nectrplnt

Do you guys ever flip your tires to the other side to prolong tire wear? I get the impression tire shops don't like doing this and I generally wait till its too late. As always the insides of my rears go pretty quick but this time I have some more tread life so I'm considering it.

AKTUNG

It will help some but remember you must break down the tires and re-mount them to make sure they are turning in the correct direction. Pay attention to the rotation arrow.

goofballdeluxe

Tires are relatively cheap, and also a very critical part of your car from a safety standpoint. You may get a few more miles by flipping them, but, personally, I'd just wear them out as is and then replace.

Tire Rack has a special on Sumi HTRZ IIIs, all 4 tires for $530. No affiliation, but my point is, at these prices, it's cheaper just to buy new ones than flip old ones

serval

Rotating tires on a 993 is impossible for most brands. Not only are the front and rears different sizes and the treads unidirectional, but also asymmetrical so you cannot swap left and right.

NC TRACKRAT

Usually, it's the just the rears that need flipping. If you've got a good shop or friend who knows what they're doing at a reasonable price, I say do it, especially if you can get, say, 5K more miles out of those tires. The only downside is the risk of damaging the rim.

mwneedham

Just "flipped" the fronts on my 964 before a track event. Although Nitto-NT01 are directional and asymetrical tires, I am not concerned with the wet, so went for it. Car and tires performed perfectly.

MWN

race911

Sure. I have NO idea what half the posts above are advising against. All you're doing on these cars is running left rear on the right rear, and vice-versa. In the same direcrion. Nothing a tire guy who's not a complete moron can't do. Been doing it for decades, with both street and race tires.

But as the OP said, it's all about doing while it's worthwhile.

cgfen

yes, absolutely

good advice
some tires you have to break down and remount, others can just be swapped side-2-side.

craig

Bill Verburg

It depends on the tire but I swapped my track tires, MPSC,and right to left left to right regularly

serval

Maybe I am confused, but how will you swap left / right on directional, asymmetrical tires without changing either direction relative positioning of asymmetrical tread?

race911

Don't confuse/combine asymmetrical with directional. First, I'll fully admit I'm not up on the primo priced tires, but which ones out there now are designate left side/right side?

(Yeah, the competition Yokohoma A008R/RS, and the BFG R1 of the '80s/'90s were. Sort of. And I believe some tires for exotics still may be. Anything else, jump in and correct me.)

So if you've got a tire presently mounted on your left rear, rotating its proper direction (the way the arrow points), put a mark on the outside of the tire. Now, dismount the tire, remount it with that mark on the inside. Mount the wheel on the right rear of the car. Guess what--same direction of rotation, and your slightly worn inner will now be on the right side.

NYC993

Serval's point is that most street tires are both directional and asymmetrical.

race911

As I said, name which directional tires are specifically designated for left side and right side use. I've never run one for a street tire.

If something is merely marked "outside" it can't also be directional without being sold to go on a specifc side.

XR4Tim

Most asymmetrical tires that I'm aware of are not directional.

TMc993

http://blog.tirerack.com/blog/choose...does-this-mean