Originally Posted By: ryansride2017
Well thank goodness I have a tire shop that actually listens to what I want done. I have a RWD, 4WD SUV that accumulates nearly 40,000 miles per year. I have always put new tires on the front and older on the back to maximize the tire life. I don't rotate and commonly get 70-80K out of a set. I also like the fact of having deep tread on the front to remove rain water from the road. Since the rear tires follow very near the same path as the front tires, one could nearly run bald tires (but I definitely don't recommend that) on the back since the front tires are removing water from the road and creating a "path" for the rear ones to travel. If traction in snow becomes an issue, I just flip the 4WD on. Obviouisly things would be different with a FWD vehicle. As I said, I've been doing this for years with no problems. To each their own, I guess.
That's fine on a straight road, but if you start to lose traction in a curve you may oversteer and are more likely to spin out. To each their own, I guess.
Well thank goodness I have a tire shop that actually listens to what I want done. I have a RWD, 4WD SUV that accumulates nearly 40,000 miles per year. I have always put new tires on the front and older on the back to maximize the tire life. I don't rotate and commonly get 70-80K out of a set. I also like the fact of having deep tread on the front to remove rain water from the road. Since the rear tires follow very near the same path as the front tires, one could nearly run bald tires (but I definitely don't recommend that) on the back since the front tires are removing water from the road and creating a "path" for the rear ones to travel. If traction in snow becomes an issue, I just flip the 4WD on. Obviouisly things would be different with a FWD vehicle. As I said, I've been doing this for years with no problems. To each their own, I guess.
That's fine on a straight road, but if you start to lose traction in a curve you may oversteer and are more likely to spin out. To each their own, I guess.