koz4.2

Read the article, and then we'll talk again about which end it's more important to keep planted.

audikillsbmw

Even if that's the case, I'd much rather hit something with the back of the car than the front.

koz4.2

Hmmm... How about not hitting anything at all?

MA_2.7t

If you spin it's extremely unlikely you will hit squarely with the rear.

This accident happened to my friend in a Evo9 where the rear came out first. Full cage, 6 point harness, and HANS device didn't protect whiplash at the impact angle and his neck was sore for weeks. If it was frontal he would have been fine.

You want more grip in rear.<ul><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdSFTQq6PCg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdSFTQq6PCg</a</li></ul>

A6turbo530

the ratio of dry days to wet days is probably pretty high... in the rain, yes much better to keep the rear planted otherwise you could end up in an uncontrolled 360...

on dry roads (id guess 90% of my driving) the rear of the car isnt ever going to slide out unless your on the gas... the front end steers the car and does most of the stopping, i wouldnt want worn tires doing that

koz4.2

because tires with full tread depth are actually worse for steering and braking. Just ask anyone who tracks their car, and has gone to the trouble of having new, perfectly good tires shaved for track use.

Koz.

Gerry

It doesn't matter whether its FWD or RWD and many tire dealers will only install them that wayu for that reason.

sidespar

I put them on the front since the fronts get eaten up more quickly.

absolutcq20v

I would put the meatier ones on the front, as I can be hard on brakes...I check and rotate as needed every 15-20k, and there is usually less than 2/32" delta between them.
As usual, YMMV...and I can't be held responsible, etc. Drive safely.

ThetaTau87

That is not the same as 95% vs. 80%. 15% difference is not "significant." That example uses a 50% difference of 1/2 worn tires vs. new. A 15% difference is about the same as you would normally see for a regular tire rotation interval.

In this case I would put the less worn tires on the front until the tread depth is even front to rear then rotate the tires every oil change. It should only take one or maybe 2 oil change intervals for the wear to even out.

I would also suggest measuring the actual tread depth and comparing that to the new tread depth for those tires to get an accurate idea of how much tread there really is on each tire compared to new.

If the difference is "significant" then follow the article's recommendation and put the less worn tires on the rear.