Tyre Direction Importance?

[floody]

Picked up some good tread 2nd hand RE050A's to chuck on the back of the car , but being assymetrical it seems I've got 2 lefts or two rights, something like that from the looks.

Will it really make that big a difference for rear tyres (rwd car)? They're only going to be on there a couple of months until I can buy something brand new anyway.

Edited November 4, 2006 by floody

[salad]

with the RE50a's and most asymmetrical tyres, although they have a different tread left to right, they are still only inside outside. just put outside on the outside and inside on the inside and they are as bridgestone intended.

one example of a tyre that is asymmetrical AND direction is the RE55. but these are semi slicks.

you'll be fine, just whack em on

[floody]

with the RE50a's and most asymmetrical tyres, although they have a different tread left to right, they are still only inside outside. just put outside on the outside and inside on the inside and they are as bridgestone intended.

one example of a tyre that is asymmetrical AND direction is the RE55. but these are semi slicks.

you'll be fine, just whack em on

Ahh okay, just looked odd to me as side by side all the tread cuts run the same way, i.e one lot are facing forward relative to rotation.

All good, I wasn't sure as I'd had directional stuff but not asymmetric before.

Won't last long anyway, haha.

[mad082]

as said above. but it only really makes a difference in the wet. in the dry they will perform pretty much the same.