advice re. tyre on wrong way!!

sebdangerfield

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

You are quite correct. Technically you can't no longer rotate tyres, asuming they are directional. Offside tyres have to be kept on the offside and viky verky.

So yes again technically 2 spares should be carried. Don't know if anyone has ever been nabbed for having changed a wheel on the wrong side though

Directional tyres will still work the wrong way round, they were designed to "shift" more rain water than standard tyres.

Infact it is a tweek used in motor sport to fit these the wrong way round as braking is marginally improoved in the dry. :cool:

I've done that on the track car when I raced it, worked a treat! It's common for mountin bikers to do it too.

Most people just carry a none directional spare though so it fits any side.

DaveMacD

peter_the_piper wrote: »

I assume these directional tyres are the high end models and not the bog standard ones used on normal Corsa's and the like.

For the most part, yes. Doesn't mean you can't get them for those sorts of cars, and people are free to fit what they like

As previously mentioned, the directionality arrow is visible from both sides of the tyre, and is usually fairly obvious. It can be fairly easy to fit one the wrong way round if the tyres are done in a very busy tyre bay. Fitter has a brain fart, and one gets fitted the wrong way round.

cyclonebri1

peter_the_piper wrote: »

I assume these directional tyres are the high end models and not the bog standard ones used on normal Corsa's and the like.

Not at all. even budget tyres can be directional, sign of the times;)

Jakg

peter_the_piper wrote: »

I assume these directional tyres are the high end models and not the bog standard ones used on normal Corsa's and the like.

My car is probably worse than a Corsa and has them all round. Just bought some new tyres and couldn't even find any new decent non-directional tyres.

Zanzibar

Not at all. even budget tyres can be directional, sign of the times

Its a sign that the designs are actually improving. Directional tyres are not a cheapening sign as some posts seem to suggest - they are designed to enhance performance. Some tyres are also asymmetric in that they have to go on a specific side of the vehicle - I've only seen this on high end tyres so far - again its for performance improvement.

see: https://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/safety/directional-and-asymmetric-tyres.html