Supercars directional?
Sep 19, 2007 | 02:36 PM
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Supercars directional?
Are the Supercars directional or can they be switched side to side to help even out wear?
Sep 19, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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They are directional, at least I thought so. I'm looking at a picture and I don't see the arrows. Don't have the car today, I'll have to check tonight unless anyone knows for sure now.
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Sep 19, 2007 | 03:17 PM
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Mine are not directional. You exchange sides but I would wonder if this is a good idea.
Sep 19, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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They are not and you can change sides. Note that they are mount sensitive - the outward facing side is marked.
Sep 19, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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They have an inner side and an outer side, but the rotation direction doesn't matter, so yes, you can switch them.
Sep 19, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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mlongo99
They have an inner side and an outer side, but the rotation direction doesn't matter, so yes, you can switch them.
I'm not so sure. My understanding is the carcass develops a "set" and should not be switched.
Any real tire engineers here?
Sep 19, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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dave pawlowski
I'm not so sure. My understanding is the carcass develops a "set" and should not be switched.
Any real tire engineers here?
If you had said "real tireD engineers" a number of people would have responded!
Sep 19, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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They are not and you can change sides. Note that they are mount sensitive - the outward facing side is marked.
I have changed mine and remember the TPS will read reversed.
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Sep 20, 2007 | 07:09 AM
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If you had said "real tireD engineers" a number of people would have responded!
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Sep 20, 2007 | 07:30 AM
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They are non-directional.
Sep 20, 2007 | 09:49 AM
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Are the Supercars directional or can they be switched side to side to help even out wear?
They are asymmetric.
They are not directional.