Do most people run directional or non-directional tires on their Zs?
Directional tires
- Thread starter B & Js Z
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Liverpool
I prefer non-directional tyres - but it's purely down to personal preference.
When I last tried some (Goodyear F1s), I found they seemed to tramline more than my Bridgestone S-02s, Michelin PS2s and Continental SportContact 2s. However, I've not tried any directional ones in about 5 years.
When I last tried some (Goodyear F1s), I found they seemed to tramline more than my Bridgestone S-02s, Michelin PS2s and Continental SportContact 2s. However, I've not tried any directional ones in about 5 years.
I've ran Falken 452's (directional) and Michelan PS2's (non-directional) The only difference IMO is in the make of the tire, not directional vs non directional. Non-directional is easier (if I'm getting nomenclature correct) as you can rotate the tire anywhere's you want (provided matching sizes). So far as I know it's all preference.
You can actually have multi directional, assymetric and directional, so actually 3 choices and combinations within these.
Multi directional is the tyre of choice for the cheap low performance runabout. Compromised because it can work either way, but generally cheaper as 1 tyre fits all 4 corners either way around.
The directional, obviously only run one way, but should be better than multi directional, as say thread is designed to clear water correctly, but lack the benefits of assymetric.
Ideally I'd want assymetric for performance, where say the inner part is a different tread pattern say to clear water and outer part another pattern to say assist high speed dry cornering when loaded up.
...and possibly the holy grail unidirectional and assymetric for best performance, but of course they can only be mounted on one side, and have an inner and outside so you need lefts and rights.
Multi directional is the tyre of choice for the cheap low performance runabout. Compromised because it can work either way, but generally cheaper as 1 tyre fits all 4 corners either way around.
The directional, obviously only run one way, but should be better than multi directional, as say thread is designed to clear water correctly, but lack the benefits of assymetric.
Ideally I'd want assymetric for performance, where say the inner part is a different tread pattern say to clear water and outer part another pattern to say assist high speed dry cornering when loaded up.
...and possibly the holy grail unidirectional and assymetric for best performance, but of course they can only be mounted on one side, and have an inner and outside so you need lefts and rights.