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Old 08-21-2012, 03:15 PM
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Default Left and right handed Pirelli tyres HELP please

I have bought two new P Zero 295/30/ZR19 tyres.

Not the rosso or corso just the normal P Zero.

Are they right and left handed as the tyre supplier I have used says the L on the side wall means Lamborghini but if they are not handed tyres when you spin the left one around to go on the right the outside tread is upside down.

That means the left one will disperse water to the outside of the tyre and the right will disperse the water to the inside of the tyre.

Is this correct?

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Old 11-21-2012, 03:03 PM
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i havent seen these tires in person but this is the first i have ever heard of left and right handed tires. Usually there is an arrow on the sidewall of directional tires, meaning the arrow rolls or points towards the nose of the car. All the tread patterns should be facing in the same direction.
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There is an arrow on the tire that specifies the direction of rotation.
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Tire types include asymmetric and/or directional. In Pirelli speek that's Asimmetrico and/or Direzionale. Note the "and/or".

If the tire is directional, you will see an arrow showing which way the tire should rotate.

If the tire is asymmetric (which I believe yours are), you should see a word like "inner", "outer" or "outside" on a side wall. Pirelli normally uses "outside".

If you have a tire that's both asymmetric AND directional they will thus be sold as left or right tires.

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Originally Posted by lambomambo View Post
the tyre supplier I have used says the L on the side wall means Lamborghini
Post a pic of this area. Lamborghini is not a normal oem tire marking.

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