tread-less 2 tires....better in front or rear?

[VTODD]

well, i will be rolling my fenders shortly and soon (hopefully) after buying some wider wheels/tires. i still have not decided on what i want though. in the meantime, since my rear wheels will be off anyways to roll fenders, i have though about rotating the tires.

on the rear i have worn out nitto 555s. in the front are the stock tires. its only going to be a short while, so iam not gonna buy 2 new tires that i wont use, and i rarely drive the GTO during the off season.

my question is, would the worn tires be ok up front, or should i keep them in the rear? which is more important? the reason iam thinking of putting the stock tires (good condition) on the rear is because i have serious traction issues when accelerating.

any input would be appreciated.

thanks!
todd

[sxty8goats]

Personaly, I'd rather have traction in the front than the rear. Breaking and turning forces affect the front much more than the rear. I'd live longer being able to stop and turn than being able to go straight faster.. JMO

[Enginerd]

Leave them in the back if have to drive on baldys...just go easy on the throttle...easier said than done of course...

Front tires do more for you; ie braking and turning. and the vehicle will be more easily handled in the doomsday scenerio (blowout)

Uncle Wolfdogs might come in here and yell at you :)

My $0.02

[steelerguy]

Put the tires with more tread in the back.

[radkon]

Think of it this way, more traction in the back means possibly better acceleration but less traction up front meaning harder to steer greater likelihood of sliding the front end through a turn.

Having had bald tires on the front of one of my cars many years ago I'll tell you it was far cheaper to put them on the rear than replace the damaged front end when I hit the guard rail.

Baldies out back, after all racing slicks are made for the rear not the front.

[J.E.T.]

Is your life really worth a couple hundred bucks? Tires are the ONLY thing between you and that road, put on the best you can afford.......nothing less.

JET

[PhantomTiger]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.js p?techid=52

When tires are replaced in pairs in situations like these, the new tires should always be installed on the rear axle and the worn tires moved to the front. The reason is because new tires on the rear axle help the driver more easily maintain control on wet roads because new, deeper treaded tires are more capable of resisting hydroplaning.

So worn tires in front, good tires in the rear. :D

[VTODD]

Is your life really worth a couple hundred bucks? Tires are the ONLY thing between you and that road, put on the best you can afford.......nothing less.

JET

ur definatly right on that. i will be buying toyo proxie 4's when i get the new big wheels (whenever i decide which style i want), that is for sure. in the meantime, it wouldnt hurt to purchase 2 stock tires for the rear. it could be another month or even longer for me to decide which wheels i want. perhaps i will take a gander at the parts for sale section. anybody with 2 stock tires in good condition for sale? iam just not excited about buying 2 brand new tires and then not using them as soon as a week or two later.

todd

[VTODD]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.js p?techid=52

When tires are replaced in pairs in situations like these, the new tires should always be installed on the rear axle and the worn tires moved to the front. The reason is because new tires on the rear axle help the driver more easily maintain control on wet roads because new, deeper treaded tires are more capable of resisting hydroplaning.

So worn tires in front, good tires in the rear. :D

good post. that makes sense.

what about dry traction though? i never take the GTO out in the rain.

[radkon]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.js p?techid=52

When tires are replaced in pairs in situations like these, the new tires should always be installed on the rear axle and the worn tires moved to the front. The reason is because new tires on the rear axle help the driver more easily maintain control on wet roads because new, deeper treaded tires are more capable of resisting hydroplaning.

So worn tires in front, good tires in the rear. :D
Wow I find that hard to believe! Its not OK if the rear hydorplanes but its fine if the front does? :eek:

[johnebgoode]

Always put the better tires in the rear. Will keep the ass from coming around. If you search this out with Tire Manufacturers you may see this is what they recommend also.

[steelerguy]

Wow I find that hard to believe! Its not OK if the rear hydorplanes but its fine if the front does? :eek:

On a turn, hydroplaning the front means you start to feel understeer and you slow down. Hydroplaning the rear means you get snap oversteer, your rear end slides around, and you spin out of control.

Much better to have more traction in the back than the front, and not for acceleration reasons.

[J.E.T.]

If you don't intend to buy a couple of new tires always put the bad ones on the rear. In a blow-out scenario a rear tire is much easier to control than if a front tire went. If you need some stock 17's I've got four sitting in my warehouse. Was going to keep them in case I went North to snow country but it looks like I'm not. My F1's would not do well in the snow.......

JET