I was always told on the back, as it it is going break away it will be from the rear. Having had cr*p tyres on the rear of an old Mazda 626 I had, and both me and the Mrs having spun in it (I did a loverly 360 on the A32 on the way back to Fareham) I have always put the best on the back from then onwards. Anyone else want to chip in .... Paul
put the best on the back. I had rock hard low tread crappy tyres on the back of my old 1.4 306 and it used to lift off oversteer all the time at low speeds round roundabouts. Was quite entertaining but blatantly dangerous. Nowadays I would never run remould tyres or low tread either front or back but put the best on the back for road use.
IMO The BEST way to do it is.... Put them on the front for a few miles, get them scrubbed up. then swap them to the rear. You always want your best tyres ont he rear. But it takes ages for new ones to scrub in on the rear
The general consensus in the Motoring Industry used to be to put the best tyres on the front, but this changed a number of years ago. For the Joe public they recommend putting your best tyres on the rear. Personally I always put my the best tyres on the front. Sean
Hi, I have had the unfortunate accident of aquaplanning my car and spinning... so here is my advice... if money is tight- stay in one weekend.. save the money and buy a set of four decent tyres... don't scimp because an accident will cost you more money... and your insurance no claims bonus...
the last two times i have changed my tyres i done all four....mainly coz i like matching stuff and then i went down a profile. change the tyres that need replacing.....simple as that. if you swap the front to back to get more life out of them then your pushing you luck. when cornering hard the weight of the car at the rear will be shifted onto the worn edge. it will happen fast too. and before you know it you'll be facing the wrong way unside down in a hedge. tyres are sooooooo important to keep an eye on!
As do I ! It's personal choice based on driving style as someone above said. I don't mind mine being a little "taily" in the wet so have the newer tyres on the front. The higher tread depth gives the best grip in standing water for braking and steering. If you have the best grip on the back then you understeer and a tendancy to lock the front end up (which removes the ability to steer) under heavy braking. In the DRY, however you will get the best grip from your worn tyres (assuming they haven't hardened or perished) so that situation is turned on it's head. What convinces me to stay with the option I have is that the Golf is very nicely balanced in corners and little bit of "dry" understeer is a lot more controllable than "dry" oversteer. I wouldn't criticise anyone for doing the opposite to me but to say that switching tyres front to rear to even out wear is pushing your luck is a bit of an exaggeration IMO.
im not talking about slight wear here....im saying if you fronts wear out.....dont think you can just put them on the back. jeeez
Swap em from corner to opposite corner-that way you'll get even spin. Just make sure you have the tread pointing in the right direction.
Nope, i, like everyone else in the world with an ounce of common sense, wears the tyres down on the front, gets new ones, scrub them up on the front for a good few miles to bed them in, then swap them round front to back - that way you always have the best grip at the rear for the wet and the rear tyres are never brand new ones as they takes ages to scrub ont he rear. But then i have been doing this to all the familys cars for over 10 years what would i know compared to you.......... Edited by: Andy947
