Front suspension clunking more than expected ?

[M3AN 4016]

The tyres will only be directional if they say so with a big arrow on the sidewall. Asymmetric tyres are rarely directional because that's not commercially viable for the consumer segment.

What you're probably observing is the inherent compromise of the asymmetric pattern, it has to run in reverse on one side of the car. This has obvious disadvantages.

Edited August 13, 2019 by M3AN

[jon dee 500]

Fair comment. The tread pattern looks like it should be directinal but the only sidewall marking was "this side out". I looked for a "rotation" marking but could not see one, so you are on the money. Never came across that before and wouldn't buy such a tyre myself, so that is the new thing I learned today

Cheers... jondee86