hi,all

i wanna ask, for RWD car such as avanza, after we change 2 new tyres, which tyres should we fit on rear? new tyres or old one? I heard from forummers (other forums) mentioned that 2 new tyres should be on rear (coz avanza is RWD car), but when i asked the tyre shop guy, he insisted new tyres always on front no matter your car is FWD or RWD, becoz braking power always needed more on front tyres   

So, can sifu here give me a correct answer ??    Already enough that i heard someone said new tyres on front, some said on rear (we talk about RWD cars here), but till now still no one confirmed answer   

dude.. put the new tyres on rear pls..

if front lose traction, u can still try to control or maneuver the front with ur steering

if rear lose traction, u can't do anythg to control or maneuver the car. so it is important for the rear tyres to have the strong grip.

Doesn't matter RWD or FWD, new tyres should always be installed on the rear.

This is because good traction on rear tyres is important to prevent oversteer, which is almost impossible to control compare to understeer.

more info on http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/tec...e.jsp?techid=52

no comment on ur last question coz never try em

another reason for that is because FWD wears the front tires much faster. so if you put old tires in front and new one back, back ones will wear down very slowly while the front continues its accelerated wear. in the end you will end up having to purchase another pair of tire sooner than you think.

the best way is to rotate your tires time to time (front to back and vice versa for example) and wear down all 4, then once all 4 worn up, change all 4 at the same time
that is the most ideal way to change your tires, however because of the pricing of changing all 4 at once, most malaysians opt to rotate/wear in pairs and only change 2 at a go.

1) no comment on Toyo as never used them
2) very pricey, however should be worth it if you can fork out that kinda money
3) old tread design, not worth it unless you're getting a huge bargain price for it. if anything, opt for the c drive 2 if you can get R17 sizes

you're not looking forward to spirited/aggressive drive or good comfort/quiet are you? cuz for budget tires, its damn hard to get those.

then again you DO have rm200 budget (damn healthy budget per tire to be very honest lol), and c drive 2 tires are ~rm220 for your size btw

then there's michelin xm2, or continental comfort contact series.

bridgestone potenza?

for a better performance but cheap/reasonable tire prices, the koreans such as hankook v12/kumho (KU36? kept forgetting the model lol) offer really good pricing:performance ratios

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Added on July 22, 2012, 11:29 pm

there's a lot of naysaying about silverstone, i personally never experienced them, however the way some are exaggerating, i guess i'd best not to.

falken is overpriced for what it offers. and soft compound that doesn't offer significant quietness/comfort seems to be a waste of treadwear imo

achilles may be stiff which can result in harsher NVH, however for performance:pricing, they are very competitive if you have no regards to comfort/noise

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Added on July 22, 2012, 11:32 pm

c drive 2 perhaps not as the treadwear is pretty bad. really really soft compound lol

advan db however is on a better compound and boasts better treadwear and still obtaining better silence/comfort. it has a premium pricetag attached to it though and i believe thats just about the only downside to it

personally id recommend AGAINST c drive UNLESS you can get a real bargain price. considering it is of older tread design and compound compared to c drive 2, it is just basically for shops clearing old stock, and they SHOULD give cheaper price for clearing stocks agree?