Different tyres brand ok on car?

[Kelpie]

1. I happened to stop beside a new White Lexus and this fellow used Hankook Tyres fronm front and Potenza tyres behind. I can't figure out the model and specification of these tyres but conform are low profile type.

 

2. Do you guys also using different tyre brands for front and rear? What is the rationale?

 

Regards,

[Sony]

the theory of "no need rotation"..

 

let the front wore out and change only front pair.

 

but the norm is to change the rear to the front and have the new ones at the back.

reason for that is that old tyres are scrub in..

 

but that's my own reasoning. others might have differing opinion

[Sony]

oh... another reason. front tyre burst, so change one pair instead of 1 set.

 

Potenza should be stock if the car is new.

[Kelpie]

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oh... another reason. front tyre burst, so change one pair instead of 1 set.

 

Potenza should be stock if the car is new.

 

So that Lexus owner is a cheapstake.

 

Regards,

[Russ]

If both the front ones are near identical and both the rear ones too, then no real issue except I think it is better to keep all the same.

 

I would NOT recommend different tyres for the same axle or even same type but one new and the other 60% worn for example.

 

But at the end of the day, if you are a gentle driver and drive with lots of safety buffers, you can do anything you like, but it is still better to err on the side of conservatism - your tyres are the only thing keeping you stuck to the road and not flying off towards a direction you do not want to go. And the total area of each tyer is only about the size of half an A4 sheet of paper, even with low profile tyres.

[Kelpie]

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If both the front ones are near identical and both the rear ones too, then no real issue except I think it is better to keep all the same.

 

I would NOT recommend different tyres for the same axle or even same type but one new and the other 60% worn for example.

 

But at the end of the day, if you are a gentle driver and drive with lots of safety buffers, you can do anything you like, but it is still better to err on the side of conservatism - your tyres are the only thing keeping you stuck to the road and not flying off towards a direction you do not want to go. And the total area of each tyer is only about the size of half an A4 sheet of paper, even with low profile tyres.

 

1. Precisely, I thought Lexus drivers are usually Ah Pek class hence more safety concious so should be more wary about their tyres.

 

2. It has never crossed my mind to use a set of identical rims with different tyre brands. But strange leh, Hankook are not consdered cheap tyres. If got money to buy new Lexus but no money to change all to same brand, isn't it funny?

 

Regards,

[Sony]

which aspect do you deem him to be cheapskate?

 

I would say it's the wrong mindset of people like you that good things go to waste.

[Sony]

and when lexus owner walk, do you follow behind and wait for them to drop money?

[Rsxs]

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1. I happened to stop beside a new White Lexus and this fellow used Hankook Tyres fronm front and Potenza tyres behind. I can't figure out the model and specification of these tyres but conform are low profile type.

 

2. Do you guys also using different tyre brands for front and rear? What is the rationale?

 

Regards,

 

why not? racers do it all the time (cept for those awd rides)

 

say your ride is a FF, you want a super sticky wide tire up front, and possibly stock tires at the back to overcome the understeering tendencies.

for rwd like a turboed mr-s, eagle f1 in front, ad07 at back. f1 cheaper to replace and less drag, ad07 more exp but needed to put the power down

[Rsxs]

some ppl keep changing tires even though left 80%. why? itchy lor

wanna try diff tires so buy 2 pc at a time. not only am i using 2 different brands of tires, the profile in frnt is different from back to achieve a more slammed look

[Boyboy]

hee hee.. i tried that..

 

i'm no racer, but i have diff tyres for front and rear.. one pair is much stickier than the other. the difference when i swop around is simply mind boggling

 

now i'm on the safer setup of sticky tyres to the rear, normal tyres in front. no more unscheduled tail out action . unless LFB of course

[Kyojin]

just being devil's advocate here

 

another theory is that for front-wheel driven cars, the front pair wears out faster.

 

so you put the new pair up front in hope that it wears out faster than the old rear ones and come next rotation both will have about the same wear.

 

but your scrub in theory sounds logical too!

[Sony]

erm.. your theory sound interesting and we are actually saving a pair of rubber using such method. but then, having equal wearing off on 2 pair is going to be difficult.

 

Cheers

[Kyojin]

i guess it won't be perfectly equal. even with proper rotation intervals, it wouldn't be equal.

 

the idea (or so i assume) is to start a rotation schedule again. if not you'll keep having uneven wear front and back.

 

of course best case scenario is to change all four at a time, like what i'm hoping to do now...

[York]

as long as they r on the same axle....it's alrite

[Kklee]

To some drivers, tyres are just tyres and they trust that the tyre shop gives a good recommendation.

[Sony]

We always have uneven wear between the front and back. and that's the reason for rotation, i.e. to even our the uneven wear.

 

But some people chose to wear out the front 1st, then change one pair.

 

thus when it comes to change tyres, you only need to pay for a pair 1st. Less of a burden for some.

[Galantspeedz]

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oh... another reason. front tyre burst, so change one pair instead of 1 set.

 

Potenza should be stock if the car is new.

 

So that Lexus owner is a cheapstake.

 

Regards,

 

so if ur car minor thing spoil, u change whole car instead of just that part?

 

muz change whole car leh, if not is cheapskate leh