Absolutely! When I worked at Goodyear (sic) we always sold and
installed them that way. Better to buy four matched tires, but in the
trying times.....
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Ted Wiegandt <twiegandt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The better traction tires always go in the back. The reason is that
> you always want the front tires to lock up first under braking. If
> your rear tires lock up and your front tires don't, the back end will
> swing around on you. This is why many pick-up trucks only have rear
> wheel anti-lock.
>
> Ted
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 5:55 PM, <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote:
> >
> > ttroidl@bluefrog.com wrote:
> >
> >
> >> If I go Viva 2 it would be for the fronts and I'd get snows for the
> >> rear, Wranglers I'd do on all 4...
> >
> >
> > Sorry that this doesn't directly address your question, but
> > regarding snow tires, I have always heard that you should always do
> > all 4; the fronts provide all of your steering and most of your
> > braking, so from a safety standpoint, if you had to get only 2 winter
> > tires, you're technically better off putting them on the front... You
> > may not get any traction, but at least you can steer and stop. :-)
> >
> > Might be worthwhile to just pick up some cheap used rims to mount a
> > set of snow tires, then you can get a set of "no compromise"
> > performance type tires to run the rest of the year?
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > -Jon-
> >
> > .- Jon Steiger -- jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com -.
> > | '96 Kolb Firefly, '96 Suzuki Intruder, Miscellaneous Mopars |
> > `-------------------------------- http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
> >
> >
>
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