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Frost 08-25-2016 11:52 AM
Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires - Inside out?
 
Does anyone know if the Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires can be rotated backwards?

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I don't see a directional arrow on the tires but I know they have an inside and outside.

EDIT: I'm 99.9% sure that I can switch them side to side (left front tire move to right front tire). I am NOT saying flipping them inside out (left front tire to right front wheel).

Ben_G 08-25-2016 02:57 PM
I think PSS are asymmetric non-directional, so as long you have the outside on the outside, you're good to go.

TireRack seems to back me up on this:
http://blog.tirerack.com/blog/colint...read-direction
Quote:
One of the most common questions I receive about tire tread design has to do with asymmetric tires. Their tread design makes it look like the tires on one side of the vehicle are rotating in the wrong direction. As long as the side stating "outside" on the sidewall is mounted facing you, then they are correct. Even though they may look wrong, the tires are engineered with different tread features and compounds across the tread design to optimize handling, wet and dry traction and ride quality.

All of these types of tires can be rotated but not equally as well. Symmetric and asymmetric tires can be rotated front-to-back, back-to-front and across. Directional tires cannot be cross rotated unless you have them remounted for the other side of the vehicle.

Icecreamtruk 08-25-2016 03:18 PM
Thats what the outside/inside are for. AS long as you can read outside while the tires are on the car, you are good to go. I used a set for lapping for 2 seasons (well, most of 2 seasons) and I moved them everywhere to make them wear simiarly (reason why I almost made 2 years with them actually). Front to rear same side, front to rear crossed side, same axle crossed side as well.

Frost 08-25-2016 04:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben_G (Post 2737797)
I think PSS are asymmetric non-directional, so as long you have the outside on the outside, you're good to go.

TireRack seems to back me up on this
Quote:
Originally Posted by Icecreamtruk (Post 2737808)
Thats what the outside/inside are for. AS long as you can read outside while the tires are on the car, you are good to go. I used a set for lapping for 2 seasons (well, most of 2 seasons) and I moved them everywhere to make them wear simiarly (reason why I almost made 2 years with them actually). Front to rear same side, front to rear crossed side, same axle crossed side as well.
Thanks guys! That's what I figured as well given it distinctly says OUTSIDE and INSIDE. It just feels weird watching the direction go the other way after so long.

yelsew 08-25-2016 05:17 PM
As far as I've seen before, the MPSS are non directional but asymmetric, and as long as you are not dismounting tires from wheels, they wont be able to be positioned wrong. Its actually good for non directional tires and asymmetric tires to be switched side to side every once in a while, even on non-track cars. what happens is that the individual blocks develop "heel toe" wear, where the leading and trailing edges of the tread elements exhibit different wear patterns. You should be good to go with moving the front wheels diagonal and the reel wheels forward :thumbup:

Frost 08-26-2016 12:02 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by yelsew (Post 2737936)
As far as I've seen before, the MPSS are non directional but asymmetric, and as long as you are not dismounting tires from wheels, they wont be able to be positioned wrong. Its actually good for non directional tires and asymmetric tires to be switched side to side every once in a while, even on non-track cars. what happens is that the individual blocks develop "heel toe" wear, where the leading and trailing edges of the tread elements exhibit different wear patterns. You should be good to go with moving the front wheels diagonal and the reel wheels forward :thumbup:
I'm actually dismounting the tires and slapping on track-only rubber but will swap the PSS back on for road trip duty so I'm trying to conserve them and protect them from the track. My right front has clearly taken a heavy beating so I'm trying to extend what I can out of them.

Love them as a road tire. Track tire? Pretty decent to start but fades quick.


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