Directional vs. non-directional
01-28-2008, 01:30 PM
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It says so on the tire sidewall; right?
Anyway, this is usually not discussed on web pages so you need to ask the tire store, I suppose.
Why; don't you like directional tires?
Anyway, this is usually not discussed on web pages so you need to ask the tire store, I suppose.
Why; don't you like directional tires?
01-28-2008, 01:49 PM
#3
The big issue comes in if they are Assemetrical, where there is a specifid right and left tire . . . such as a BFD KD . . . .
The easy way to tell if a tire is directional is the tread pattern starts to look like and arrow pointing one direction . . .
Directional / Assemetrical
Directional
Normal
The easy way to tell if a tire is directional is the tread pattern starts to look like and arrow pointing one direction . . .
Directional / Assemetrical
Directional
Normal
01-28-2008, 04:22 PM
#4
Well as for the reason for wanting a non-directional tire, I only drive the TA in dry conditions and don't care about the wet characteristics of it. Plus the biggest thing is that I want to be able to rotate my front 2 tires with each other to make them last longer.
01-28-2008, 05:03 PM
#5
How does rotating the fronts side to side with each other make them last longer?
The outside edge would still be the outside edge . . .
Rotating front to rear gets you the most wear . . .
My rule of thumb with a radial is once they rotate one direction they should always run that direction.
So rotations would be front to back . . .
The outside edge would still be the outside edge . . .
Rotating front to rear gets you the most wear . . .
My rule of thumb with a radial is once they rotate one direction they should always run that direction.
So rotations would be front to back . . .
