The tread on the tires on the left of the car is moving forward (normal).
The tread on the right of the car is moving backward (WTF).

The dealer said that since there aren't arrows on the tires that they arent directional. They said that since they all say "outside" on them, they are installed correctly. I say bull****. Really they could just all be left side tires.

Here's the weird part... They have another Evo (blue) at the dealership. I went in and looked at that one, and sure enough the tread is going forward on the left, and backward on the right.


I just CANNOT wrap my head around the fact that this might be the way its supposed to be.

Someone set me straight please... 'cause I am pretty dumb.

By the way, I LOVE MY EVO X. The transmission (shifting) is even starting to smooth out.

 

Do all the tires say outside on the sidewall, and what kind of tires are they?

 

What you are describing is an asymmetrical tire, not a directional one. These are fairly common. If a direction isn't indicated, they will work either way as long as the side labeled outside is... outside.

 

Sure all the tires say "outside."

But couldnt that just mean that they are all left tires?

 

Asymetrical tires rarely LOOK directional tho. And if you did have directional and 2 were backwards they would pull like **** and make an *** load of noise.

 

pretty interesting question man.. you've sparked my interest. I got 2 evo x's down the road at Schaller... and I'll see if I can check it out and post up pics maybe?

 

they should be ok, so long as they dont have a directional arrow pointing the wrong way

 

I've installed many diffrent brands of tires in my day. Those are installed correctly. It does look a little funny I know, but that is how they are supposed to be. Directional tires will have an arrow on the sidewall indicating dirrection. If there is nothing on the sidewall indicating dirrectional then they are not directional. I don't know why they make them with the outside tread pointing one way when they are meant to work on either side, but I will assure you that every tire of that brand & model is exactly the same.

 

mine evo x is the same ,don;t worry

 

Haha, I went outside to check mine after reading this thread. Same here.

 

looked on the evo in my showroom, same thing

 

Yeah its normal. My old sti with the re070s was the same deal and it freaked me out at first.

 

Huh I was thinking that this was common knowledge by now.

 

Huh? Mine all go the same way



Just kidding.

 

As soon as I read this, I went out to check my tires and mine are just like the original post. The guy I was with, who did not read the post, says "these things are on wrong!" I am assuming this is the way they are supposed to put on and are ok.