I ran directional tires on my previous car (which was FWD) and despite not being rotated side to side, they wore evenly and lasted long enough. My current car is mechanical AWD, so it's important that the tires are rotated regularly and wear evenly. I wasn't too worried about it on my previous car, but I'm not sure if maybe I just got lucky.
Is direction/nondirectional just not worth worrying about as long as alignment is OK, or is it pretty common to see poor wear characteristics when tires can't be rotated side to side?
Is direction/nondirectional just not worth worrying about as long as alignment is OK, or is it pretty common to see poor wear characteristics when tires can't be rotated side to side?