Quote Originally Posted by hectic_filo View Post
nxt time ill be aware which tire to purchase. thanks again
It would help if such things as 'manufactured lead' were to be marked on tyres, but of course they aren't.

It's probably a reasonably safe bet that well known brand name tyres bought from an authorised distributor who sources their product from the authorised importer will be the 'correct' tyres for the market in which they are sold.

However, even respected brand name tyres (bought at a discounted price?) from an independant retailer who may source their stock wherever they can find it, may or may not have the 'correct' 'lead'...??? How would you know?

The tyres I just moved from the front to the rear (resulting in elimination of a tendency for the car to pull to the left) were BF Goodrich g-Force Sport bought from Jax, an otherwise nice tyre and a well respected brand.

Where does Jax source their tyres? I don't know.

Does Michelin even bother to make BFG tyres in right and left hand drive market variants? I don't know this either, but knowing the French, Michelin may consider driving on the left side to be a sign of cultural inferiority (after all the English drive on that side...), so they may refuse to make special versions on principle...?