Asymmetric tyres cannot be run inside out and will always have an OUTSIDE marking.
Directional tyres usually have no outside marking meaning they can be taken off and put on the other side. Beneficial for staggered fronts that way.
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Backwards tire?
- Thread starter andaconda
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Directional tyres usually have no outside marking meaning they can be taken off and put on the other side. Beneficial for staggered fronts that way.
I live about 30 miles from the tire shop. I'm not in much of a hurry to get the tire mounted 'correctly.' I have dealt with the same owner for over 30 years. He's a great guy and has treated me very well. That said, I didn't want to make his work load any more of a burden on a Friday afternoon near closing time, and on a Saturday when they only work a half day. He has a lot of workers that he treats well (in fact if they are running late - everyone stays on overtime until all the jobs get done - nobody goes home until everybody goes home.) So maybe Tuesday...
I've already put 200 miles on them. Sooooooo Should I leave well enough alone, or should I have the tire 'reversed?' Any real tire experts - please step in.
I am not a real tyre expert but I have worn out an awful lot of them so QBE?
If.you get to flipping them all on the rims way on down the road it will be slightly easier if they are all more or less uniform ie without the one oddball.
I never have flipped them on the rims before. When I rotate - it's always front to back.
I'm just trying to decide whether or not to leave well enough alone.
android04
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I bet there's nothing wrong with the way the tires are mounted. I've had non-directional, non-symmetrical tires mounted to where I can't see the date stamps on all of them.
It's like looking for "Where's Waldo." Very little difference except with the addition of the Date code is missing on the driver side.
We can infer from the lack of directional arrows that the tyre can roll forward or backward with equal effect. With the treads matching rotationally the oddly mounted one is running around "in reverse" to the other one on the same side but "forwards" like the two on the other side. When the two on the other side go to the opposite side of the vehicle they will be the ones running "in reverse". A blind man would be pleased to see them.