Audeye A6

Putting on winter wheels, better tread on front or back??

S4Dean

up there.

The_Jerbel (Jordan)

is to put the tires with more tread on the back because you need better traction back there if driving in the snow/ice. You would rather understeer than oversteer when on snow and ice.

JohnKo

I want the better tires on the end that has to steer and drive (and I'd much rather catch the tail than slide off nose first). Just my opinion.

The_Jerbel (Jordan)

And it depends on what you're driving on as well! Asphalt and rain are a totally different ball game than snow and ice.

I've lost my tail end so fast when driving in snow I was staring face to face at oncoming traffic before I even realized what was going on because the car did a 180.

I too used to run the better traction up front, until I had a couple experiences like the one above where the tail got loose on me so fast I didn't even realize it had happened, let alone take corrective action. Ahh the joys of driving in Canadian winters!

Luckily I have had no accidents resulting from these "loose-tail" incidents.