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Old 04-29-2010, 12:06 PM
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i came into a good deal on a pair of 275/35/18's for my dd c5's. but i cant find the tires i got for a decent price for the front. so basically i found another brand cheap enough for the front. but does matchin tread pattern really make that big of a differance. oh they will be 275/35/18's also
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It's more a personal preference if it's on a street car which im assuming your's is. It just looks better when they do.
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How picky are you? Thats the real question. Some tires make more noise than others on the road.
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Not really but different tires wear down different. Traction will differ on each side too thus possibly causing your differential to wear uneven and prematurely such as peg legging. (worse case scenario) Also, as stated above, looks and noise will differ.
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Different tread patterns front to back wont hurt anything at all. I know plenty of people that do it.. I would not do it side to side though.
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You don't want your two rear tires being completely different....
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ok guys gotcha. im going to go buy the tires now that i know it wont hurt anything. ill just have different tread front and back. the looks wont bother me too much. nor sound. ill post pics after i get them on. i cant wait!!! thanks
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Yea I mean my two front tires are the same as each other. But I have two Nitto 555r on my rear. & its fine...
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My rear tires never match the fronts. Like everyone said, it shouldn't make a difference.




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