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Just purcahsed 2 Kumho Ecsta XS wheel and Im having a problem???

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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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I just purcahsed 2 Kumho Ecsta XS wheels from Full throttle in Queens, I observed them when I got home and to me it seems like Kumho sent to left sides to Full throttle and i couldn't even call them cause I took them 10min b4 closing can someone confirm if they make them for right and for left. I know they are definatly directional though

I bought 2 for just the front and this is how it would be on my car, look at the diagram I made with the Indy car. It just doesn't make sense
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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they should say outside on them like in this pic

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/BigPic...omCompare1=yes
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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Default Re: Just purcahsed 2 Kumho Ecsta XS wheel and Im having a problem???

On this tire there is no right or left. There is only an inside and outside.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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On this tire there is no right or left. There is only an inside and outside.
I bought 2 for just the front and this is how it would be on my car, look at the diagram I made with the Indy car. It just doesn't make sense
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 04:30 AM
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my wheels are the same, i have parada spec 2's. i just rockem back wards.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 10:46 AM
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Default Re: Just purcahsed 2 Kumho Ecsta XS wheel and Im having a problem???

Originally Posted by CRAZY-EG9
I bought 2 for just the front and this is how it would be on my car, look at the diagram I made with the Indy car. It just doesn't make sense
No different than how RT-615 Azenis look, in regards to being asymmetric non-directional tires.



On one side of the car, the tires look to be "backwards". However, that's just how they are designed.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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Default Re: Just purcahsed 2 Kumho Ecsta XS wheel and Im having a problem???

Yup. These are asymmetrical tires, which means that one side must face inside, and the other side must face outside. But they are NOT directional - meaning, they don't have to rotate in one particular direction.

There is no such thing as a "left side tire" and a "right side tire". There is only one tire on each side.

You may think that the tread pattern looks like it ought to be reversed when used on the opposite side of the car, but the engineers at Kumho disagree with you and only make one tire version available.
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