[auto-x] Directional Mounting

["Warren, John" <jwarren@gibbsdc.com>]

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> From: 	Brad Sheridan[SMTP:brads@mindspring.com]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, August 04, 1998 10:26 AM
> To: 	scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: 	Re: [auto-x] I Luv my new Kumho's
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>   Just curious, have you actually seen this done? I know on bike
> tires,
> some of these directionally mount slicks or street tires will fall
> apart in
> short order if you stick it on backwards. It has do with how the
> rubber
> molecules are aligned. Does anyone know if Indy slicks are
> directional? I
> would assume those are, I'm just curious how far that trickles down.
> 
> Brad
> 
 My kart tires (Bridgestone and Dunlop) have rotation marks on them, but
have mounted them both ways. I have seen no ill effects, even at 80+
mph. I remember seeing rotation arrows on Firestone tires in the garage
at Indy in '97.
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