Avons are directional (sort of)

[Morris]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Well, when they write "face right," do they mean the right side of the car or the right side of the tire?

Dot or mark is on the Right side of the wheel on the rear....and Dot or mark on the left side of the wheel on the front. it has all to do with the way they wrap the belts.... for stopping and accelerating

Obviously you guy's aren't racing or even taxing you cars.... but when you do start to do fast racing or tracking a car you had better pay attention to details.... that is why the tires are always marked as which Axle and which side they go on.... it's not for show.......

At High speeds those tires can come apart and explode in a heart beat....

Back in the 80's I did a lot of testing for Goodyear and especially the Radials.... when they were first coming out ....and one exploded on me and I thought I'd never stop spinning.... felt like a Gyroscope....

So go ahead and disregard what the tire companies are telling you and you'll learn....

For Warned is For Armed...

Morris