I had snow tires put on my car in November. I now want to switch them out for my summers. When the shop took my summer wheels/tires off they did not label which tire was where. The tires only had 4k miles on them when removed. Will it matter where I mount the summers? If so, is there a way to determine which tire was where so that I can properly rotate them?
with only 4k on them, not really. just have them put the two that take the most weight to balance on the rear of the car. unless they are directional tires then you put the one of the two per side with most weight on the rear.
if your talking about them marking them right and left then by the time winter comes the belt in the tires should come back together. a tire shop owner told me if you leave them sit for 6 months then it don,t matter which side you put them on.
If the tires are directional, meaning they have a single correct sense of rotation by design, it is always marked on the tire sidewall, usually indicating ROTATION and an arrow. If there isn't such a marking, they are non-directional. Even in non-directional tread designs it is better, though, that the tires be used as before (for the same reason, the tire rotation should be made on the same side of the vehicle). You might try to infer the sense of rotation (and therefore the side) from the tread pattern: if it has longitudinal Y-like elements such as in a tractor tires, the upper (open) part of the Y on the road (mud, snow) should be oriented forward. hth
