2006-10-12 21:08:14 · 19 answers · asked by John N 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Yes. Tires with directional treads will be marked with an arrow as already noted.
In addition to that, the internal structures of a radial tires will develop an affinity for going in that one particular direction once they've been mounted and driven for a while.
If you remove the tire and place it on the other side of the vehicle, making it run backwards compared to its original direction of travel, the tire will experience significant internal friction and heat, and could cause the tire to blow out.
If you get a "new" car, feel the tires after you've driven it for a while, if it gets hot (really warm), then the tire was probably purchased as a used tire or it was rotated from the other side of the vehicle, and should be moved back to the other side, or replaced.
That's why when rotating radial tires you move the front tires to rear and the rear tires to the front, keeping them on the same side of the vehicle.
Also, when removing tires, you should mark them with an arrow to show the direction of travel they were in when you removed them, and when purchasing used tires, if they're not marked with an arrow as noted, be sure to check tire temp after driving on them for a bit - 20 miles or more.
2006-10-12 21:32:21 · answer #1 · answered by M Hirsch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Many performance orientated tyres are directional and will have an arrow on them to indicate the direction the wheel should be turning when the car is going forwards.
I have also heard that tyres need to be fitted a certain way on the rim, so that a specific side is facing outwards. I'm not sure if this is true or even how you tell though.
2006-10-12 21:20:56 · answer #2 · answered by PETER F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can happen. Directional tyres have been put on the
wrong way round and you'll know it when it's not running well
on the road. In fact, the direction of the arrow shows how these tyres should be fitted correctly to the wheel.
So, the next time check them for correct arrow direction,
before driving out.
2006-10-12 22:08:19 · answer #3 · answered by steplow33 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Directional tyres have arrows on the tyre wall that tells you the way the wheels should rotate (when going forward!). If you put a tyre on the wrong way, you won't notice it while driving, until you hit a patch of wet road then it might be too late.
It is fairly important to get them on the right way!
2006-10-12 21:15:49 · answer #4 · answered by Barks-at-Parrots 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most standard tyres are moulded to run in ether directional look at the older car manuals they tell you to swap your tyres around from the front right to the back left and front left to the back right.So which side would you place the spare???? tell me that all you who say it matters.I only matters if you use directional tyres and most standard car would not use them,all we want is a tyre fit for purpose at a good price, i have been driving for many years and all my tyres have been made to fit ether side.
2006-10-14 16:17:47 · answer #5 · answered by restfullone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,I didn't know that until had the RAC out to a puncture and he had to fit the spare tyre which happened to be directional and had to be fitted on the wrong side.
Was safe enough to get us to a tyre garage but that was all,
2006-10-12 21:14:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the tread is designed to clear water from under the tyre but if the tyre is reversed it will actually retain water rather than clear it
2006-10-12 21:15:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, they are able to be positioned on backwards, yet this doesnt propose that they must. The tread on a tire became created to function in a undeniable direction, which enables traction, and enables the tire to run over rainwater devoid of hydroplaning(engaged on precise of the water). whilst put in backwards, the tire looses the potential to pump the rainwater on the line out from under it, inflicting a probably risky concern talked approximately as, as pronounced before, hydroplaning. It additionally impacts the tires potential to hold the line precise, and, no rely if it extremely is a steel belted radial tire, can ruin the tire, inflicting a blowout at highway speeds.
2016-10-16 03:41:34 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES... there are car tyres that have rotation on the side and a design like an arrow either before or after the word.this is for water disbursement and its illegal for them to be on the wrong way on your car..
2006-10-12 21:14:33 · answer #9 · answered by sean.b 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some tyres are directional, if so there will be an arrow on the sidewall to show you the direction it should be going.
2006-10-12 21:22:37 · answer #10 · answered by Robert B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋