Are rims directional?

[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by SailinAway

From that statement I deduce two things:

(1) Garage #1 rotated the tires incorrectly.

(2) Garage #2 was wrong to remove the tires from the rims and remount the tires.

If it was simply a matter of incorrect rotation, garage #2 could have just moved the tires to the correct side of the car. Instead, he removed the tires from the rims and remounted them. See why I'm confused?

Oops--I confess I was so excited about #1 that I ignored #2. I agree there is no reason to remove tires from rims for rotation

[SailinAway]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

Oops--I confess I was so excited about #1 that I ignored #2. I agree there is no reason to remove tires from rims for rotation

Boy, is this ever bizarre. It sounds like both garages made a mistake. I guess I will just have to chalk this up to experience.