Better tires, where?

[Jiggyfry]

Ok guys and gals I gotta get everyones opinions on this cause its driving me nuts. Lets try and keep the talk civilized too. This all started at work on Monday. A customer comes in for a tire rotation. So I put the best tires in front (FWD vehicule). Later on in the day we're talkin aboot tires and my service manager says the best tires should go in the back so in case of loss of grip the back end will be able to "come back" straight. WTF. As far as im concerned the best tires should go in front as the front tires have to deal with acceleration, braking, and steering. Opinions anyone?

And 700th post for me! Woot-Woot!

[srpowered240sx]

i would generally have to agree. id much rather have the rear come around a little than understeer through a turn. especially on a fwd vehicle.

[Bwana]

I like to have my best tires up front, fwd/rwd regardless. Front tire blowout is typically much worse than rear. There's a reason you can't run recaps on the front of a semi, but you can on every other axle...

[Logan76]

Who needs tires? whats a tire?

put em up front.

[Ozzie]

FWD, the front tyres should be the best..... They handle the drive of the vehicle, and the steering......

The rears just play follow the leader....

And service managers are known to be "out of the loop" in many cases

[Jiggyfry]

My service manager is out of the loop, but we also had a few other mechanics, with experience, all say the best ones should go in the back. I disagree with that statement 100%. I was just curious as to exactly how many people believe the best should go in the back. Plus I felt like starting a new topic to celebrate my 700th post.

[nismofly]

theyre all tards, get out of there lol

[Eddie]

I work in the tire business and I was taught that also. Unless requested by the customer we will always put the tires with more tread on the rear because they will theoretically disipate water better so the back end does not step out as easy. When I started they had me watch a video showing a ford taurus and a BMW E36 M3 on a wet course. First run was with new tires on the front and second run with new tires on the rear. Basically the first run was a drift video (Taurus spins out) and on the second video both cars did not fish tale.

They recommend that for safety reasons. Having more grip in the rear will cause under steer the same way running wider rear tires will. Car manufactures sometimes equip cars with staggered tires when they probabley don't need it for boring understeer safety reasons. For example a 350z.

In the tire business peoples' lives are at stake so companies have a moral if not leagal responsibility to educated customers in tire safety.

[Eddie]

Plus I felt like starting a new topic to celebrate my 700th post.

I have been here longer than every one that has posted on this topic and I only have 147 posts. Man I need to get with the program.

[AmoebAssassin]

Put the better tires on the front if you're a good driver and can deal with a neutral to oversteering car.

Put the better tires on the back if your reaction to oversteer is to hit the brakes and crank the wheel further.

[Jiggyfry]

I have been here longer than every one that has posted on this topic and I only have 147 posts. Man I need to get with the program.

And I dont post that much, go figure!

[Q45tech]

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[Jiggyfry]

IMPORTANT to spend 15 minutes prior to a reply post researching the topic.That way posts are meaningful and show the depth of your mental processes.

Always nice to provide a few LINKS to sites [which you have read] that add additional depth to the dicussion

http://www.slate.com/id/2081194/