Tyre Rotation

[Gary406]

do all tyres have a specific way which they should run ?

checked my new wheels and they dont have any direction arrow on

and i carnt figure out which way they go on

[Catflem]

In the absence of any directional arrows - this might help

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... CDAQ9QEwAQ

[Gary406]

heres a pic. all wheels facing same way. can any1 work it out.

[Gary406]

obviously the 2 middle tyres are the same no matter which way they face.

but me thinks 1 of the outer wheels is wrong

[Gary406]

heres the 2 i mean. it must be the right way they go. i really cant see a tyre fitter doing them wrong.

no matter which way you turn them or change tyre round it will still end up like this.

you see the pattern one side is facing forward and 1 facing back

[lozz]

If theres no Arrows there not Rotational,
if iwas you iwouid put the ones with the lowest amount of Tread on the rears and after amonth or 2 swap them round ,
you will get more life out of tyres that way,

ithink them pattend tyres are Rain tyres,

[Gary406]

ok cheers lozz. just gonna stick them on in morning sod it.

which ever way you turn these tyres it ends up same way

[waue1978]

The two that you're worried about are asymmetric tyres & they look ok to me. They usually have the more patterned side on the inside as I think it's supposed to direct the water towards the middle of the car rather than spraying it all outside.

If you want to be sure though, have another good look at both of the sidewalls as they usually have it marked which side is the outside.

[Gary406]

ok cheers stu.

[Welly]

There aint much left on those fella I'd always put the best tread on the back to help stability under braking and bends and it also helps when the Police pull up behind you for them to see a fair tread pattern on the back

[OdinEidolon]

heres the 2 i mean. it must be the right way they go. i really cant see a tyre fitter doing them wrong.

no matter which way you turn them or change tyre round it will still end up like this.

you see the pattern one side is facing forward and 1 facing back

this is the right way to go. The external parts takes care of speed turns while the internal parts expels the water.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire#Asymmetric_tire and related articles.

EDIT: wait a sec, one of those is wrong. The right tyre is good for right hand, and the other is good for... right hand (of course with flat part on the external). At least this is how it looks to me.

REEDIT: I'm quite sure that both those tyres have to be mounted on the right side with the flatter part facing out. If you look in the first pic you'll see that the tyre on the right has a rotation arrow.
Those are asymmetrical AND directional tyres

[steve_earwig]

If you look in the first pic you'll see that the tyre on the right has a rotation arrow

Where? I can only see the tread. Asymmetrical tyres are directional tyres - I can't imagine any tyre manufacturer making two mirror image tyres of each type What are these tyres anyway?

i really cant see a tyre fitter doing them wrong.

Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............

[gumby6371]

I've always been a bit confused over tyres with rotation arrows - if your spare has direction arrows on it you can only fit it to one side of the car???

I try and stick to ones with 'OUTSIDE' written on them, much easier that way.

[OdinEidolon]

Where? I can only see the tread.

That. Seems an arrow to me but could be something else.

Asymmetrical tyres are directional tyres - I can't imagine any tyre manufacturer making two mirror image tyres of each type What are these tyres anyway?

I do not think they always are, at least looking at the italian wiki article.

[steve_earwig]

Nah, you're right, my apologies. And I thought that was just a bit of crap on the tread

Btw I though from the title of this thread it was about swapping tyres about to spread the wear - front right on left back, left back on right back, left front to the spare, all that guff, which I presume goes out of the window when they can only be on one side of the car. And what about spare tyres? If you want all 5 the same you'll have to guess which side you're going to have a flat on

I never bothered anyway

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