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Originally Posted by malcolm
They are. Does this make any significant difference given that the forces on the wheel will reverse when switching from traction to braking?
Are owners allowed to swap the front pair over and the rear pair over? (I think front and rear are different diameters)
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I think front and rear tires may be different widths as well (at least they are on the Elise) so i wouldn't swap them. At any rate, the unusual direction of the spokes on the wheels indicates a left/right swap, not front/back.
The directional spokes must be just for show and shouldn't have any affect on the traction since the rim of the wheel should not be deforming. The tires, however, are likely directional. So maybe the tires got mounted to the wheels opposite from normal.