Matching tyres
Discussion
Bought a used car then got home and realised one of the rear tyres is a different manufacturer (Kumho) to the others. I want to replace it so it matches, but it feels a bit reckless throwing away a basically brand new tyre because its slightly different to the others. I'm assuming it's there because the original got a puncture or something. All 4 have good tread so won't need properly replacing for a while. Thoughts?
Well you didn't die on the way home, yes it's nice to have matching tyres but I wouldn't lose sleep over it.
If you're planning on track days etc in it the yes maybe change it to match but if it's just your daily hack don't bother - I'd be more concerned over having different tread depths one one axle rather than non matching tyres
If you're planning on track days etc in it the yes maybe change it to match but if it's just your daily hack don't bother - I'd be more concerned over having different tread depths one one axle rather than non matching tyres
When I bought my second Impreza recently it had three different brands on the car. Two matching ok ones on the front and an old Dunlop and an Infinity on the rear. I was upset as on the pictures the garage advertised it had 4 Bridgestones on it. Obviously they had replaced them as cheaply as possible.
I wanted at least matching on the axle so a scrapped the infinity ( it had a slow puncture ) and kept the Dunlop in the shed as a spare. Pirelli for me now :-)
I wanted at least matching on the axle so a scrapped the infinity ( it had a slow puncture ) and kept the Dunlop in the shed as a spare. Pirelli for me now :-)
Blimey, I thought I was bad.
I admit it's nice when you fit a new set of four all at once, but some cars get through twice as many rears as fronts (or vice versa). And I'm not ditching a pair of year old tyres with 5mm of tread on them just because I'm fitting a new set to the other end.
I admit it's nice when you fit a new set of four all at once, but some cars get through twice as many rears as fronts (or vice versa). And I'm not ditching a pair of year old tyres with 5mm of tread on them just because I'm fitting a new set to the other end.
Pit Pony said:
I'm a bit pissed off that my 4 matching tyres has 1 with a different date code, than the others.
I bought four new tyres all same brand, model and speed rating for the SLK (different profiles on front to rear) I'm sorry to confess it makes my teeth itch a little that the manufacturers details and tyre lettering differ front to rear............B'stard Child said:
Pit Pony said:
I'm a bit pissed off that my 4 matching tyres has 1 with a different date code, than the others.
I bought four new tyres all same brand, model and speed rating for the SLK (different profiles on front to rear) I'm sorry to confess it makes my teeth itch a little that the manufacturers details and tyre lettering differ front to rear............Lowtimer said:
Blimey, I thought I was bad.
I admit it's nice when you fit a new set of four all at once, but some cars get through twice as many rears as fronts (or vice versa). And I'm not ditching a pair of year old tyres with 5mm of tread on them just because I'm fitting a new set to the other end.
I trust you always put the new ones on the rear?I admit it's nice when you fit a new set of four all at once, but some cars get through twice as many rears as fronts (or vice versa). And I'm not ditching a pair of year old tyres with 5mm of tread on them just because I'm fitting a new set to the other end.
Cliftonite said:
I trust you always put the new ones on the rear?
As it happens on the Porsche and the E90 3-series, yes, because I get through two sets of rears for every set of fronts. On the E39 5-series they all wear out as a set.But I would not on a Citroen CX. (Which has narrower tyres on the back anyway).
Edited by Lowtimer on Tuesday 29th July 11:00
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