I have just read a query, where a chap ordered tyres from Black Circles and was

told they only had Left Hand Drive Tyres in stock, no Right Hand Drive stock.

Needless to say the man was confused, I am aware that some tyres are "handed"

and should be fitted as marked but clearly the suppliers were confused. Or were they?

What a load of  *******s .......You dont need backwards tyres to go in reverse ?? & do Australians have to order  upsidedown tyres ??? Is it April the 1st ???I've owned a rew LHD Yanks &  bought & fitted UK tyres ..... DOH>>>

Think they must mean directional tyres, some are 'handed' i.e. drivers and passenger side as they have an asymmetric tread pattern

Black circles, the worst online tyre supplier in the UK. I've never known such a poor organisation in all my days.

Surely what he was after were 'Directional tyres' which were also asymmetric and they only had ones to suit the passenger side of a right hand drive car.

None available to fit the drivers side.

 

Or they were coc-king things up.

Edited 23 June, 20169 yr by GoneOffSKi

They'll be directional and asymmetric tyres then.

Directional or not they can be fitted to any side of the car! You just can't swap them around once on the wheel as that would change the direction.

Directional or not they can be fitted to any side of the car! You just can't swap them around once on the wheel as that would change the direction.

Not if they're asymmetric as well.

I've had directional tyres, and I've had asymmetric tyres, no idea if any tyres are both though.

Which have a direction arrow and 'outside' on the sidewall that goes to the 'outside'.

Directional and asymmetric tyres are pretty rare but can only be fitted to one side of a vehicle.

 

If a tyre is directional and symmetric or non-directional, it can be used on either side.

Edited 23 June, 20169 yr by langers2k

them ud only normally be fitted to Agricultural tractors though  .  .  .

And some sports cars in the case of the Yokohama Advan Neova AD05/AD06 which are OE fitment for some Lotus Elise variants

So, for clarity as I understand it:-

Asymmetric tyres - may be fitted to either side as long as the 'Outside' marking is adhered to.

Directional tyres - may be fitted to either side as long as the 'Direction of Rotation' marking is adhered to ( ie will need to be changed from rim to rim if swapping sides)

Asymmetric AND Directional - can only be fitted to one side.

As many tyres are now directional or asymmetric ( and some both) the advice from many car manufacturers on swapping round tyres to even out wear is to swap front to back (and vice versa ) ON THE SAME SIDE.

So, for clarity as I understand it:-

Asymmetric tyres - may be fitted to either side as long as the 'Outside' marking is adhered to.

Directional tyres - may be fitted to either side as long as the 'Direction of Rotation' marking is adhered to ( ie will need to be changed from rim to rim if swapping sides)

Asymmetric AND Directional - can only be fitted to one side.

As many tyres are now directional or asymmetric ( and some both) the advice from many car manufacturers on swapping round tyres to even out wear is to swap front to back (and vice versa ) ON THE SAME SIDE.

 

 

But non of the above would be marked LHD or RHD as per the original post.

But non of the above would be marked LHD or RHD as per the original post.

Exactly so.

I suspect a misunderstanding by the OP or the tyre supplier ( most likely!).

This is what is probably being discussed.

 

http://www.clickontyres.co.uk/premium-tyres/product/265_35_zr20_bridgestone_e070_95y_tl_rhd_lhd_war

Asymmetric (sometimes called non-directional) tyres usually have 'Outside' and 'Inside' stamped on the wall of the tyre.

This tells the tyre fitter which way the tyre must be fitted onto the wheel.

Once fitted correctly onto the wheel, that tyre/wheel can be legally fitted to any corner of the car.

 

If the tyre is 'Directional' the tyre rotation will be stamped onto the wall of the tyre.

This will tell tell the tyre fitter which way around the tyre must be fitted onto the wheel.

Once this tyre is fitted to the wheel it must comply the wheel/ tyre rotation will be a driving forward motion only.

So once tyre is fitted, the tyre of this nature can only move in one driving direction, either on the 'offside' or nearside only, but not both..

Edited 23 June, 20169 yr by giandougl

When I started to read this post, I thought it was a wind up. Seemingly it's not.

I understand the part about 'directional' because of the tread pattern,

the rest is way over my head.

Thanks for teaching me something I knew nothing about.

Rightly or wrongly, I trust the garage I've been using for over 20 years.

They understand my wants/needs and always answer any questions I have.

I think what's confusing here is the word "Drive".

I can understand tyres to be fitted to Left Hand (nearside) and Right Hand (offside) wheels but as far as I am aware the word "Drive" should not have appeared.
It does not matter at all what side of the road the car is driven on.

http://ctyres.co.uk/general/asimetrical

Edited 23 June, 20169 yr by GoneOffSKi

Did you mean this Assymetric Tyres

If that is directed at me, i just put up the link, they did their website.

see post #3 i know the spelling.  & how to fit tyres.

If that is directed at me, i just put up the link, they did their website.

see post #3 i know the spelling.  & how to fit tyres.

That was me trying to put up a working link you shared that brought up a "404 page not found error" as you know because you went in and edited it.

What's spelling and knowing how to fit tyres got to do with it?

I did indeed edit it because it did not link, i just wondered what you were on about with the 'did you mean this'