Best tyres in front or back?

Adam_NAclubman · Postby **Adam_NAclubman** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:16 pm

Depends on which end you want to hit the tree with first I guess

fattima · Postby **fattima** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:18 pm

On the front,
They have to do the steering and majority of the braking.

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:20 pm

why dont you buy another pair, fit them up and then keep the others as spares? having 4 equal tyres would be the best i'd think.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:13 pm

Never skimp on tyres, buy the best that you can afford.
If yours last 1.5 years, then calculate the value from that, so go and buy 4 new tyres.

No matter what car it is; acceleration, cornering, and stopping all comes down to how they contact the road.

Stu · Postby **Stu** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:46 pm

1red5 wrote:Never skimp on tyres, buy the best that you can afford.

Best advice ever :mrgreen:

Locutus · Postby **Locutus** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:47 pm

solo22 wrote:Hmm, though I'm mostly convinced fitting to the front is the best place for new tyres, theres sure alot of evidence to the contrary...

the majority of drivers on the road are better suited in a car that tends to understeer rather than oversteer. this is why most cars (even RWD cars) are setup to understeer from the factory when pushed too hard. the natural instinct is to hit the brakes when you lose traction, and in an oversteer situation this will only make things worse.

i'm sure the majority of members on this forum would prefer their car setup to oversteer. many of us would intuitively counter steer and hopefully recover from unexpected situations.

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:47 pm

It takes only a few minutes to swap all tyres front to rear, especially if you jack up all of one side at a time. Try it either way and see what you like.

Hellmun · Postby **Hellmun** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm

It would be safer to put them on the rear, even in a FWD car. In a pinch people generally react better to understeer than oversteer.

If your a hoon though....put them on the front and you should be able to go faster except off the mark....Depends on your priorities.

Postby **mx52nv** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:51 pm

Stu wrote:
1red5 wrote:Never skimp on tyres, buy the best that you can afford.

Best advice ever

QFT.

Alf · Postby **Alf** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:05 pm

I find that I tend to wear rear tyres faster, so as long as they're both safe, I'll swap the better ones to the back every now and then to ensure even wear and get close to a full year out of a set :shock:

Cheers,
Alf

zoomzoom · Postby **zoomzoom** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:15 pm

understeer is ghay and oversteer is fooli siK!

I like the worst tyres to be on the back so the ones I tend to skid are the worse ones, that way I don't feel so bad

though that may just be a personal thing :lol:

I personally would much prefer to have oversteer then understeer, that may just be down to my driving style however :roll:

I really think that understeer can be much more dangerous but I can understand that some people may react better to it then oversteer?