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Originally Posted by gbalthrop
ANYONE know any reason for maintaining same Rotation Direction of tire tread? That would prevent swapping wheels between Left/ Right sides of vehicle. If tire manufacturer does NOT specify that tread is "Directional", and there is nothing marked ON the tire sidewall to that effect, any reason NOT to swap side-to-side?
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That is a left-over from old bias-ply tires. Modern non-directional radials don't care. In fact, here is a Bridgestone document that RECOMMENDS swapping sides:
https://www.bridgestonetire.com/lear...tire-rotation/
I'm sure most other tire manufacturers have similar recommendations.