Are rims directional?

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by SailinAway

I talked to another mechanic today. He said that rims are not symmetrical---you can't reverse them inside/outside. Therefore I believe my tires were mounted on the rims backwards by the dealer. Garage #1 didn't notice the problem and did not remove the tires from the rims. Garage #2 did notice the problem and remounted the tires on the rims. When Tire Warehouse removed the old tires, they were correctly mounted, meaning that Garage #2 mounted them correctly. Do you agree that this problem originated with the dealer? If so, I'm going to contact the dealer and ask to be refunded part of the cost of the new tires.

There's no way anyone is going to take responsibility for that at this point—too many cooks in the stew.

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