Mount new tires in the rear

[dale7 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dale7]

Interesting information from Michelin about where to put your new tires for safety purposes if you have a choice between front and back and are only buying 2 tires.

Changing Tires: Tire Basics: Tire Care & Buying Guide: Michelin Tires

[vintner Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close vintner]

Odd.
They state one reason to put the new tires on the rear, but what about traction or braking? Most cars have front wheel drive, and so the front is where you need most of your traction. Most cars have disk brakes in front, which do the highest percentage of braking. Better traction for stopping with the new tires in the front.

I have seen information that says to rotate your tires every 6000 miles (every other oil change). Is 6000 miles wear okay now to have the tires in the front?

IMO, that was an odd video and didn't help me at all.

[PeterS Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close PeterS]

A great video...

I always thought you put the tires on the front for better traction and braking also...

Vintor, watch the vid again... they say the worn tires on the front may loose some traction but you will feel it in the steering wheel and slow down. Same if you feel your braking is less effective, you will increase your following distance.

Effectively what they are saying is that putting the best grip on the front will allow you great traction to go faster than the worn rear wheels can handle. Worn tires on the front will slow you down to a level that the new tires on the rear will handle easily.

I had one 4WD vehicle in my life and it was the one I had the most problems with... on icy days it could get me going very easily but it didn't help me stop. I slid through many stop signs because it was great getting me going too fast for the brakes to stop.

I will have to keep this in mind... Thanks Dale!

Pete

[Maggie Member Find all posts View Profile Close Maggie]

A couple of months ago I found myself needing 2 new tires and they mounted them on the rear. I didn't pay any attention, but when I got home my husband had a fit that they had been put on the rear instead of the front. I called the service place and they told me that if I brought the car back they would change them. I did and they proceeded to change the tires. But while I was sitting there waiting they gave me an article to read and the owner of the company called and told me why they had put the tires on the rear. He said the choice is yours but I strongly advise you to put the new tires on the rear. My response was that he was propably right but my husband said put em on the front so that's what I would go with besides the crew had already completed putting them on the front. He assured me that they would switch them again at no charge and was very persuasive as was the article. So I used my own judgement and had them switched again. I brought the article home to my husband, but now I have this video to show him also.

Thanks for posting this.

Maggie

[vintner Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close vintner]

So...anyone rotating tires at 6000 miles? Or is that not being done because of the new tires?

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

We picked up a nail in one of the rear tires, got a flat...and just replaced all four tires. Sigh. They were all approaching the end of their useful life.

[basham Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close basham]

So...anyone rotating tires at 6000 miles? Or is that not being done because of the new tires?

Rotating tyres is done to spread out the wear evenly and extend the use for all 4 or 5 tyres.

In this situation, with handling considerations, any rotation pattern would not be a good idea, unless I suppose reversing each rear tyre.

Initially I was taken aback with the recommendation but on consideration it makes much sense. A nice slow rear end slide is much easier to deal with if exploring the boundaries.

[vintner Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close vintner]

Okay, so if for some reason two tires wear excessively, you replace two tires. Now you have two new tires in the back, the two older tires in the front.

You drive until the front tires need to be replaced. When you buy the two new tires, the back tires are rotated to the front and the new tires are put on the back.

Okay. That is what I will do next time. Unless I end up buying four tires.

[kbletzer Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kbletzer]

Funny that this was posted just as I got a flat tire coming out of church from our son's First Holy Communion ceremony!
What timing!
It was the passenger rear tire and it ended up having a nail ...could not be fixed. They did replace the rear 2 tires but I will need the two front tires pretty soon so I will remember this THANKS!

[GeoPatSK Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close GeoPatSK]

New Tires on Rear

Thanks for the link to the video. I was arguing with COSTCO tire center last week. I see why they were insisting on rear mounting.

[Denise Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Denise]

We always buy our new tires at Costco and get them rotated at 5000 miles. They have always insisted on putting the new tires on the rear wheels if we buy two. My friend had two new tires put on recently and was shocked to see them in the back. I told her that this was how it was done, so she felt much better. Thanks for the video!

[nicklinneh Member Find all posts View Profile Close nicklinneh]

you can easily steer your front wheels if the those tires slip. correcting if the rear ones slip is something else. -ken

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I do.

& that dictated where the last 2 new ones went. For some reason my car got out of alignment and chewed up the fronts. I found that out at a rotation.

Since it was time to move the backs to the front, I did, and put the two new ones on the back.

Then got an alignment.

So...anyone rotating tires at 6000 miles?