mixing unidirectional tires with directional tires?

[ihaveadent]

I have been looking for some Style 44 wheels and I found a guy who has some with tires but 2 of the rims have directional Pirellis on them and 2 of the rims have unidirectional Bridgstones on them. My question is, is it okay to run these tires together? If so, should I put the directional Pirellis in the back and the Bridgestones in the front or vice versa?

[Alpine3.23]

If you are using it for everyday driving it will not matter

[madsedan]

I've done this a few times, I felt comfortable about it based on a tire program Pirelli used to have. If you think about it, it makes sense.
Pirelli used to sell a set for sports cars that had a directional tire up front to cut the water a little better, and an assymetrical rear to take get better traction. I've always been happy running this odd set-up like this when I had to, espescially in the rain.

[ihaveadent]

so put the directionals up front and the traditionals in the back?

[madsedan]

Si.