New tires - fix front or rear?
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 Aug 10 2018, 10:00 PM
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QUOTE(1tanmee @ Aug 10 2018, 03:06 PM) I poorfag, so can only change two tyres. So for the new tyres, should I fix it to front or rear? In general for safety reason especially in the wet, new tires usually for the rear. However if your other existing pair is still pretty thick also (like 70% or more), then you can put the new pair at the front to even out the wear later on. Then keep rotating every 10 or 20k km so your tires will last longer, finish evenly, then change all 4 later. |
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Sep 7 2018, 11:11 AM
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QUOTE(acbc @ Sep 7 2018, 08:59 AM) My 3008 was using 2 different brand of tyres for front and rear last month. Due to budget constraints, I opt for new tires for front only and being a FF car with turbo, wrong move! Went back and swap the new front to rear and old rear to front (still have 30%). Much better afterwards. Yeah coz the difference with the old tires at only 30% left is too much. I'd rather suggest you to also change that old tires soon though then can put the new replacement at the front because the previous pair is also still pretty new. |
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Oct 19 2022, 12:21 AM
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QUOTE(SleeplessEyes @ Oct 18 2022, 12:17 PM) Hi . Is it normal for FWD car, when going uphill to be abit slippery on a wet day? Yes of course. You only got 2 wheel traction and when going uphill, more of the weight transfer goes to the rear hence your fronts easier to slip, furthermore your weight was heavy. It'll be worse if you use poor tires. What tires you got?Few days ago I went up genting with my family in Exora. 3 adults + 1 driver (me) + 4 children. Going up can feel front tyres abit slipping (like wearing sports shoes with threads on floor tiles , that feeling) but my front tyres still have plenty of thread. And yes it was raining. So I tried to minimise the turbo boost as little as possible. Going downhill after rain stopped and I felt normal grip . No slippage. |
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