Cheers matey, will slap the new ones on the front and the older ones on the back, I don't load it up much anyway so that should be okayDoesn't make any difference mechanically but I'd always put a tyre least likely to fail on the front personally, not that you'd want to drive with any likely to of course.
Doesn't make any difference mechanically but I'd always put a tyre least likely to fail on the front personally, not that you'd want to drive with any likely to of course.
Standard advice (for normal cars) is to put the best tyres on the rear. The thinking is that it's better to have the car understeer in an emergency than oversteer. Worse tyres on the rear will encourage the car to be tail-happy. Not sure if that applies to a 4x4, though.
I find this counter-intuitive. My first thought would be to put the best on the front, because that is where you want the least chance of a puncture or blow-out, but apparently I am wrong.
http://kumhotyre.co.uk/kumho-news/should-you-fit-new-tyres-to-the-front-or-rear/ and many others,
Well, I would agree. However, I had this debate on another forum, and a lot of people say a rear blowout is worse. In my view, after a puncture/blowout, you need to be slowing down and steering above all else, and it is the front wheels that do the majority of this. I've never had a blowout, but I once drove a Mini (a proper one) about 200 miles with 5 psi in the left rear tyre and didn't notice until I was unloading at the end. I can only see a front blowout as catastrophic in comparison. But most on the other forum seemed to disagree.I know for a fact that a front wheel puncture is something I really do want to be as "less likely" as possible.
A rear blowout on a motorway often ends with a visit to the centre reserve àrse first and a front can do the same forwards. I'd say you need quicker reactions to control a rear blowout. In a lorry there's not much you can do at speed. The steering assistance isn't enough to turn the wheel with a front blowout. You are pretty much a passenger.Well, I would agree. However, I had this debate on another forum, and a lot of people say a rear blowout is worse. In my view, after a puncture/blowout, you need to be slowing down and steering above all else, and it is the front wheels that do the majority of this. I've never had a blowout, but I once drove a Mini (a proper one) about 200 miles with 5 psi in the left rear tyre and didn't notice until I was unloading at the end. I can only see a front blowout as catastrophic in comparison. But most on the other forum seemed to disagree.
But most on the other forum seemed to disagree.
I can only see a front blowout as catastrophic in comparison
you should keep an eye on the age of the tyres, as much as the tread depth. I'd rather have nearly worn out young tyres, than old tyres with lots of tread on.
Too true, age is something that seems to escape many owners. I checked the age of the really nice looking (good tread & no sidewall cracks) set of Michelins on my RRC after four years of ownership & was shocked to find that they were over 20 years oldI can just imagine the attitude of my insurers in the event of a blameworthy accident - needlessly to say I changed them PDQ.