Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:53:23 +0000 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: New tyres fitted to rear?
Al wrote: > 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. > > Personally I think this is rot. Yes if your rear tyres were shot to bits or > only just legal I suppose in the wrong circumstances its a possible > scenario, but with 4mm tread on my older tyres I just can't see the rear end > of my car breaking away before the front. Certainly under normal aggressive > driving scenarios I have experienced understeer, but not oversteer in any > front wheel drive car.... > > I think this is a subtle ruse by the tyre industry to make us change all our > tyres at once , just like the codswallop they spew about tyres with less > than 3mm tread being ineffective in the wet...if that's so they're not > building their tyres right, but this is Michelin were talking about (Indy F1 > 2005....) > > Leaving it open to comments, quite open to being shot down in flames....... I think you should be allowed to have them fitted where you want. Fitting them on the back means they can get way with less accurate balancing too ! Graham
