I have a front wheel drive Chevrolet Prizm. I am replacing at least 2 tires, but probably only 2 due to low recent business volume and cash flow. So, when talking to FireStone (when I had the car in for other things. I’m not buying them @ Firestone b/c they’re too pricey for the products they sel…

Tire manufacturers now believe (and many require) that the new tires go on the rear, so the Firestone guys are correct in this regard. Rotate your best old tires to the front.

Your car has about 60% of its weight in the front and 40% in the back, resulting in 50% more weight on the front tires than the rear resulting in more traction. Current thinking is that you should put the best tires on the rear to help offset this traction advantage and provide better balance.

This topic is under controversy. Front tires still wear faster than the rear ones do, just as they’ve always done. By always insisting the best tires remain on the rear axle you give up the traditional advantage of tire rotation to ensure even wear. You would then forever be replacing your tires in …

Steve–The OP already told us in her original thread (wobbling wheel after hitting curb) that she has bald tires. So, in this case, she would indeed have “extremely well-worn tires” on the rear axle if she did as she wished. As everyone has correctly stated, the Firestone store is following the pro…

I have to admit that while I’ve seen films of the wet track testing done at the Michelin Test Track on this subject, with only 50% of the tread removed (they skim it off on one of those truing machines), I too have had reservations. Especially with the advent of ABS. I’m wondering what if any effect…

So Caddyman, where do you mount the new pair on your car(s)?

By the way, I’m not a “she”, by any means… Trust me on this fact as when I went to the restroom 3 minutes ago, although there was no question, I confirmed that in fact, I am a man! So, where you get the “she”, I have no clue, but I am a man, not a woman or girl. Thank you! Simple and hopefully i…

Forgot to mention, he probably didn’t read my last post! Not everyone goes through every post, only the ones they find interesting. Knowing I just got off work, I had no reason to go through every post and I basically never do. However, I am sure that there are people with an encyclopedias worth …

Wouldn’t better tread on the front tires with a FWD car REDUCE understeer?

2 new tires; Put on front of rear?

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Caddyman April 9, 2008, 12:11am 7

It’s a CYA issue. FWD cars tend to “push”, that is understeer. If you put the new tires on the front, they tend to REALLY push. By putting the new ones on the back, handling problems are minimized, “come-backs” are minimized, law-suits are minimized and tire sales are maximized…

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2 new tires; Put on front of rear?

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