Directional Tires

[GTOJer]

What happens when you mount directional tires on the wrong side? The dealer mounted my tires on my new chromed stock wheels and mounted them on the wrong side. I have driven about 1300 miles before someone else noticed this. Have I damaged my tires? Tires are NITTO NT555 Extremes.

[GregKJ]

I'm not an expert, but I would say that you have not damaged your tires. I believe that the directional thing only has to do with better wet traction by funnelling the water back and away.

Have you noticed bad wet traction?

[ROKS ROKET]

Instead of losing tread, you're adding tread. Your tires are going to be Huge in a couple of months.......hehehehe. Really though, I think it has to do with the tread design and as the other member said, the way it channels the water.

~ROK~

[GTOJer]

Instead of losing tread, you're adding tread. Your tires are going to be Huge in a couple of months.......hehehehe. Really though, I think it has to do with the tread design and as the other member said, the way it channels the water.

~ROK~

If it works in reverse I'm gonna go do some burnouts in reverse. Thanks.
But I'm still pressing the stealership for new ones. That wasn't all they screwed up.

[mike24]

Should be ok just drive backwards in the rain.

[hono]

I was asways told that if you mount directional radial tires on wrong it will bread the cord it them. If metal, nylon or whatever that is the story I have always been told. I do not know that for a fact but since radials came out that is the scoop I have always been told:wall: