Bridgestone Tire update
Published Wednesday, 16 March, 2011 by Jack McCall. Categories: Parts, Service, News.
Tires Update: Asymmetrical vs. Directional Tires
Porsche sports car owners are used to the fact that they cannot rotate tires. Having different sized tires front and rear tires combined with directional tires eliminates the possibility of tire rotation.
The asymmetrical tires, rather than showing rotation, are marked for inside and outside. The outside tread always has the handling blocks. With a slight difference in tread design it almost looks like one tire is on backwards. These tires, however, do allow for rotation from side to side. Flipping them still results in…
