Used to be all knew that on rear wheel drive the better pair of tires goes on back. On front drive better pair in front. I have switched to all wheel drive where 60+ power goes to rear so I put best rubber on rear. Recently gave co-worker concensus opinion on her front drive to put new pair in front…

The best tires always go on the rear. With worse traction in the front, the car will understeer, which a typical driver can usually recover from. With worse traction in the back, the car will go into a spin, usually leading to a crash.

"Ideally, of course, you should have matching tires on all four corners, and rotate them to keep them matching, " Which is my problem with “better tires on the rear.” With a FWD car, if the “better” tires (the ones with more tread) are on the rear, the “worse” tires on front will be losing tread at…

Simple. We all generally agree that it is better to see where you are going than where you came from. So best on the back.

Just in case you need another opinion; newest tires go on the rear axle, regardless of drive train configuration. For the reasons stated above.

I am going to go against the grain again, not for the first time and likely not for the last time. I support the position taken by Quad4 and meanjoe75 fan. Put the better tires up front, especially for FWD cars. For most of the 20th century everyone knew to put the new tires on the front. No nee…

All 4 wheels should have good tires. Otherwise you’re inviting trouble. Especially from bald tires.

In the old days, you would put the good tires in the front. The reason was most brake systems had the bias of the brake system at the front. So when coming to a stop in snow, the front tires would grip better so the rear tires wouldn’t push the vehicle past the point where you wanted to stop. If the…

I have seen so many discussions on this, my philosophy was the best tires on front, as a rear tire failure is preferable over a front tire failure, and it is not how fast you can go (rwd) but how well you can steer and stop, both functions more dependent on the front tires. The argument is your rear…

This is really a bogus question. Well worn tires have better dry traction on pavement for stopping and turning and worse in rain then new of the same type. Snow tires generally have better winter traction on snow or ice but worse rain and dry road traction then summer treads. Because the traction re…

Which end of car to put the GOOD pair of tires?

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chunky_azian August 21, 2011, 1:59am 11

After Costco gave me 2 new tires for $20 under their road hazard warranty, I hang the rear out within 3 miles. New tires in the back gives LESS traction on the dry sunny day that I was driving; they have more flexible treads then the old front tires. However, the reverse is true when the road is wet.

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Which end of car to put the GOOD pair of tires?

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