Check this out...it it true?


http://www.michelinman.com/tire-care/tire-...eartire-change/ :o

is it the rear wheel drive and front wheel drive thingy? is that a hyundai elantra model?

I disagree with the movie.

You should put the new tyres where your car requires the most grip. FWD cars should put the tyres front and rotate the old tyres to the rear.

RWD cars should have the rear tyres to the rear and old ones to the front.

Where the power is, is where the better grip should be.
But then again, for tyres to aquaplane that bad i think the tyre thread % is probably quite low already and should be changed. 20% and below is dangerous

That's my 2 cents anyway.

change 4 tyres one go... rotate tyres once every 10000km...

advisable to change 4 tires with the same brand at the same time. if not same time at least same type.

new tires should be on the rear irregardless of front wheel or rear wheel drive.

in the wet oversteer is harder to recover then understeer

agree tat.. change 4 tyres.. and rotate it when required...

tat will be a balance wear n tear...

new tyres should go to rear regradless of FWD or RWD

in general new tires to the rear. in certain specific setups, new one to the front. Not always the case new to the rear. There are certain specifics that govern new ones to the front as opposed to the rear in general.

if all 4 tires have very different wear rate, it has not been rotated properly. If they have been rotated properly, all 4 would need replacement at the same time.

so in general on normal malaysian car...front or rear? :huh: tis important as life at stake..last tuesday nearly kena bang from behind..saw 1 myvi speeding fast during heavy rain..front car brake so kena brake..lucky front car move..then me cepat press accerlator..saw the myvi brake n rear lari side n bang the divider...lucky abit only...

so dear sifu...morale of the story..front or rear on normal driving car... :huh:

in general for 99% of street cars irregardless whether it is 4wd,rwd,mwd,nwd,watever wheel drive.. new tires to the rear if u're only changing 1 pair.

highest traction from the tires must come from the rear. if the front has lesser traction than rear, if the vehicle is over 'drivened', it will understeer. In this case all u have to do is lift your foot off the accelerator apply the brakes and condition is easily controlled by 99% of the drivers. If the rear has less traction, the rear will spin out easily thereby causing an oversteer and to the untrained common drivers, their immediate reaction will be to lift of the accelerator and apply the brakes which will bring the vehicle to a spin. Common drivers are not trained to handle oversteer as it is a natural reaction to brake and decelerate during an incident.

Oversteer: gently apply brake and also apply abit accelerator (not total lift off) while 'countersteer' back ur steering wheel to ur direction headed...

Understeer: gently apply brake and also apply abit accelerator (not total lift off) while quickly 'straighten' ur steering wheel and steer back ur direction headed..

i dun think gentle braking really help in such situations... unless ur right leg is is properly trained for braking lightly at panic situations...

i have been practicing on braking up to the limit for 2-3 years without tyres skidding... still not yet fully master the skill eh...

for auto, I use left leg to braking while right leg to acc... and manual, use left leg to clutch while right leg to braking & acc.

Of course all with proper steering control.

oh yahor... i was thinking bout manual all the while.. heheh...

manual also use 2 legs mah... :D

1 question from newbie here..

if we put new tyre on rear..and need to apply hard brake or maybe semi-hard brake..wouldn't it be easy to skid cos not enuff traction..

well..the front wheels have more brake ratio/power than the rear rite..

it depends on what tyres combination u use...

ur new rear tyres can be more grippy or less grippy than the rear one...

whatever it is... i think u will know the answer when u try ur car at the limits... but of cos pls be very careful when trying out the limits...

my driving skill is not up to your level la bro..hehe..afterall, im still newbie..unlike most of the sifus here..

anyway..my old tyres still have around 50% thread..so, if we ignore the understeer and oversteer condition (since my std suspension system and low budget tyre don't allow me to perform hard driving)..where should i put my new tyres?? front or rear..or doesn't really matter..

tq..

Rear. It will reduce incidences where you aquaplane and oversteer..

Front. Will provide more front grip for your FWD car.

well... it is still subjective.. to me it depends on how u drive or depends in what driving condition u usually encounter...

for me... i would use new tyres in front... no matter i'm going to drive fast or slow...

i would suggest u to finish up the current tyres with rotating them... and change 4 of them one shot..

yeah.. change all 4 if possible...

This is contradicting.

I got a movie from Michelin that says to put new tyres at the back.

Goodyear says to put in front.

how now?

change all four....kaotim ur headache...

haha...me always change all 4 when is times to need a change :lol: :lol:

i change all 4.. no matter each tyre condition.. for safety sake..

even change rims...if possible..

If you are one fella who really likes pek san, I will suggest the new tyres to put at the rear :P Unless u really like drifting then an old tyre at the rear will be helpful :lol:

But for wet safety reasons and better braking, I think new tyres at the front should be more sensible. ^_^

tats y change all.hehe :P

IMHO, if you want full traction or acceleration (on a front wheel drive), put them in front. But if you're concern on safe breaking and stopping in an emergency, put them at the rear.

Cheers.