Tires

import111 · 03-11-2009, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScooterN2

I don't think it would be wise to mix brands of tires from front to rear. Could cause traction/handling problems.

How so?

ScooterN2 · 03-11-2009, 03:23 PM

The fact that the two tires are different brands would suggest they may have different traction/handling capabilities. One may stick better than another causing one end to break loose sooner than the other. The tires may have different rubber compound and with changing temperatures, one compound may behave differently than another (eg, one gets harder and less sticky at cold temps sooner or may behave differently if driving hard).

You could probably get used to the driving characteristics, but you wouldn't have to worry about any potential differences if it was the same model tire.

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03-11-2009, 03:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
ScooterN2 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 27 Drives: 03 WRX, 09 370Z Rep Power: 262	The fact that the two tires are different brands would suggest they may have different traction/handling capabilities. One may stick better than another causing one end to break loose sooner than the other. The tires may have different rubber compound and with changing temperatures, one compound may behave differently than another (eg, one gets harder and less sticky at cold temps sooner or may behave differently if driving hard). You could probably get used to the driving characteristics, but you wouldn't have to worry about any potential differences if it was the same model tire.