Putting new Tyres on back and worn on front ?
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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 ?
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