Best order in which to use these tyres to replace worn tyres?

custardy

mikey72 wrote: »

I quite agree, if you follow your own advice, the back will never break free on you, so put the new tyres on the front.

well i dont have that issue since I rotate my tyres
also I have a 2nd RWD car for all my rear wheel moments as required


put them where you like
however I stand by my advice,as im sure you will find many others do if you can work google without oversteering

mikey72

custardy wrote: »

well i dont have that issue since I rotate my tyres
also I have a 2nd RWD car for all my rear wheel moments as required


put them where you like
however I stand by my advice,as im sure you will find many others do if you can work google without oversteering

Not quite sure I understand, as my fronts wear roughly twice as fast as the rear.
Do you rotate the part worns from the front onto the back and wear all four out together?
Or do you mean you only rotate when you replace the front tyres, and only ever have part worns on the front ?

Hammyman

dopester wrote: »

I need two new tyres fitted to my car, to replace both front tyres which are nearing minimum legal tread limit.

I don't want to rotate the rear wheels/tyres to the front on this occasion. Reason being, one of the rear tyres is a budget tyre bought to replace a 1year-old premium tyre which failed MOT on a tyre bulge on the inner wall.

SAY WHAT THE HELL NOW?

You ALWAYS put the best tyres on the REAR? Why? Because if you don't you can find yourself facing the wrong way when you go round a corner or a roundabout when its wet. Every tyre fitters should tell you the same.

Hammyman

jase1 wrote: »

On the other, if you have your wits about you you can correct losing the rear end. If the front goes, all you can do is brace yourself, and hope that the fronts regain grip.

Not really sure which is better.

Actually if you have your wits about you and know how to drive, you can correct losing the front end a whole lot easier than the rear - take your foot off the brake and dip the clutch

And if you lose the rear, chances are you're going to end up with half your car in the other carriageway on a single carriageway road.

jase1

Hammyman wrote: »

Actually if you have your wits about you and know how to drive, you can correct losing the front end a whole lot easier than the rear - take your foot off the brake and dip the clutch

And if you lose the rear, chances are you're going to end up with half your car in the other carriageway on a single carriageway road.

All true, but you are still reliant on the front tyres regaining grip. You can do what you can to coax some grip out of the tyres, but if they don't manage it, you're ploughing on into that kerb.

At least with the rear going you get to correct the problem immediately.

mikey72

jase1 wrote: »

All true, but you are still reliant on the front tyres regaining grip. You can do what you can to coax some grip out of the tyres, but if they don't manage it, you're ploughing on into that kerb.

At least with the rear going you get to correct the problem immediately.

I don't know why all the posters keep losing the back on fwd anyway.
I only ever lose grip under unexpected heavy braking, if someone pulls out. The last thing I need to do then is lift off the brakes.

custardy

mikey72 wrote: »

Not quite sure I understand, as my fronts wear roughly twice as fast as the rear.
Do you rotate the part worns from the front onto the back and wear all four out together?
Or do you mean you only rotate when you replace the front tyres, and only ever have part worns on the front ?

well given my RWD car wears out its rears faster.....
the FWD car doesnt wear out tyres,age of the tyres is a bigger problem
I do 000,s more miles on the bike than I do in either car

mikey72

custardy wrote: »

well given my RWD car wears out its rears faster.....
the FWD car doesnt wear out tyres,age of the tyres is a bigger problem
I do 000,s more miles on the bike than I do in either car

You're doing well there, I get about 20k from the front, and 40k on the rear.

jase1

mikey72 wrote: »

I don't know why all the posters keep losing the back on fwd anyway.

If the front tyres are grippier than the back, it's easy enough.

Put some 2mm Linglongs on the back, and 8mm NCT5s on the front, and take a roundabout in the wet at 25mph. Slip sliding away....

mikey72

jase1 wrote: »

If the front tyres are grippier than the back, it's easy enough.

Put some 2mm Linglongs on the back, and 8mm NCT5s on the front, and take a roundabout in the wet at 25mph. Slip sliding away....

I've never done that either. But at least if I did, I could control it.
But the other way round, when someone pulls out in front of you, you slam on the brakes, and nothing happens as the front tyres are just sliding along, so you lift off the brakes.................

I'm still with the op here.