Putting new Tyres on back and worn on front ?
Discussion
About 5 months ago I had a couple of new tyres fitted. The well known tyre fitting bods asked me if I wanted my new tyres on the back and the part worns put on the front.
This seemed very odd to me having been brought up with the idea of having the most tread available on the fronts.
I questioned why and the fitter said it's always best to have the most tread on the rears incase the backend lets go. He then showed me a leaflet produced by a well known tyre manufacturer saying as much.
I told him to put the new tyres on the front. It just didnt seem like the right thing to do sticking them on the back !
Is this now the common practice ?
This seemed very odd to me having been brought up with the idea of having the most tread available on the fronts.
I questioned why and the fitter said it's always best to have the most tread on the rears incase the backend lets go. He then showed me a leaflet produced by a well known tyre manufacturer saying as much.
I told him to put the new tyres on the front. It just didnt seem like the right thing to do sticking them on the back !
Is this now the common practice ?
It is normal practice to put the new tyres on the rear no matter what wheels are driven.
The main reason is safety as it's easier to control if you lose the front compared to losing the rear.
This has been discussed many times.
Costco, will always fit new tyres on the rear and refuse to put them on the front whereas other fitters only recomment then to be fitted on the rear and will follow yor wishes.
The main reason is safety as it's easier to control if you lose the front compared to losing the rear.
This has been discussed many times.
Costco, will always fit new tyres on the rear and refuse to put them on the front whereas other fitters only recomment then to be fitted on the rear and will follow yor wishes.
It's generally considered easier for a normal member of the public to control understeer rather then oversteer, so they like to suggest putting the good tyres on the back, and the crap ones on the front.
HOWEVER
On a FWD car, all the back wheels do is roll, and get light braking force. The front ones transmit power, take a lot more braking force and steer. So I know which ones I'd rather have the most grip on.
HOWEVER
On a FWD car, all the back wheels do is roll, and get light braking force. The front ones transmit power, take a lot more braking force and steer. So I know which ones I'd rather have the most grip on.
Topic closed then !maniac0796 said:
It's generally considered easier for a normal member of the public to control understeer rather then oversteer, so they like to suggest putting the good tyres on the back, and the crap ones on the front.
HOWEVER
On a FWD car, all the back wheels do is roll, and get light braking force. The front ones transmit power, take a lot more braking force and steer. So I know which ones I'd rather have the most grip on.
On some FWD cars if you go into a corner too quickly and lift off the rear can break away if the tyres are cr@p.HOWEVER
On a FWD car, all the back wheels do is roll, and get light braking force. The front ones transmit power, take a lot more braking force and steer. So I know which ones I'd rather have the most grip on.
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