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 Jul 24 2022, 04:01 PM
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I'm driving SUV Tiguan with 4motion and my two rear tire is about to be replaced soon. Currently, using Continental MC6, 235/50/R18.
1). Can I buy a different brand/model tire? 2). New tire should fit at Front or Rear? 3). Any recommendation of tire good for dry and wet? Hopefully can match MC6's performances. |
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Jul 25 2022, 08:57 PM
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QUOTE(epjx31 @ Jul 25 2022, 08:35 PM) 1). Can I buy a different brand/model tire? ---> For sure you can buy another brand. Its a free market. You do not have to stick with the OE tires. 2). New tire should fit at Front or Rear? ---> There is 2 main points when it comes to this. 1st: Putting new tires on the rear would be beneficial especially during aquaplaning situation. Your higher tread depth would allow you a higher slip speed compare to the front tires. Also if you have an emergency with your lower tread depth tires in the front, you can steer them. For safety reasons you should always place the new tires in the rear 2nd: Putting new tires on the front make sense from a wear point of view. As you are most likely driving in a front wheel mode for your Tiguan, this would mean that your front tires will wear faster and balance your wear rate in the rear at one point which allows your to prolong your time till the next tire change. So based on these 2 points, you should balance between your requirements. If you do travel > 80 km/h during rainy days with big water patches you should fit it on your rear. Of course you can always drive slower and avoid aquaplaning and set your new tires to your front to have more "value" 3). Any recommendation of tire good for dry and wet? Hopefully can match MC6's performances. Michelin Primacy 4st 235/50R18 730 Continental UC6 235/50R18 540 Kumho Ecsta PS31 235/50R18 468 Continental Max Contact 6 235/50R18 550 Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 235/50R18 538 I had a quick look on my price table and the above are some of them options. MC6 is one of the best in wet but if you are looking for something better, I would recommend Primacy 4st. You can check out the head to head comparison here  Bro, thanks for the reply. Appreciate it. FYI, Tiguan 4Motion is all time 4 wheel drive. Hence, new tyre should be at the rear, right? |
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Dec 28 2022, 10:08 PM
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Hi epjx31 and all,
Can recommend which tire for Ford Focus, size 215/45/R17? Usage = driving for work daily, town area driving with heavy traffic |
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Jan 30 2024, 01:52 PM
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Hi guys,
I'm driving a VW Tiguan,4motion(AWD) SUV with 235/50/R18. Front is MC6 and rear is Hankook S1Evo3. The S1Evo3 was newer compared to MC6, but currently it was touching the wear indicator and only managed to travel around 11k km. The wear for all tires were even. I was surprised why the S1Evo3 wear out so fast. BTW, the S1Evo3 and MC6 Treadwear indicated as 300 and 340 respectively. Anyway, is about time to replace the S1Evo3. What is the next better tire or equivalent performance with S1Evo3? |
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Jan 31 2024, 04:04 PM
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QUOTE(amscouzach57 @ Jan 30 2024, 04:13 PM) Falken Azenis FK510 SUV FK510 out of stock already and has been replaced with FK520.FK520 for size 235/50/R18, 1pc RM680. More expensive than S1Evo3. Looks like S1Evo3 is the value for money tire. |
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Feb 7 2024, 04:02 PM
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QUOTE(zeng @ Feb 4 2024, 06:09 AM) Without any access to the detailed numbers, the wheel alignment on the rear is causing the excessive wear problem which requires re-adjustment, by a differrent alignment guy. But,currently the rear tires reached the wear out indicator already. Should I just re-do the alignment or replace with new tires? BTW, I can still drive my SUV with these rear tires, since only be driving it during weekends. |
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