newer tires in the rear

[Pinchlite]

My used Yaris came with 2 different brands(summers)the new ones are uniroyal and in excellent shape with little wear.

The other ones are weather max with more wear but within safe spec.

These tires are also different tread pattern

I think I will put the newer better treaded tires(same brand) in the back.I have read this is better.


(No matter if your vehicle is front-, rear-, or all-wheel-drive, a pickup, a sporty car, or an SUV: If you buy only two new tires, you should put them on the back, according to tire manufacturer Michelin North America)

[kevinj93]

Originally Posted by Pinchlite

(No matter if your vehicle is front-, rear-, or all-wheel-drive, a pickup, a sporty car, or an SUV: If you buy only two new tires, you should put them on the back, according to tire manufacturer Michelin North America)

That's the normal recommendation. I believe the idea is that any loss of traction will be more noticeable on the older tires. This means you car will tend to understeer or run wide, in turns. Most people can correct this more easily by easing off the throttle and /or applying more steering lock.

[tarkus]

I always put the new pair on the front as that's where maximum wear is. Once they're run in, which will happen quite soon on the front, then it's all pretty much the same.

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[ern-diz]

Like tarkus, I would have assumed you want the most traction on the wheels doing the most work.

Learn something new everyday, eh?

[tarkus]

Brand new tires will have slightly less traction until they're worn-in a bit. that will happen pretty quickly on the front.

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[bronsin]

I learned the hard way new tiresome on a curve on a snowy road. go on the rear when I went into a spin at 15 mph

New tires do NOT GO ON THE FRONT,

[tarkus]

With ice and snow there's no predictability what can happen, whatever your new /old tyre configuration. Living in Canada, I should know! :-)

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[bronsin]

Try this:

When the roads are snowy but plowed, put a set of worn tires on the rear wheels with newer ones on the front. Pick a deserted road with a curve and take the curve at 5 10 15 20 25 mph until you skid out (spin) now change the tires front to back and try it again.

You ll fine you can take the curve faster with the worn tires on the front and the newer ones on the rear.

[LeeS17]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Try this:

When the roads are snowy but plowed, put a set of worn tires on the rear wheels with newer ones on the front. Pick a deserted road with a curve and take the curve at 5 10 15 20 25 mph until you skid out (spin) now change the tires front to back and try it again.

You ll fine you can take the curve faster with the worn tires on the front and the newer ones on the rear.

But you will have more understearing and longer breaking distance

[bronsin]

Try it and choose. The loss of control is pretty dramatic.

[Pinchlite]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Try it and choose. The loss of control is pretty dramatic.

Thanks to you and everyone that replied.I have the best tires on the back.I will be buying 2 new next summer and those will go on the back.

The tires that are on the back know are pretty near new as it is so it should work out good when I rotate with the new ones next year>

[tarkus]

Try this:
When the roads are snowy but plowed, put a set of worn tires on the rear wheels with newer ones on the front. Pick a deserted road with a curve and take the curve at 5 10 15 20 25 mph until you skid out (spin) now change the tires front to back and try it again.
You ll fine you can take the curve faster with the worn tires on the front and the newer ones on the rear.

If they're that worn, I wouldn't have them on either the front or rear in winter time. I always use snow tyres with lots of tread, whether new or used.

I have also been fitting new winter tyres on the front as long as I can remember, always installed a couple of weeks or so before the snow season starts, so that they're worn-in by the time the snow driving starts. Never had any problems with that at all here in Toronto.

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[bronsin]

Originally Posted by Pinchlite

Thanks to you and everyone that replied.I have the best tires on the back.I will be buying 2 new next summer and those will go on the back.

The tires that are on the back know are pretty near new as it is so it should work out good when I rotate with the new ones next year>

I think if you rotate the more worn tires to the rear for summer and then back to the front for winter you'd be OK.

This would presume that you drive conservatively. If you drive aggressively I think you're going to experience this problem sooner and even on roads that are just wet.

[kimona]

This from the discounttiredirect website:

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...ireMounting.do

[tarkus]

OK we appear to be talking about different levels of wear. If a ťyre is worn to the point there's a significantly increased risk of aquaplaning, then it shouldn't be used at all, and needs to be changed - period. It's not worth the risk.

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[bronsin]

This of course is pretty crazy since of fwd cars rear tires wear much faster on the front. Maybe twice as fast.

I put the new tires on front for 40 years until I has an accident...

[kimona]

On Monday, I'll be moving the rear tyres to the front and installing new rubber on the rear.

[tarkus]

After a hundred or two miles of wear, it will become a moot point which is at the front or the back.

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