Q: Can i reverse the rolling direction of my tires?

asked by on August 19, 2016

Hello, i bought new tires, and after a week or so, i noticed they were installed with the white walls hidden. I would like to flip them all around to make the white walls visible. Is this possible without damaging the tires? Someone told me this will destroy the belts. Is this at all true?

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