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      01-20-2012, 03:23 PM   #1
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PS2 Question for Smart tire people.

So I was looking at my tires on the car and thought all of a sudden that I was somehow sold two right, or two left tires...

I know this sounds weird already, because the next thing I thought to myself is that I KNOW that there is no left or right with PS2's, just an outside and inside.

So Im thinking to myself. How is it possible that one of the best tires out there has tread that goes in opposite directions on the same axle. wouldn't this cause tread wear issues, handling issues, traction issues and who knows what else.

Take a look at the picture before and pretend your looking at them on the back of a car. To me the tread seems to be totally opposite. Like one tire would have better traction than the other.



Am I the only one that is noticing this now after years of running these tires? Can someone try to explain how "physically" this works ok? To me its like if the direction of the holes on our break rotors when opposite ways from right to left. Wouldent that cause different performance?

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