I've always been told the best tyres should be on the front, on both FWD & on RWD vehicles.
Personally this is what I do: Before you comment - I get 90 000km+ out of a set.
I put the BEST two on the rear.
The most worn as the spare.
The other two on the front, obviously.
I rotate ALL five every 10 000km - 20 000km.
I use a Tyre Tread Depth Gauge to check the tread & then I;
Put the BEST two on the rear.
The most worn as the spare.
The other two on the front.
This is good advice. I was taught the same.
Ranger Mildtrak
Scorpio Curry Cruiser
A tos-lookin', lunchbox, lipstick and powder puff carryin' home-built trailer
When I used to buy massive tyres for the mines in Kathu etc., we had a safety talk by the Michelin technical team from France and they advised us to always put the newer tyres on the rear axle.
Their reasoning was that if you were to aqua plane, you would rather understeer into the concrete barrier or tree (facing forwards) than smash into it sideways or backwards where your airbags will do fokkol.
This is correct but only for rear wheel drive vehicles.
Ranger Mildtrak
Scorpio Curry Cruiser
A tos-lookin', lunchbox, lipstick and powder puff carryin' home-built trailer
Guys as mentioned I’m changing my tyres - actually tomorrow.
If someone in this group would like 5 x BFG Ko2’s 265 x 70 x 17 - really good condition and about 30% to 40% tread please let me know today.
All I ask in return is a 2 x case of Tafel bottles.
You need to pick up in a week latest - don’t want my house to look like a rednecks house.
When I used to buy massive tyres for the mines in Kathu etc., we had a safety talk by the Michelin technical team from France and they advised us to always put the newer tyres on the rear axle.
Their reasoning was that if you were to aqua plane, you would rather understeer into the concrete barrier or tree (facing forwards) than smash into it sideways or backwards where your airbags will do fokkol.
This is correct but only for rear wheel drive vehicles.
Nope, it refers specifically to aqua-planing so it relates to any vehicle.
The advice had to do with the depth of tread to disperse water and grip in general, it was not advice related to tyre wear rates.
A quick Google shows that the universal opinion is that the new tyres should go on the back to ensure better tracking stability.
This is the recommendation from a number of tyre companies
Woolf wrote:A quick Google shows that the universal opinion is that the new tyres should go on the back to ensure better tracking stability.
This is the recommendation from a number of tyre companies
I just remembered that Wessel is a bonehead, so facts and reason don’t matter. But thanks for doing the research
... dont want to spoil this talk-show,
but isnt it best to regularly cross-rotate
and change tyres around to achieve
balanced wear down of a tyre set ?
Also on tyre wear the front wheels gen
wear faster through steering action
and affected most by braking wear ...
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