Asymmetrical tires

[Shouldhavegotthegt]

So I got a really good deal on some Pirelli Corsa. It came as a set of 4 in 285/35/19. Apparently they design the system with left and right tires. I got 4 rights. Big O does the cheapest installs. He said that it could be super dangerous to mount these. I can damage the diff and the gearing. From reading other forums it says that it's not a big deal and worse case is higher probability of hydroplanning.

Not sure. I know technically I should probably find a different set. But I don't really want to just eat the cost of these plus drop $800-1000 on a new set. I don't daily drive my car either. I have a truck they I drive to work and never really drive in the rain plus I live in Phoenix so rain is not an issue.

What are you're guys thoughts. Safe to just do it. Zero track use. Just drive to work and around town.

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[NightmareMoon]

I would guess that hydroplaning would be the main risk. Maybe some extra noise.

You live in Phoenix, but what are the chances you can entirely avoid driving in standing water?

If you can find 4 left tires, you'll have one perfect set and a second set for later!

 

[dgc333]

There is no right and left with an Asymmetrical tires. There is an inside and outside to the tire but they can be mounted on either side. It is a directional tire that has a right and left. The tire will have an arrow indicating the direction of rotation on the side wall.

The only Pirelli performance tire that is directional is the P Zero Corsa System, the P Zero Corsa is Asymmetrical and can be mounted on either side. They do not make a 285 tire in the Corsa System.

 

[wildcatgoal]

There is no right and left with an Asymmetrical tires. There is an inside and outside to the tire but they can be mounted on either side. It is a directional tire that has a right and left. The tire will have an arrow indicating the direction of rotation on the side wall.

The only Pirelli performance tire that is directional is the P Zero Corsa System, the P Zero Corsa is Asymmetrical and can be mounted on either side. They do not make a 285 tire in the Corsa System.

Exactly what I came in to say, haha.

 

[tom_sprecher]

The Toyos I used to run were directional and shaved, but once you had a couple of heat cycles in them Appalachian Race Tire said you could put them on either side.

YMMV with rain use.

 

[Shouldhavegotthegt]

Exactly what I came in to say, haha.

These are the Pzero Corsa system. It says right on all 4. They also sell left tires for 285/35/19.

 

[Grintch]

These are the Pzero Corsa system. It says right on all 4. They also sell left tires for 285/35/19.

I was eyeing these on tire rack. And didn't buy them because you couldn't get a matched set.

I think they are both inside/outside and forward/backward asymmetrical to get specific right & left tires.

Forward and backwards is primarily a rain thing, and these don't have much tread to be running in the rain anyway. I would probably try them but would be looking for vibrations when I ran them at first in case there are significant directional structure issues.

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