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I just went to a Pep Boys. Yeah, they suck, but that's another topic. I went to replace two worn out tires. I want the new tires on the front, but they would not do it. They said they can only put them on the back and move rear tires to the front. I don't want to do that because the tires on the back are different. I don't want them on the front. They still said no. That's what I said and walked out of there. Do other tire places do that too? It's my car, not theirs!
I assume a quality shop will not let you do something that results in a dangerous situation and/or that opens them up to liability. But as has been said, the better tires go on the front. What was their reasoning for not letting this happen?
For the same reason that understeer is built in to every road car instead of oversteer.. It's "safer".. Invest in a jack and a cordless impact and put your tires wherever you like if you can't have 4 decent tires.
I just got two new tires and they too put them on the back. I am sure if I asked they would have refused to allow me to get them on the front. I would recommend against it as well.
This is the first I've ever head of this...
and completely opposite from my own experience.
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Tire manufacturers recommended the good tires on the back and the old tires in the front.
Again... this is the first I've ever head of this...
Tire manufacturers have other reasons to recommended things.
That the owner will need to buy yet another set of tires even sooner springs to mind immediately.
Tires with the best tread go on the front. Go some where else.
I've heard the opposite. There is a school of thought that a blowout on the back is more likely to put the car out of control than a blowout on the front.
On the other hand, I would expect deeper tread to more effectively combat hydroplaning, so would be wanted on the front on rainy roads.
All-season tires in winter would call for best traction and tread on the drive wheels.
According to Tire Rack the new tires should go on the rear and the old tires moved to the front axle. "When tires are replaced in pairs in situations like these, the new tires should always be installed on the rear axle and the partially worn tires moved to the front. New tires on the rear axle help the driver more easily maintain control on wet roads since deeper treaded tires are better at resisting hydroplaning." Tire Tech Information - Where to Install New Pairs of Tires?
I know what is recommended, but I see no reason why I can't opt to not follow their recommendation. Are they worried about liability?
So, is it unsafe to put two different tires on the front? (fwd minivan) What I have is two tires, same size, one is Yokohama Avid TRZ that is about halfway worn down. On the other is Pep Boys own Futura2000 LTE, which replaced the blownout Yokohama tire on that side, about 10-12,000 miles ago. It has more tread than the other tire. should these go on the front of a Front wheel drive minivan?
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