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Originally Posted by ctrlz
Directional tires will have arrows indicating direction of rotation and can't be rotated side-to-side.
Asymmetric tires are labelled "inside" and "outside," and you should see the word "outside" on the sidewall if these have been installed properly. these can be rotated side to side.
I have had the stock run flats, asymmetric General tires, and directional BFG's and can see no benefit in side to side rotation based on my highly scientific "stick my fingers in different parts of the tread" testing.
Not surprising, as in a rear wheel drive car, the rear wheels provide 100% of the going and the front wheels about 80% of the stopping. So they tend to wear at the same rate in normal driving.
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Thanks for explaining the difference between directional and asymmetric, I mixed this up and thought it's the same thing.