[AT] non-reversible auto tires? OT

[Larry Goss]

Wait a minute, Steve.  I did a little searching on-line after I posted that message last night.  I THINK he has asymmetrical tires, not directional -- but I don't know since he lives 300 miles from me and we just got together to celebrate his 80th birthday.  He is not on-line, so I actually have to call him on his phone rather than contact him any other way.  He is a true eccentric who practices frugality and old-age hoarding with a passion, so I suspect that he got taken by the dealer either through stupidity or his own stubborness.  He told me that he paid all of $80 each for the tires, so in his eyes they are pure gold.  I'll give him a phone call later today and see if he can't get a correction on them.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve W." <swilliams268 at frontier.com>
Date: Sunday, March 20, 2011 23:57
Subject: Re: [AT] non-reversible auto tires?  OT
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> Larry Goss wrote:
> > OK.  What gives?  My brother bought a couple new 
> tires for his car
> > recently.  When I rode with him, they rumbled 
> terribly.  When we
> > stopped, I took a look and them and found they are mounted
> > backwards!!!  Just outside the belt line are big raised 
> letters that
> > say "Do not run with this side out."  I have never 
> noticed that
> > message on any tires before.  They are Kelly 
> radials.  What's going
> > on? Are the tires built with asymmetrical plies or something?
> > 
> > Larry
> > 
> 
> Yep,  Actually asymmetrical tread patterns.
> They have to be mounted so they rotate the correct direction.
> Usually only seen on high buck sports cars or on vehicles that 
> need 
> specialized traction.
> Most of those are even corner specific because they use 
> different sizes F/R.
> 
> Running them the wrong way will damage them in short order. Hope 
> he got 
> them turned around.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Steve W.
> 
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