Different Tires Front And Back

…overall tire grip in the front and back. When you have mismatched tires, you're either adding more grip to the front or more grip to the rear that causes abnormal and/or unpredictable oversteer or understeer. We've literally tested hundreds of tires and there truly are differences in wet,…

…industry's trend of offering vehicles with different size tires in the front and rear (staggered) continues. This can be a frustration point for some unsuspecting consumers. First, tire choices can be fewer than hoped when trying to find two different sizes that match in the same brand. Second,…

…Directional tires cannot be cross rotated unless you have them remounted for the other side of the vehicle. With regards to mixing tire types, it's always best to identically match tire models on the front and rear of the vehicle. If you have to substitute the tire for a different model, at…

…the testing of tires here at Tire Rack and detailed notes developed during our in-house track time, many customers prefer to hear how I feel about a tire's behavior during street driving. Our road tests give us valuable information on how a given tire will perform on different road surfaces at…

…tires on only the back of a rear-wheel drive vehicle can push the car, or force understeer, through corners as the all-season tires up front are overpowered by the tires on the rear. Tires play such an important role in a vehicle's handling capabilities, it's always best to drive on tires…

…sure your tires and brakes are in good shape. If you're heading to the track every weekend then fix the car's understeer by upgrading your wheels and tires and getting a "track" alignment. Wheels: Running wider wheels and tires of the same size in the front and back in a square…

…different front and rear tires but the computer thinks you should have all one size. Maybe you need custom sizes on a vehicle that came with staggered wheels. Whatever the case may be, having two sizes makes the search a bit more complex. You could pull up two different windows, one for the front…

…seems amiss, the tires and wheels can be removed and put back on the balancing machine to check both of them for issues. If the tires are worn and were recently rotated, one pair of tires may have had an existing problem that wasn't as noticeable with the tires in a different position on the…