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Originally Posted by nat  I have a tire question! Are all tires labeled with white lettering on one side and black on the other, and If so whats the purpose of this? I see some people with white lettering and some without, I wonder if the tire shop asked which they preferred to show.
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Also, I have been wanting one of those tire covers for a set (4) of tires stacked up that you will see outside tire shops. Are these specially purchased or given as advertising? Is there a chance I could go to a tire shop and get one for free maybe? would they happen to have some extra normally? Do you consider this trash sometimes and throw them out?  |
GOOD QUESTION
EVERY TIRE SIZE MADE IS ENGINEERED WITH A VEHICLE, OR VEHICLES, IN MIND.
WHITE LETTERING HAS TO BE BUILT INTO THE SIDE OF A TIRE AND THEREFORE
1. - ADDS TO THE COST OF A TIRE.
2. - ADDS EXTRA MATERIAL TO THE SIDEWALL THUS CHANGING HOW THE TIRE WILL GENERATE HEAT DURING NORMAL USE. HEAT IS A TIRES ENEMY.
THAT BEING SAID, THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS NO
MOST WL TIRES CAN BE USED EITHER WAY UNLESS THEY HAVE A DIRECTIONAL TREAD. SOME SIZES ARE MADE BOTH WAYS, WL AND BLK. CERTAIN SIZES SUCH AS A HIGH SPEED RATED ZR TIRE ARE ALWAYS BLK. WL JUST WON'T FIT ON SOME REALLY LOW PROFILE TIRES AND WOULD LOOK OUT OF PLACE.
YOUR QUESTION ON THE TIRE BAGS.
MOST ARE FOR MARKETING AND WILL BE THROWN OUT AT SOME TIME. WE DON'T CONSIDER THEM TO HAVE A VALUE WHEN WE ARE DONE WITH THEM. I WOULD THINK A LOCAL SHOP WOULD GIVE YOU ONE.
THANKS FOR THE QUESTIONS.
BILL