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Title: Is it better to have more tread on the front tyres?
Post by: uz on June 30, 2009, 11:16:50 pm

Evening chaps,

My dad has just asked to borrow my car tomorrow morning to drive to Berlin. If I had some prior warning I would have had the front tyres changed as theyre just above the tread marker.

Just wondering if it's worth rotating them so that the ones with less tread are on the back??

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Thanks

uz

Title: Re: Is it better to have more tread on the front tyres?
Post by: Hurdy on June 30, 2009, 11:55:16 pm

Most tread should go on the rear. It makes for predictable handling characteristics....no snap oversteer through having less grip on the rears. :smiley:

Title: Re: Is it better to have more tread on the front tyres?
Post by: WhiteGTI on July 01, 2009, 01:10:34 am

What he said ^^^^

Title: Re: Is it better to have more tread on the front tyres?
Post by: BeezerDiesel on July 01, 2009, 04:47:23 am

^^^^^ What they said

I reckon you will have to have the tyres changed before your Dad goes off to the Fatherland as on the continent you may find the legal minimum tread will be 2mm (I may have inadvertantly made that up mind you)

Title: Re: Is it better to have more tread on the front tyres?
Post by: The wheel man on July 01, 2009, 10:05:33 am

Ive always thought that in normal driving conditions you are more likely to need the grip on the front (IE an emergency stop) that on the rear.  I have always put new tyres on the front as these tyres do more worrk more of the time.

Just my 2p's worth  :happy2:

Title: Re: Is it better to have more tread on the front tyres?
Post by: tony_danza on July 01, 2009, 10:07:30 am

I think the legal limit is actually 3mm in Germany - so you may be rolling illegal boots over there.

Title: Re: Is it better to have more tread on the front tyres?
Post by: winrya on July 01, 2009, 10:53:39 am

the comments above are correct but for me I like all my tread on the front because it makes such a difference to how the car drives.  I dont push hard in the bends but i do like some acceleration so I'll stick with my grip up front :laugh:

Title: Re: Is it better to have more tread on the front tyres?
Post by: uz on July 01, 2009, 11:28:07 am

Cheers for the replies guys  :smiley:

He caught the 8am Channel Tunnel train though so there wasn't time to get anything sorted. He's got a meeting in Lilles today, so he will have a chance to get the tyres changed there!

 :driver:

Title: Re: Is it better to have more tread on the front tyres?
Post by: bacillus on July 01, 2009, 12:44:12 pm

Quote from: uz on July 01, 2009, 11:28:07 am

Cheers for the replies guys  :smiley:

He caught the 8am Channel Tunnel train though so there wasn't time to get anything sorted. He's got a meeting in Lilles today, so he will have a chance to get the tyres changed there!

 :driver:

I hope that he doesn't go to the EU equavelent of Kwik Fit over there with those Monza 2 rims...   :scared:

Title: Re: Is it better to have more tread on the front tyres?
Post by: TomB on July 01, 2009, 05:39:10 pm

I think this is a very personal thing, everyone prefers it a different way.

I have more grip on the rear, as understeer is quicker to correct.