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Originally Posted by Lil bastard
Directional tires are designed to throw water to the outside rather than under the car.
Reverse them, and you're throwing the water under the car to the opposite wheel encouraging hydroplaning.
Not an issue if you don't drive on less than sunny days.
Cheers!
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That might be true with some non-directional tires, but with these and all other directional tires the grooves are basically v's from the centerline out. Water is pumped out to both sides of the tire. If they're reversed, water is pumped into the center of the tire, making a nice thick puddle to slide on. There's no specific in side or out side on a directional tire, so they have to evacuate water equally to both sides. Otherwise you'd have to buy "right" side and "left" side directional tires.