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Originally Posted by Smallblock454
@jakeru: In general modern tires are directional and have a stamped Outside on the flanks. It's not only the profile it's also the tire carcass that won't allow to exchange tires like you suggested.
Regards, Markus
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I just had my rear tires dismounted and remounted inside-out, as discussed above in this thread, to help even out future tread wear. They are performance all-season style 18" Michelins and although directional, were not asymmetric (so in other words, while there is a proper direction of rotation for water evacuation and hydroplane resistance, there is no "inner" and "outer" side of the tire.)
This "flipping" procedure has the added benefit of also rotating the tires from left-right sides of the car (it's actually necessary while flipping a directional tire to do this to maintain the right rotation direction), which can't otherwise be accomplished.
I feel like it's going to buy some extra life, and driving home they also felt surprisingly great!
