I thought that it was only important to match up the front two car tires. The back tires could be mismatched tread. I had a bad tire in the back passenger side and changed it to a different tire than the other three. After two years that tired was ruined. Where I got the new tire, they said it was because the tread didn't match the other back tire. Is this true?
2007-03-14 19:40:46 · 7 answers · asked by Jay S 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Ideally all four tires should be identical but this isn't always possible or practical. Barring that, you should at least have matched pairs on each axle. As a tire industry professional I really can't condone having mismatched tires on the same axle. There are several reasons for this.
Tires of different brands/models will wear at different rates.
Tires of different brands/models will not have the same ride, handling and traction characteristics which can make them less predictable in an emergency situation than matched tires.
Mismatched tires on the rear in bad weather can cause snap oversteer if one tire (due to reasons cited above) suddenly looses traction.
Mismatched tires on the front axle can cause the vehicle to drift or pull to one side.
Mismatchted tires can make proper care - rotations, alignments - difficult if not impossible to perform.
...and a bunch more but you get the idea.
ASE Certified Service Advisor with 5 years experience in the tire industry
2007-03-15 03:15:52 · answer #1 · answered by Naughtums 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tire Tread Patterns
2016-10-04 04:27:44 · answer #2 · answered by mulock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Montana Winter driver I ALWAYS run mismatched, but evenly worn tread patterns in the Winter on all my trucks. For some unknown reason, this gives me amazing traction on snow, ice and slush. I stumbled on this one Winter by accident. My theory is that every tread pattern has strengths and weaknesses. But by mixing tread patterns the tires make up for each others weaknesses in different conditions. I would not have believed this because I expected everything bad to happen like uneven wear, mechanical issues, and most of all POOR traction and handling. I get none of the bad issues and excellent/unbelievable traction. No tire man will agree and I totally understand why. (liability and $$)
2013-12-11 04:47:49 · answer #3 · answered by Randy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. unless you are a race driver. having different trends will cause some performance issues on cornering and braking in bad conditions. having a different tread pattern will not cause a tire to be ruined.
If that was the case the "other" back tire would be ruined as well because it has a differrent tread then the other one.
2007-03-14 19:52:59 · answer #4 · answered by Carl P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tread doesn't make much difference in wear. But different load and speed ratings can. As far as winter driving if you run a snow tire and its front wheel drive you should run 4 of them.
2007-03-15 03:03:58 · answer #5 · answered by Blazin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My understanding is that the two front tires much match each other and the two rear tires much match each other.
2007-03-14 19:46:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is true. different tread compounds "flex" differently these compounds affect the stiffness of the sidewall.. so if your left rear flex's more than right rear, then right rear will do more work, wearing out faster.
2007-03-14 19:50:45 · answer #7 · answered by wrenchmasters@rogers.com 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋