Hi,
As said I have discussed this issue with my family expert, here are the basic conclusions:
1. All 4 tyres are significant, so keep changing front & back wheels so they are worn out evenly.
2. Otherwise mount the better tyres on the front axle. Reasoning is fairly simple:
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Originally Posted by Ron807
- A car with worn front tyres will understeer, a car with bad rear tyres will oversteer (when traction limits are reached).
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True.
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99% of drivers will be able to correct understeer, but oversteer... not so sure...
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False. Once the car slips, 90% of the drivers will not do anything but wait till it's over, be it understeer or oversteer. 99% in case of women drivers, but they are statistically insignificantly inclined to ditching a car as men are ...
Most fatal slips occur in a curve. If the front slips outwards, 99% of the drivers will end in the ditch. The remaing 1% will apply parallel moderate brake+accelaration with limited additional steering to remain on the road. In case the back slips, with no driver reaction, many drivers will end in the ditch, but you still have a fair chance of remaining on the road after a 180 or 360 degree turn.
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During hard braking the rear tyres keep the car on track, try it on a bike to brake hard with only the front brake. You will only have little control over the bike... .
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True. But compare a front tyre slip to back tyre slip on a bike ...
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Originally Posted by Colin
However, when I am on a wet road at high speed I often wonder whether the excellent ABS would be even better if I had more tyre tread depth on the front in an emergency.
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Correct.
Rgds Bor