Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (knesbitt)
If your talking about stock Goodyear EMT's then the answer is no, if your talking about any other tire then just look at the sidewall if there is an arrow showing the rotation direction then you can't put that on the other side of the car because obviously it would be turning the wrong direction.
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (runamuk)
If your talking about stock Goodyear EMT's then the answer is no, if your talking about any other tire then just look at the sidewall if there is an arrow showing the rotation direction then you can't put that on the other side of the car because obviously it would be turning the wrong direction.
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (runamuk)
If your talking about stock Goodyear EMT's then the answer is no, if your talking about any other tire then just look at the sidewall if there is an arrow showing the rotation direction then you can't put that on the other side of the car because obviously it would be turning the wrong direction.
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (Evil-Twin)
If your talking about Goodyear EMT's the answer is yes.. Not no... the tires are directional.. but you can but them on either side as long as the directional arrow is in the right place.... Yo can NOT however take a mounted tire from the right side and put it on the left side... you can take an unmounted tire and mount it on either side..
The tires can be swapped side to side, but will need to be dismounted from the rims, and remounted so that the arrow is facing forward on the respective side. :cheers:
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (knesbitt)
The tires I hav are used from another forum member. How do I know which side the tire was mounted on?
Good luck.
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (wkasak_98Coupe)
Great. So either unmounted tire can go on the left or right side. The rim is the only part that cannot be swapped from side to side? Am I correct about the rim?
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (wkasak_98Coupe)
What happens if the previous owner had Tire 1 on the left side and I take that same tire and mount it on the right side?
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (knesbitt)
What happens if the previous owner had Tire 1 on the left side and I take that same tire and mount it on the right side?
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (Evil-Twin)
The rims can also be swapped...you just can't swap a rim WITH tire mounted, because that would change the direction of the tire's rotation. If you want to take the tire off the rim and re-mount it the right way then that would be okay.
Of course you can't swap front tires or rims with rear because they are just different sizes...before anyone asks.
Of course you can't swap front tires or rims with rear because they are just different sizes...before anyone asks.
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (BQuicksilver)
The rims can also be swapped...you just can't swap a rim WITH tire mounted, because that would change the direction of the tire's rotation. If you want to take the tire off the rim and re-mount it the right way then that would be okay.
Of course you can't swap front tires or rims with rear because they are just different sizes...before anyone asks.
Of course you can't swap front tires or rims with rear because they are just different sizes...before anyone asks.
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (runamuk)
If your talking about stock Goodyear EMT's then the answer is no, if your talking about any other tire then just look at the sidewall if there is an arrow showing the rotation direction then you can't put that on the other side of the car because obviously it would be turning the wrong direction.
You can put the GY EMTs on either the left or right. The only concern is the direction or rotation. This tire is symetrical and directional. Symetric means there isn't an inside or outside to the tread design and directional means it is designed to roll in a certain direction.
To "rotate" the EMTs you need to dismount them and flip them on the rims. Because of the pressure sensors it's just as easy to swap rims and tires.
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (runamuk)
If your talking about stock Goodyear EMT's then the answer is no, if your talking about any other tire then just look at the sidewall if there is an arrow showing the rotation direction then you can't put that on the other side of the car because obviously it would be turning the wrong direction.
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (Richin Chicago)
Aren't the Supercar tires non-directional? That would make them applicable to either left or right side use too.
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (gpflepsen)
Aren't the Supercar tires non-directional? That would make them applicable to either left or right side use too.
"Since each of these vehicles uses different front and rear tire sizes, they all require four separate “corner specific” tires"
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (Richin Chicago)
I find this on this page:
"The tires for McLaren and Ferrari vehicles feature very large tread blocks formed into asymmetric and directional tread designs. Since each of these vehicles uses different front and rear tire sizes, they all require four separate “corner specific” tires."
Look on the size and pricing page and the non-corvette sized are denoted as left/right specific.
I take this as the Mclaren and Ferrari sizes are directional while Corvette isn't.
I suppose if I had a Z I'd know for sure.
"The tires for McLaren and Ferrari vehicles feature very large tread blocks formed into asymmetric and directional tread designs. Since each of these vehicles uses different front and rear tire sizes, they all require four separate “corner specific” tires."
Look on the size and pricing page and the non-corvette sized are denoted as left/right specific.
I take this as the Mclaren and Ferrari sizes are directional while Corvette isn't.
I suppose if I had a Z I'd know for sure.
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (knesbitt)
Be aware IF you switch rims (with tires demounted) nfrom one side to another, you will have to relearn the tire air pressure sensors with a magnet or else they will indicate the wrong side.
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Re: Are Right and Left Tires Interchangeable (Oldvetter)
Smething to aware of is the difference between asymetrical and directional tires. Directional tires must rotate in one direction. Asymetrical tires have different patterns on the outer and inner tread surfaces. Some tires are marked 'inside' and 'outside' regardless of being directional or asymetrical.
A non-directional, asymetric tire (Z06??) can be rotated left to right without dismounting from the rim.
A directional, asymetric tire can only be rotated front to back if they are the same size (C4verts??). If the fronts and rears are different sizes (later C4's) you have 4 corner specific tires.
Remember about the tire pressure sensors ans noted above....
A non-directional, asymetric tire (Z06??) can be rotated left to right without dismounting from the rim.
A directional, asymetric tire can only be rotated front to back if they are the same size (C4verts??). If the fronts and rears are different sizes (later C4's) you have 4 corner specific tires.
Remember about the tire pressure sensors ans noted above....