Tires: which ones should be at the front?

[ravelcop]

Hi guys,

i have this problem about my tires. two of my tires are not good anymore. i think both only have 5% of its grooves left, unlike the other two that still have 90% left. i'd like to ask advise from you guys if I should put the good ones infront or at the back since I'm still out of budget of buying replacement for the two. My ride is a pajero RWD and I use it just within the city. I rarely activate 4WD. Would realy appreciate your opinions. Thanks

[burjegol]

bro,

better to put your good tyres on the front. mahirap na kung biglang ma-flat ka sa harapan due to your tyre condition. isa pa, good front tyres helps in maneuvering and braking.

just my 2 cents.

[utk505]

in general rule always brand new tires at the back for RWD cars and it also applys for FWD , yan ang nabasa ko dati sa isang magazine

[blink21me]

IMO, good tires in the back + be careful drivng and don't do fast turn-ins... If you put the bad ones in the back instead, chances are you'll lose traction on uphills, you could swing the rear end on wet ~ possilby completely lose control if you hit a puddle, and that 5% will be down to 0% in no time...

[t2erns]

logically good tires must be at the front. pag na flat tire ka sa front mahirap steer unlike kung sa likod ma steer mo pa ang vehicle

[XTO]

better set of tire in front for me. flat tires at high speed can create
problems not only to steering but to damages once you sway to either
left or right. and worst head ons.

[prysm_1]

sabi sa tirerack.com, michelin and goodyear

"when replacing only two tires put your best tires at the rear"

applicable din siguro ito sa atin.

[blink21me]

uhhhhh, I don't see why "might have a flat tire" case is worth worrying about. Yes it is true that you can stir the car better if the bad tires that were put in the rear go flat, but the question is, will it be flat??? Chances of it being, is only if you hit something that would cause the tire to be flat. Not because it's bad means it's going to be flat... Plus, if it the bad tires were put in the front and go flat, it doesn't mean that it's not safe to maneuver.

There is a much greater risk of putting bad tires in the rear. Doing so makes the vehicle more prone to oversteer. Do you know how to control the car if it happens to oversteer? Once the rear end twitches to the side I doubt you will remain calmed. What's the first thing you might do? Unless you have done some DE's during open track days, you would probably tend to put your foot off the gas pedal, which will make the vehicle oversteer more if not totally spin, and instead of counter-steering you would stir away from the direction the rear end is heading. Next thing you know the rear end of your vehicle swaps position with the front, or worse you go off a cliff or hit a pole or something...

...that said, if you put your bad tires in the front, the car is more prone to understeer, which is easily cured by going easier/lighter on the gas pedal (that's what average drivers would first do when the car behaves abnormally...) and by doing so you just re-gain the lost traction by the bad tires in the front.

About the weight distribution when braking comment. It is true, that's why my first suggestion was good tires in the rear + drive carefully...

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OP, just replace all the bad tires...

[j_avonni]

I heard before that best tires should be placed in front. With this thread, there are conflicting opinions - whether at the front or rear.

Buti walang nag-suggest na all best tires to the left or right.

Now I got confused. It's good that all my tires have the same conditions.

[ravelcop]

sabi ng tire shop na pinagtanungan ko, its better to put the best tires at the front since front tires wear out faster. if that's the only basis, then i would rather put my best tires at the rear considering the dangers you mentioned. however, if the front tires are the ones that wear out faster, does it also mean na ito rin ang pinaka bugbog when it comes to driving through "lubak-lubak" roads and carrying loads? because that can also be a great risk of blowing your tires off other than just normal wear

[afrasay]

good tires (with the deeper groove) infront for traction and braking power either FWD or RWD. 5% thread belongs to the junkyard, this is for the safety of you, the motorist and the pedestrians around you. front tires usually wear out faster also because because this is were the full braking power is apply. Also front tires are subjected to more twist and turns.