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Old May 11, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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just bought 4 new good year f1s this november had a bubble in the front guy said they goodyear discontinued them then said they found a falkin with a simliar tread pattern so i got that , went to get oil changed and the guy showed me some wear on my tires that are hardly 3 weeks old. turns out is a summer tire gonna take it back. does mixing a all season and a summer tire up front cause possible powertrain problems?
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Old May 11, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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It's not the best for driveability to mix tire tread designs on the same axle, but shouldn't cause any damage. What kind of wear are you getting?
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Old May 12, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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It sounds like your tire dealer is a complete idiot.

I'd go find a new one pronto.
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Old May 13, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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well i just got back from my tire guy again he claims that sporting one ult high all season and 1 performance summer on the front is ok, and the wear which the oil place saw was just part of the tire which i believe him on that. dont know what to do lol...
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well i just got back from my tire guy again he claims that sporting one ult high all season and 1 performance summer on the front is ok, and the wear which the oil place saw was just part of the tire which i believe him on that. dont know what to do lol...
the best thing to do is run the same tires on the same axle. I personally would not run two different tires on the same axle, but I have run different tires up front - and different in the rear.
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so would it be better to run 2 summers up front and the f1 a/s in the rears?
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Originally Posted by bigalnash
so would it be better to run 2 summers up front and the f1 a/s in the rears?
I'd do that, keep matching tires onthe same axle - especially the drive wheels.
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