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Date:         Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:16:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Directional tires - was 16" wheel in front spare location?
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Directional tires, I've wondered about that.
What happens if you run them with the arrow facing the wrong way?


Rob
becida@comcast.net




At  6/28/2012 09:26 AM, pickle vanagon wrote:
>Just to correct myself:
>Both the WRC and WRG2 tires are asymmetrical, but *not* directional.  That
>is, they are inside/outside specific, but don't specify a direction of
>rotation.
>
>So you can cross-rotate, for example.
>
>On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 9:33 AM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>When we have gotten a flat I've really
> > appreciated the full spare.  (With Nokian's there's a 50/50 chance your
> > spare is mounted in the wrong direction but I consider this a non-issue.)
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