There are some tires that don't take well to traditional rotation - resulting in belt shift that effectively terminates the tire.

Can I rotate my P-Zero's from side to side, front to back without fear of belt shift? Thanks Alex.

 

Which P-Zero do you have.....?


Front to back should be ok......sideways probably not.

 

Belt shift... what happens in a belt shift? for a second I thought we were
talking about belt conveyers.

I think front to back and vise versa is okay too.

 

Duh... sorry. These are PZero Nero M&S.

I hope Alex can confirm recommended rotation pattern? (front to rear only or cross corner).
thanks!

 

BluMiniMe,

Best is to talk to alex@tirerack.
From
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/BigPic...wall=Blackwall
I see that one side is marked exterior (faces outward) but there is no directional marking even though there is an asymmetrical tread design.
I'd say that it is OK to rotate front to back and cross axle unless Alex says no.

 

Is that a tire tread or a SHARK FIN ? SWEEEEEEEEEEET

 

They are aysemetrical,

 

Sweet! As I hoped - aysemetrical. Thx, Alex.

 

yes these guys are not directional

 

note ... this thread is from 2005 ....

today's resurrection award!

but it IS good to read the old stuff, there's a lot of knowledge hidden there

 

When you look up tires at tirerack you can read the description and it usually mentions if a tire tread pattern is directional or asymmetric.

See
https://tyres.rezulteo.co.uk/tyre-ad...uld-you-choose

It's not really a big deal and has more to do with the choices a tire company makes when doing design for a given purpose.

Within some tire classes you will tend to see the same types of common tire tread patterns. Most of the time those patterns are largely functional not just trying to be decorative or cute but there can be exceptions.

Also, Alex is no longer with tirerack, ask for Reggie