Just occurred to me I should check the spare tire I have on the steel rim
(Duh! I should of done this sooner…I hate getting old!)
It a Yokohama YK740 and it says OUTSIDE on it
So I believe this tire can be used as a spare because it non directional
I would saved alot effort if I just looked at tire—I am so sorry!
Check out photos
AM I RIGHT?
Yup, checking is always good, just like reading the owner's manual - how many do that before they have a problem to solve?
Anyway, here's a pretty good video which pretty much says it all:
In my experience;
Directional tyres will have an arrow on the sidewall showing DOR and often accompanied by the word "rotation". The tyre must be fitted so that when going forward the tyre is rotating in that direction. This means that, once mounted to a rim, they can only be fitted to one side of the vehicle.
Asymetric tyres most often have the word "outside" on the sidewall which must face away from the vehicle centreline - which you can see very easily by just looking at the tyre sidewall. This type of tread is not rotational so wheels can be swapped from one side of the vehicle to the other.
Multidirectional (or symetrical if you prefer to call them that) can be mounted either way round on the rim - so there's no "outside", "inside" or "rotation" lettering and they can be fitted to any position on the vehicle.
Simple once you get your head round it?
Edit. So it looks to me, from what I can see of the pattern in your picture of the tyre, that your Yokohama (a good tyre brand in my opinion) is not directional. Basically if it's not got the arrow or "rotation/direction" on the sidewall you can be pretty sure it's not directional.
