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Old 06-10-2003, 11:07 AM
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I bubbled a tire yesterday on a pothole and put the spare on till the replacement arrives, however, it has to rotate the wrong direction...does this make a difference in the dry?(RE040)


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Old 06-10-2003, 11:09 AM
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Default I can't see how, but I would love to hear.....
The tread is to get rid of water and prevent hydroplaning.

And, who cares, it is the spare!
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Theoretically the tire could separate..it's designed to rotate one way...
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Default I think that was true years ago, but not any more...
Otherwise, car manufacturers wouldn't use directional tires as spares.
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I did the same thing for 3 days while waiting for tires from TireRack...no problem in normal driving
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Default Yeah, I have heard that also. And that you shouldn't rotate
side to side. But I am going to anway! Especially being lowered and wearing the crapp out of the insides of my tires...
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Default I had to do this for a while awaiting a new tire (m)
I never had any problems. I wouldn't make it a habit, but in your situation I wouldn't worry about it.
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Default there should be an arrow on the side of the tire indicating the rotation of the tire
if you can't find it, you're possibly fine.
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