Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:14:20 -0500 From: Fred W <Malt_Houndnospamm-me-not*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: New tyres fitted to rear?
th wrote: > Fred W wrote: > >> Laura K wrote: >> >>> "Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com> wrote in >>> news:Ocexf.106311$D47.35437nospamnews.blueyonder.co.uk: >>> >>>> Just had two new tyres fitted to my 1987 900 Aero. >>>> >>>> Costco insisted that the new tyres were fitted to the rear not the >>>> front, apparently they have been told by Michelin not to carry out >>>> customers wishes and fit newer tyres to the front. They were playing a >>>> "police" video which demonstrated the "problem" i.e. more grip on the >>>> new front tyres leads to the car oversteer and skidding/spinning. >>>> >> >> I have been told the same thing by tire professionals, that on a FWD >> car you should put new tires on the rear. However, after a few >> thousand miles you'll be rotating them anyway and those new(er) tires >> will then be on the back, so... no big deal. >> > But why rotate them? Rotation is only to make the wear a bit more even, > but it violates the rule about having the best tires on the rear. If you > always stick with the most worn ones on the front you will need to buy > tires twice as often but on the other hand the average age of the tires > decrease, something valuable especially for winter tires. Maybe this > rotation recommendation "is a subtle ruse by the tyre industry to make > us change all our tyres at once" to quote the original post? > Personally, I like to change all of my tires at once. -- -Fred W
