I recently bought a set of bullits that came off a 2006 GT. They were put on in the factory but I noticed that all the tires are not going the same way. 3 are mounted with tread going one way and the other is not. They are Pirelli P Zeros.

Do these tires have to rotate a certain way? I will pay to have that one switched if I must.

Thanks
jmac

 

if it say rotation this way and its gone the wrong way it should be turned around. it should have a arrow and say rotation this way if it is a directional tire

 

That is the thing. I don't see any arrows on it. If there are no arrows, can is just go any direction?

 

If they're directional it will say which way they need to rotate on the tire. I hope you're getting some wheel spacers to use with these wheels? Like at least 1 inch spacers...

 

Why do you hope that I am? Better look? Something wrong with them now?

 

Does anyone know if Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season tires are directional. I don't see any arrows, but the tread does look like it goes a certain way. I just want to make sure that I am not screwing it up.

 

bump anyone?

 

Make sure they rotate the same direction all the time. There should be an arrow on one side of the tire to show direction of rotation. The tire shop should have seen this, and I would take it back to have it corrected. Be aware that when you have a radial tire that rotates in one direction for a said amount of miles, you cannot turn the tire around to run it the other direciton. This could cause the tires belts to become loose and blow out. If they are new, no big deal, just get it fixed, if you bought the tires used, then get it done immeadiately. I am not trying to scare you, you just need to know what, COULD, happen. That is why directionals can only be rotated from front to back and vice versa. In the days of bias plys, you could swap to the other side of the car. It is for this reason I have the same tire size all around, if you purchase tires that are larger in the rear, you cannot rotate them, and have to purchase new ones sooner than you would if you could rotate them. Hope this helps.

 

Here is those tires at tirerack.com. They don't look directional to me, and I don't see anywhere in the description that says they are.

 

They dont look directional to me either. He may be OK leaving them like they are.