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Old 04-26-2009, 06:14 AM   #1
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Also, I know the tires are asymmetrical, but they also look like they're directional. On each side of the car the outermost treads are "pointing" in different directions, even though both sides have the "outside" label facing out. The tires don't have any directional arrows on them. Any ideas?
err that's rather bizarre... looking at the tread pattern it seems like you would have grip differences in the rain between both sides...
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err that's rather bizarre... looking at the tread pattern it seems like you would have grip differences in the rain between both sides...
That's what I thought, but fellow RT-615 owners said that's the way it is. I'll call Falken on Monday and ask.
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