Tire Question ??

[carkid0007]

I am have just regular tires and I was wondering what "Directional" tires are ?, Are they bad to have on the Nissan 240 ? If not a bad thing would they be better on the front or back or would it matter ?

[Dousan_PG]

directional are OK
just make sure you have them facing the right direction
doestn matter front or back

[carkid0007]

They are the right way but the mechanic told me to get them off !, so what should I do go buy other tires ?

[Red]

There is nothing wrong with directional tires… As dousan36 said… Now the only thing I would think of is are they worn down? Or a cheep brand… Other then that… You tech is a tard.

It is however harder to rotate you tires. But as long as you keep them in check you wont need to sweat it too much.

I have the Sumitomo HTR Z II - Size 205/45WR16 Blackwall... I like em allot... Though they do look kind of "stupid" being such a low profile. I'll go with the 205/50WR16 next… And they are 79$ each at www.tirerack.com

EDIT: Spellchecker <-- so people don't get mad at me :)

[AKADriver]

205/55-16 is the correct size.

Directional means the tread points only one way... it's designed to only rotate one direction. Performance tires are usually directional.

Directional Yokohama AVS ES100:
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/yokohama/yo_avs_es_100_ci1_l.jpg

Non-directional Pirelli PZero Nero:
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/pirelli/pi_p_zero_nero_ci1_l.jpg

It doesn't necessarily mean the tire is better or worse, it's just design. It does prevent you from rotating tires side to side (but you can still rotate front to back).