Running wrong tires rotation for 5 month

[MetalSlug]

My coworker tires looking kinda low on air . Being a car guy I told her that her tires need some air . Checking her tires pressure . I note the tires rotation is wrong direction ! I told her what happens and she say . She take in for oil change and free tires rotation that 5 month ago . I don't know that would do any damage to anything but I told her that bring the car back to pepboy and told them to fix the tires rotation . Rear right to rear left . Rear left to rear rights. She might get free oil change

 

[randomhero439]

Nice work, doubt it would "hurt" the tire. But accelerated treadwear, reduced grip, and increased tire noise are likely.

 

[HTSS_TR]

Nothing to worry about. Tirerack tested the wrong rotation on both wet and dry roads, no performance different on dry and a little less on wet.

 

[Kuato]

Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
Nothing to worry about. Tirerack tested the wrong rotation on both wet and dry roads, no performance different on dry and a little less on wet.


IIRC they didn't test every tire; her wet traction could be severely compromised.

 

[dparm]

Depends on the tread design. It won't hurt the tire, but it could reduce wet traction.

 

[CapriRacer]

My experince is that directional tires running the wrong way only have wet (and snow) traction issues at the time they are doing that. Once corrected, no long term affect.

 

[MetalSlug]

Luck for she . We rarely have rains here lately

. But nice save though