a car at the same time.

A lot of manufacturers, even Porsche, have done wheels with a directional pattern, a la Porsche twist or Honda GSR blades, but most do not make a left and right side specific pattern.