Radial tire question

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by MOTORHEAD

For years we were told that once radial tires were run in one direction that they should not be reversed and run in the opposite direction as this could cause the belts to break loose causing a lump in the tire tread, and making it out of balance and roundness, and maybe even dangerous.
Some time ago as I was having balance problems with my truck tires, I was told that the "one direction only" rule for radials no longer applied.
Does anyone here have factual information on this subject ?

TIA
Ted

I haven't been able to find any credible debunking of the old myth relating to the "one direction only" rule for radials, only a few forums where the largely uninformed are weighing in with their opinions.

OTOH, there are plenty of good sources for information relating to proper tire rotation, NONE of which refer to the old myth. As such, I believe you can safely assume said myth has no merit.

Check out:
http://www.tiresafety.com/maint/maint_content.asp
Tire Tech Information - Tire Rotation Instructions

[mikeinatlanta]

Originally Posted by cycleguy55

I haven't been able to find any credible debunking of the old myth relating to the "one direction only" rule for radials, only a few forums where the largely uninformed are weighing in with their opinions.

OTOH, there are plenty of good sources for information relating to proper tire rotation, NONE of which refer to the old myth. As such, I believe you can safely assume said myth has no merit.

Check out:
http://www.tiresafety.com/maint/maint_content.asp
Tire Tech Information - Tire Rotation Instructions

Yep, just make sure and change the nitrogen so the molecules can properly realign for the optimum gas mileage and all that other stuff nitrogen is supposed to do.