So I asked tire rack about the tires and here is their response
Fair enough. Okay, let me rephrase that. If there is a certain section of the tire that's obviously on the inside more than it is the outside, and out is out and in is in, and let's say that tire is RIGHT. Now take that tire, spin it 180* so that now the same out is still out, and the in is still in. Now it's on the LEFT. The interior part is still on the inside as it's supposed to be. Looking at the asymmetry of that, once you located the tire to the other side and spun it 180, then it's all good again because now out is still out, in is still in, and the inner design is still closer to the inside right? That would be the statement of the tire guys.
Okay, now take a piece of paper, and make it into a tire, that is, a rolled up end to end circle. Now label this one right. Now draw on the outside of your paper tire a tread pattern that the groove faces up and out to the front of the car. You now have this OBVIOUS groove facing forward right? That groove you just drew now faces forward, and the leading edge of that groove is biting into the elements as the tire rolls forward. Right?
Now, turn your paper tire 180*. Now look at the groove you just drew. That same groove that was facing forward is now facing backwards NOT biting into the elements. So, if that's the case how can it be of correct left side orientation?
I'm no tire expert more than anyone else here. I'm just looking at it from a common sense perspective. The only reason I thought about it is because Jag says "don't rotate the tires" . So I wondered why.
Maybe I'm wrong. It's my 2 cents.
Tell me what you think after doing the paper tire experiment.