3 new tyres, which axle for the existing tyre
Discussion
I am about to have three tyres fitted on my wife's car.
One tyre was replaced in the recent past due to damage.
It's a front wheel drive vehicle and tends to wear through front tyres more quickly.
If replaced in pairs I will always ask fitters to swap the wheels with new tyres on the rear axle and move the rears to front. This has the duel benefit of not letting the rear tyres get old and crusty as they wear at half the rate than the fronts, and also I consider it the lesser chance for the fronts to aquaplane due to more weight, and lesser danger for her to lose the fronts than the rears in an aquaplane (there is no cruise control), and so better to have fresh tread on the rear.
My doubt this time is whether putting uneven circumference tyres on the differential axle may strain the diff. as the wheel with the part-worn tyre will rotate at a faster rate than the new tyre wheel on the other side.
The remaining tyre is a Michelin Crossclimate 2 still has 6mm of tread, max. two years old, and the new tyres will be the exact same, but obviously 7-8mm of tread, whatever a new Crossclimate has.
My leaning this time is to leave the older tyre on the rear axle for the mechanical reason mentioned.
It has a space-saver spare wheel, so that can't be included in the equation.
Oldest tyre front left.
New tyres on the rear - seems to be the general advice.
Front left is the most likely to be damaged by kerbs, potholes, drains etc, so put the oldest tyre in the most vulnerable position and it won't be quite as annoying if / when it gets damaged.
Differential won't care.
New tyres on the rear - seems to be the general advice.
Front left is the most likely to be damaged by kerbs, potholes, drains etc, so put the oldest tyre in the most vulnerable position and it won't be quite as annoying if / when it gets damaged.
Differential won't care.
News on the rear.
If I was overthinking I think I'd put the new one on the outside because that's where the load is on roundabouts.
But you'll never notice the difference wherever you put them and I guarantee a Crossclimate with >=3mm tread will never aquaplane if it's fitted the right way round. Seen the tread pattern on those things?!
If I was overthinking I think I'd put the new one on the outside because that's where the load is on roundabouts.
But you'll never notice the difference wherever you put them and I guarantee a Crossclimate with >=3mm tread will never aquaplane if it's fitted the right way round. Seen the tread pattern on those things?!
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Oldest tyre front left.
New tyres on the rear - seems to be the general advice.
Front left is the most likely to be damaged by kerbs, potholes, drains etc, so put the oldest tyre in the most vulnerable position and it won't be quite as annoying if / when it gets damaged.
Differential won't care.
Thank you.New tyres on the rear - seems to be the general advice.
Front left is the most likely to be damaged by kerbs, potholes, drains etc, so put the oldest tyre in the most vulnerable position and it won't be quite as annoying if / when it gets damaged.
Differential won't care.
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