Tyres on Front or Rear?

[dibbers006]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 09 October 2024 at 10:34

[anonymous-user]

one on each?

[Mostro]

Obviously you should be looking at replacing any tyre with less than 3mm tread..... You don't say how much tread is left on the fronts. Assuming they're similar to the rears, replace the fronts as priority since they will wear quicker.

[ross-co]

I think you should put the new tyres on the back as to help eliminate any chance of liftoff over steer and such like.

However i would look to change the other set as soon as possible aswell.

Ross

[Diablos-666]

you should put the current rear ones on the front and put the new boots on the rear.
when the fronts go just do the same thing.

This has proven to be the safest way (saw it on 5th gear)

Always put new tyres on the rear first

[Silver940]

Had some pretty scarey moments when putting new F1's on the rear, they are greesy as hell for the first few hundred miles. The rears on mine have a habit of going out of shape - common on smaller cars with large wheels and not ideal to be swapped to the front.

[JRM]

Diablos-666 said:

you should put the current rear ones on the front and put the new boots on the rear.
when the fronts go just do the same thing.

This has proven to be the safest way (saw it on 5th gear)

Always put new tyres on the rear first

Really why? I would but new tyres on the front, they take much more of the braking force than the rears so woud assume it be much safer

[Diablos-666]

Not really sure why tbh

on 5th gear they tested new tyres first on the front and then on the rear of a fwd car. They then went round a wet bend and the car with the new tyres on the front spun out but when the new tyres were on the rear the car was fine.

try looking for it on you tube?

[bazking69]

Best two on the left for ultimate roundabout grip...

[marcosgt]

Oh dear, this got nasty last time...

M.

[kambites]

Standard advice from tyre manufacturers is to put the new tyres on the rear as the front-end aquaplaning is less likely to result in a complete loss of control than the rear end aquaplaning.

The correct approach, however, is to rotate your tyres often enough that they wear at the same rate so you replace all four at the same time.

Edited by kambites on Friday 9th April 14:14

[reggie82]

JRM said:

Diablos-666 said:

you should put the current rear ones on the front and put the new boots on the rear.
when the fronts go just do the same thing.

This has proven to be the safest way (saw it on 5th gear)

Always put new tyres on the rear first

Really why? I would but new tyres on the front, they take much more of the braking force than the rears so woud assume it be much safer

New tyres on the front promotes oversteer.

New tyres on rear promotes understeer.

For most people, understeer is easier to deal with than oversteer.

[R11ysf]

bazking69 said:

Best two on the left for ultimate roundabout grip...

This is the AA approved method

[130R]

Forgetting about safety ( ) you want to put them on the front because that is where all the power is going. Rear tyre wear should be glacial in comparison to the front tyres.

[kambites]

For everyone understeer caused by aquaplaning is easier to cope with than oversteer caused by aquaplaning. You can't "catch" the back end of an aquaplaning car unless you are very, very lucky because grip is not lost progressively, it's lost (and regained) instantaneously.

If the front end aquaplanes while cornering, you end up going forward in a straight line for a bit. If the back end aquaplanes while you're cornering, the front tracks to line and the back simply carries straight on. A few feet of the back wheels having no grip is enough to push a car well beyond what's recoverable, however good the driver.

[jbi]

always put the best tyres on the back whether it's fwd or rwd

[Ozzie Osmond]

dibbers006 said:

Currently have 2.5mm on Rear and about to put Brand New tyres on the front...

Time for 4 new tyres, I suggest.

[anonymous-user]

Diablos-666 said:

on 5th gear they tested new tyres first on the front and then on the rear of a fwd car. They then went round a wet bend and the car with the new tyres on the front spun out but when the new tyres were on the rear the car was fine.

try looking for it on you tube?

When I saw the thread title I KNEW someone was going to bring up this video.

In the first video where VBH was showing us how utterly awesome it is to have new tyres on the rear she drives nice and slowly around in a circle. In the second video with the new tyres on the front she yanks the wheel about like a , in the wet and then wonders why it spun!!!

Stupid, stupid video!!!