wiresquire Member 266 Member For: 20y 5m 17d Posted 29/08/07 09:29 AM Share Posted 29/08/07 09:29 AM Hey guysI'm up for a couple of new tyres fitted soon. I hate the ones on there at the moment (on it when I bought it), but am too much of a cheapskate to do all 4 at once. It's a long sad story..... So I'll have a couple of top notch tyres (GS-D3s, PP2s or similar) and a couple of the ones I have now, which I'd class as "touring". There's plenty of tread on the current ones, and they probably wear forever. The reason I hate them is that I reckon their wet weather performance is very ordinary. There's been a couple of times, where I have felt the rear going squirrelly and actually stepping out a fair bit in the wet and I'm talking about maintaining speed only - no flogging. And that's with TC on. Mind you, I'm not really game to take off TC in the dry either. They could well be equally crap in the dry... I haven't ever noticed anything err, weird about the front end wet or dry. Seems to grip and stop OK.I'm running 235/40R18s with a stock T, I don't push the car anywhere near it's limits, and I'm not a burnout kind of guy.So I'm interested in opinions/advice on whether I should put the good ones on the front or the rear and why?TIAws Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/37855-better-tyres-on-the-fronts-or-the-backs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 29/08/07 09:32 AM Share Posted 29/08/07 09:32 AM Mate the front tyres steer and do %80 of the braking, front tyres must always be in good shape, properly aligned and correct tyre pressure.Scotty Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/37855-better-tyres-on-the-fronts-or-the-backs/#findComment-569169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 29/08/07 09:37 AM Share Posted 29/08/07 09:37 AM (edited) Your best tires should always be on the front, all your steering and 60% of your braking is done by the front wheels.80%, KS you must have some great front brakes As I never have 1200+ bucks sitting around to pay for a full set of tires, I only change two at a time. When the rears wear out, I put new rubber on those rims and put them on the front. By doing this I never have less than half tread on the front. Edited 29/08/07 09:39 AM by seventytwo Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/37855-better-tyres-on-the-fronts-or-the-backs/#findComment-569170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-MOKSTA- Member 59 Member For: 17y 11m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 29/08/07 09:41 AM Share Posted 29/08/07 09:41 AM fronts for sure Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/37855-better-tyres-on-the-fronts-or-the-backs/#findComment-569171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO4LT Member 1,533 Member For: 21y 8m 24d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 29/08/07 09:45 AM Share Posted 29/08/07 09:45 AM Definately best on the front Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/37855-better-tyres-on-the-fronts-or-the-backs/#findComment-569174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 29/08/07 09:48 AM Share Posted 29/08/07 09:48 AM Not anymore, my Brakes are 57000 km old, time to upgrade, never changed a component.Scotty Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/37855-better-tyres-on-the-fronts-or-the-backs/#findComment-569178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiresquire Member 266 Member For: 20y 5m 17d Posted 30/08/07 09:07 AM Author Share Posted 30/08/07 09:07 AM (edited) Thanks, guys.I like seventytwo's idea of buying in 2s and rotating them to the rears Edited 30/08/07 09:07 AM by wiresquire Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/37855-better-tyres-on-the-fronts-or-the-backs/#findComment-569648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 30/08/07 09:35 AM Share Posted 30/08/07 09:35 AM (edited) Just to show you how much tread is left on the front tires when I change them to the rears.They should last till mid next year. Unless I do too many of these. Edited 30/08/07 09:36 AM by seventytwo Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/37855-better-tyres-on-the-fronts-or-the-backs/#findComment-569660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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