ekirilov

Hi guys, my suffering continues. I went to another tyre place and the issue with the pulling right was gone. I drove the car for 1 week and everything was fine ... until yesterday. I saw that the front tyres were put backwards ... they were put with the tread going the oposite direction as of the tyre manufacturer's recommendations. On the photos attached, you can see the front tyre photographed from the front. As of now, I drove the car during lot of rain here in the Netherlands and during braking, cornering, etc., didn't notice anything particular about the handling and the traction. Basically I was not aware they were backwards at all. The rears though are going according to the recommended direction from Michelin. So I was wondering, do you think there might be any issues if I drove it like that during the winter? Sadly, I've cancelled my appointment at Lexus and I will wait for a new one at least for 2-3 weeks. On Monday I will visit the garage to get their explanation about their decision but I assume they will tell me that everything should be allright. Is it common that direcrional tyres may be placed backwards on the front for RWD cars? And is there going to be security issues with my braking/ traction at higher speeds? I was not able to find any particular info online about that matter. Somehow though, for now I feel the car behaving perfectly, even the fuel consumtion is + 1L at most higher compared to the summers. Can you please share your opinion?

Hi guys, thank you for the discussion so far. After 1 working day of reading all kinds of sources on wheel allignment, tyre types, suspencion setup, etc., I have some updates. Basically I was wondering in the beginning, if my IS300h can even have tyres that are anything but asymetrical, and that the model is not suitable for Michelin, Continental ... etc. Basically, I am almost 100% sure that the tyres are fine, pressure is fine and alignment is done. However, I will go to another tyre shop and request another balancing, since I suspect it might not have been done correctly. If this is not the case, I will check on my appointment with my local dealer on 5-th December and we will see. I've heard from the guy who sold me the car, who is selling 2nd hand Lexus cars mainly, and he confirmed about multiple ISs with Michelin tyres, without any issues. I will continue with my hustle and in the meantime will keep you posted!

Thanks guys! @NemesisUK, I saw this post the other day. My tyres came with no such stripes unfortunately. I found a way to swap the tyres with another guy and with his payment, I may be able to buy another winters. What do you recommend? Should it be asymetrical, or has anyone in the forum any experience with winter tyres from other brands?

Hi guys, Recently I've bought a new set of 4 Michelin Alpin 6 winter tyres, in order to have new rubber for the winter season. After checking online, these were the most convenient in my opinion, and Michelin as brand seems reliable and no brainer in this case. However, since the tyre chainge, my car started drifting towards right for speeds over 40-50 kp/h. I've double checked with the tyre shop that made the replacement and sold me the tyres. They made an allighnment too, but the issue is still there. Today I went to the local Lexus dealer and they scheduled an appointment after 2 weeks, due to capacity constraints. However, the guy over there suggested, that it is entyrely due to the tyres. He mentioned that they had similar issues previously with Michelin tyres, where the cars were heading over to specific direction. He mentioned, that due to the V-shaped tread of the tyres, it is possible for the car to head slightly to the left/right. He mentioned, that ideally, the tyres need to have inner and outer side, instead of being the same troughout. My question is, have you ever seen such issues with M Alpin tyres with your IS300h, 17" tyres? And what is the best option, to return them for something else Michelin wise, or different car brand althogether? Is it bad for the car if I continue driving with them this way too?