AZjeff
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Seen on a Falken tire on a 2019 Rogue. IMO it could be a bit less obvious.
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Hard to get these wrong!
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AZjeff
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Originally Posted by gregk24
What am I missing?
Have you ever seen tires labelled outside/inside so they're installed properly? I never have and I've had lots of cars and tires.
I didn't crawl under to see if they say inside....
Maybe they're not to be used indoors?
What am I missing?
Have you ever seen tires labelled outside/inside so they're installed properly? I never have and I've had lots of cars and tires.
I didn't crawl under to see if they say inside....
Maybe they're not to be used indoors?
Its pretty common with more asymmetrical tires being made now.
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Asymmetrical tires must be installed correctly, Wet traction suffers greatly if not!
AZjeff
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Apparently I've only ever owned symmetrical tires. Interesting.
Originally Posted by AZjeff
Seen on a Falken tire on a 2019 Rogue. IMO it could be a bit less obvious.
Has it cone to this?!?
"The writing on my sidewall is too big?!?"
Ugh...
Seen on a Falken tire on a 2019 Rogue. IMO it could be a bit less obvious.
Has it cone to this?!?
"The writing on my sidewall is too big?!?"
Ugh...
Originally Posted by Imp4
Originally Posted by AZjeff
Seen on a Falken tire on a 2019 Rogue. IMO it could be a bit less obvious.
Has it cone to this?!?
"The writing on my sidewall is too big?!?"
Ugh...
Installers mount them wrong all the time, Even though there is a 50/50 chance......I had some Goodyear Assurance Asymmetrical's on the wifes Corolla & they mounted all 4 backwards!!!
Originally Posted by AZjeff
Seen on a Falken tire on a 2019 Rogue. IMO it could be a bit less obvious.
Has it cone to this?!?
"The writing on my sidewall is too big?!?"
Ugh...
Installers mount them wrong all the time, Even though there is a 50/50 chance......I had some Goodyear Assurance Asymmetrical's on the wifes Corolla & they mounted all 4 backwards!!!
So, what about right side vs left?
Originally Posted by AZjeff
Originally Posted by gregk24
What am I missing?
Have you ever seen tires labelled outside/inside so they're installed properly? I never have and I've had lots of cars and tires.
I didn't crawl under to see if they say inside....
Maybe they're not to be used indoors?
Yes, on most tires I've seen.
Originally Posted by gregk24
What am I missing?
Have you ever seen tires labelled outside/inside so they're installed properly? I never have and I've had lots of cars and tires.
I didn't crawl under to see if they say inside....
Maybe they're not to be used indoors?
Yes, on most tires I've seen.
Sidewalls just seem to be getting uglier and uglier. Giant fonts don't help either.
Is no writing better? That might look strange also. I had 3 tires mounted outside in a couple years ago. I took it back and they fixed quickly.
Originally Posted by Dinoburner
So, what about right side vs left?
Some directional tires DO have a right and left marking on the sidewall. Asymmetric tires have the inside / outside marking.
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So, what about right side vs left?
Some directional tires DO have a right and left marking on the sidewall. Asymmetric tires have the inside / outside marking.
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Originally Posted by bruckus
Did it say inside on the inside? If you had the outside on the inside and there was no inside how would you know that the inside was on the outside?
Is this like the piping specification which requires that the inside diameter of the pipe be smaller than the outside, otherwise the hole would be outside the pipe instead of inside?
Originally Posted by K20FA5
Sidewalls just seem to be getting uglier and uglier. Giant fonts don't help either.
Well I think they got better when they got rid of whitewall tires.
Did it say inside on the inside? If you had the outside on the inside and there was no inside how would you know that the inside was on the outside?
Is this like the piping specification which requires that the inside diameter of the pipe be smaller than the outside, otherwise the hole would be outside the pipe instead of inside?
Originally Posted by K20FA5
Sidewalls just seem to be getting uglier and uglier. Giant fonts don't help either.
Well I think they got better when they got rid of whitewall tires.
Originally Posted by Imp4
Originally Posted by AZjeff
Seen on a Falken tire on a 2019 Rogue. IMO it could be a bit less obvious.
Has it cone to this?!?
"The writing on my sidewall is too big?!?"
Ugh...
After I get them on the rims the only time it ever gets looked at again is when the air is checked or by by the local dogs taking a whiz on them.
Originally Posted by AZjeff
Seen on a Falken tire on a 2019 Rogue. IMO it could be a bit less obvious.
Has it cone to this?!?
"The writing on my sidewall is too big?!?"
Ugh...
After I get them on the rims the only time it ever gets looked at again is when the air is checked or by by the local dogs taking a whiz on them.
Nick1994
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Pretty common.
When I had my Pirellis on my VW they were clearly labeled like that and Discount Tire put one on backwards. I noticed it a couple days later. They fixed it, no big deal.
When I had my Pirellis on my VW they were clearly labeled like that and Discount Tire put one on backwards. I noticed it a couple days later. They fixed it, no big deal.
Yes, asymmetrical tires are common today and you wouldn't believe how many installers get it wrong even when the customer informs them ahead of time.
Personal experience here with Pirelli P7 Cinturato All-Season PLUS(labeled Outside) and G/Y Assurance Comfort Tread Touring(labeled Outside). Even though the G/Y ACTT have the same tread pattern across the tire, it's that one sidewall is stiffer than the other. I guess that G/Y chose to only put one stiffer sidewall on the Touring as to give the driver that little bit extra in the corners without making the whole tire too harsh?
Personal experience here with Pirelli P7 Cinturato All-Season PLUS(labeled Outside) and G/Y Assurance Comfort Tread Touring(labeled Outside). Even though the G/Y ACTT have the same tread pattern across the tire, it's that one sidewall is stiffer than the other. I guess that G/Y chose to only put one stiffer sidewall on the Touring as to give the driver that little bit extra in the corners without making the whole tire too harsh?
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Originally Posted by Trav
Originally Posted by Imp4
Originally Posted by AZjeff
Seen on a Falken tire on a 2019 Rogue. IMO it could be a bit less obvious.
Has it cone to this?!?
"The writing on my sidewall is too big?!?"
Ugh...
After I get them on the rims the only time it ever gets looked at again is when the air is checked or by by the local dogs taking a whiz on them.
LOL
Originally Posted by Imp4
Originally Posted by AZjeff
Seen on a Falken tire on a 2019 Rogue. IMO it could be a bit less obvious.
Has it cone to this?!?
"The writing on my sidewall is too big?!?"
Ugh...
After I get them on the rims the only time it ever gets looked at again is when the air is checked or by by the local dogs taking a whiz on them.
LOL
The OE tires on my 1992 SL2 had the markings OUTSIDE (Firestone Firehawk GTA).
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