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mix matching tires
the time hasnt come yet but i want to clearify for the future.
right now im running 195/60/15 bridgestone potenzas on all 4. when the 2 front tires start to wear down and become faulty, would it be ok to slap on 2(two) different tires, but the exact same size? 195/60/15.
my future tires:
2 front "falken ziex 512" 195/60/15
2 rear "bridgestone potenza re950" 195/60/15
if not, why?
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right now im running 195/60/15 bridgestone potenzas on all 4. when the 2 front tires start to wear down and become faulty, would it be ok to slap on 2(two) different tires, but the exact same size? 195/60/15.
my future tires:
2 front "falken ziex 512" 195/60/15
2 rear "bridgestone potenza re950" 195/60/15
if not, why?
thanks
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Originally Posted by jttegx
would it be ok to slap on 2(two) different tires, but the exact same size?
Imagine the horrible handling if your two fronts did not match.. breaking / road grip would be uneven leading to very dangrous situataions.
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Rep Power: 333 yeah, of course the 2 fronts and/or 2 rear tires will match.
i know some guy with a prelude who has 4 complete different tires.. when i jacked up his car, it was slanted sideways and as i was jacking it up, the left side would raise up before the right.
plan: 2 falken tires up front (same size/model)
2 bridgestones rear (same size/model)
i know some guy with a prelude who has 4 complete different tires.. when i jacked up his car, it was slanted sideways and as i was jacking it up, the left side would raise up before the right.
plan: 2 falken tires up front (same size/model)
2 bridgestones rear (same size/model)
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Rep Power: 333 i thought i would save more tire in the long run if i only replace the front ones when the time comes. that way im hardly changing the tires in the rear. so i'd only pay for the price of 2 tires to replace the fronts and not worrying about the rears.
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You won't save a dime. If you completely eat the fronts, your tires will probably last 1/2 as long as they say. So then you go buy another set, just use them on the fronts, now you've got to buy 4 new ones because the rears have run their miles out. So now you've bought 6 in the time you should have only bought 4 had you rotated them. Always rotate your tires.
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Originally Posted by Boilermaker1
You won't save a dime. If you completely eat the fronts, your tires will probably last 1/2 as long as they say. So then you go buy another set, just use them on the fronts, now you've got to buy 4 new ones because the rears have run their miles out. So now you've bought 6 in the time you should have only bought 4 had you rotated them. Always rotate your tires.
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Boil is dead on... rotate your tires. else you loco.
However if you have a tire burst or wheel just happens to fly off the car while you are driving down 95. then yeah having a different brand tire won't make a big difference... get the same size of course.
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Rep Power: 338 this may or may not be relavent with this thread, but I'm planning on going with snow tires on the front, and stock firestones out back in the winter. Would that be ok? It would be same rating for tire size and rim size.
I do that on my non-7thgencivic. Yokohama Guardex 600 on the fronts, Kumho ECSTA 716 HP4 on the rears. I have done that since I got the car new back around Christmas 1991. Various snow tires on front, and various all seasons on the back.
Most places will recommend snow tires on all fours. That is the best idea though. With just snows on the fronts, just watch out for the rear getting loose on turns. The stock Firestones blow on any wet road, so I am presuming that they blow on snow and ice even worse.
Most places will recommend snow tires on all fours. That is the best idea though. With just snows on the fronts, just watch out for the rear getting loose on turns. The stock Firestones blow on any wet road, so I am presuming that they blow on snow and ice even worse.
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Originally Posted by thoughthard
I do that on my non-7thgencivic. Yokohama Guardex 600 on the fronts, Kumho ECSTA 716 HP4 on the rears. I have done that since I got the car new back around Christmas 1991. Various snow tires on front, and various all seasons on the back.
Most places will recommend snow tires on all fours. That is the best idea though. With just snows on the fronts, just watch out for the rear getting loose on turns. The stock Firestones blow on any wet road, so I am presuming that they blow on snow and ice even worse.
Most places will recommend snow tires on all fours. That is the best idea though. With just snows on the fronts, just watch out for the rear getting loose on turns. The stock Firestones blow on any wet road, so I am presuming that they blow on snow and ice even worse.
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