matching tires?
matching tires? Here is the deal. I just bought a car and it has brand new Potenza G009 front tires and completely bold rears.
I was thinking about buying the same Potenzas for the back to match. it'll be easier to rotate them later. They are not great, but will do the job for highway driving.
Or should I go ahead and buy something better is it gonna make a difference?
I was thinking about buying the same Potenzas for the back to match. it'll be easier to rotate them later. They are not great, but will do the job for highway driving.
Or should I go ahead and buy something better is it gonna make a difference?
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Well, it's not as practical because you can only rotate front to rear ... and you can't do that if the rears are a bigger size. The fronts are going to wear more out the outside due to cornering ... rears are going to take the punishment if you do burnouts and that kind of thing.
I've run soft sidewall "touring" tires on the front to lessen impact harshness and drag radials on the rear ... that's what's most common - guys use a stickier tire in the rear attempting to gain traction. I don't like really stiff sidewalls in front, but they're ok in the rear. So I've played with different combos depending on the season and what I'm going after. I have the 245 BFG g-force Sport all-seasons on the car now, but this spring I'll put 255 g-force Sport summer tires on the rear for better grip.
Obviously, it's simplest and cheapest just to use the same tire on all four.
I've run soft sidewall "touring" tires on the front to lessen impact harshness and drag radials on the rear ... that's what's most common - guys use a stickier tire in the rear attempting to gain traction. I don't like really stiff sidewalls in front, but they're ok in the rear. So I've played with different combos depending on the season and what I'm going after. I have the 245 BFG g-force Sport all-seasons on the car now, but this spring I'll put 255 g-force Sport summer tires on the rear for better grip.
Obviously, it's simplest and cheapest just to use the same tire on all four.
