Tire tread pattern

[RAUL AGUILAR]

What happens if you run a directional tire in the wrong rotation. In order to correct a bad wear issue.

I have searched every where and i can't find an answer.

In the Dunlop website they say to treat a wrongly mounted tire like a spare tire, use it only for short distances and at slow speeds and fix it as soon as possible.

 

[Jim parnell]

my guess would be that it would destroy the tire (belts, etc.) as the tire was made to roll in one direction, and would not be stable in the wrong direction

 

[Todd Z]

It will not distroy the tire, BUT in the rain and bad weather it can cause you to have an accident,.....



The tred is designed to PUSH water OUT of the tire.....



IF run backwards, it will push stuff INTO the tire....



I would not do it..



Todd Z

 

[Michael Cacioppo]

The plies should be wound the same as a bidirectional tire. Running it backwards will not, in my opinion, harm the tire in the least. The trread pattern, however, was designed to roll in a particular direction. Handling characteristics will be reasonable compromised, i.e. hydroplaning, traction, etc. You can remount the tires for the other side to irregular accomodate edge wear.

 

[Gavin Allan]

I don't know about your tire, but I do know what happens when you play a country record backwards: You get your house back, you get your wife back, your momma gets out of prison and you get sober.

 

[Brandon Seeley 3]

no traction... just wait to see what hapenns (no dont do that) I wouldnt do that for too long if I was you

 

[scott degroot]

You are not going to correct a bad wear issue no matter what you do. Fix the problem and cough up the cash for a new tire...don't be a statistic

 

[RAUL AGUILAR]

Gavin: lol good laugh to start my day.

 

[Eric Pennal]

A tire shop once rotated my directional tires incorrectly. I didn't know they had mounted them backwards until the day one of the tires lost its tread on the highway.

 

[Kevin Palmer]

As others mentioned, it will be a traction issue.



Much like a tractor tire. It fits either way, but put it on back-words and you will be stuck in 1 inch of much. Why,,, because it tries to pull in the mud and muck as opposed to push it out of the way, thus creating traction by moving the mud and muck...