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Advice on tires matters pls...
clarence:
Generally, using different tyre brands are fine BUT the front and rear tyres must be of the same brand.
Eg. Michelin for front tyres and Toyo for rear tyres.
A definitely NO NO is to have a Michelin tyre on the front left and Toyo tyre on the front right.
Midnight:
--- Quote from: clarence on December 15, 2008, 12:17:09 AM ---Generally, using different tyre brands are fine BUT the front and rear tyres must be of the same brand.
Eg. Michelin for front tyres and Toyo for rear tyres.
A definitely NO NO is to have a Michelin tyre on the front left and Toyo tyre on the front right.
--- End quote ---
Alright, so in this case i can choose to retain the front 2 sumitomo tires.
For the rear, can i just replace the sumitomo tire with a Bridgestone? Then 1 will be new, the other one will be old, wear-off rate also different right?
i dunno, wondering what is the most economical way to handle this and not compromising safety and causing damage to car in the long run?
Silver:
is the spare tyre the T-type tyre or the "conventional" standard tyre?
seems highly possible that it could be the T-type as you did not mention about the spare tyre
in that case, may be best to keep the best 2 of the Sumitomo tyres for the front and get 2 new tyres for the rear
remember to put tyres of the same brand, construction and tread patterns on the same axle
can also read more in :
http://www.sumitomotire.com/abc/when.asp
alangohek:
--- Quote from: Silver on December 15, 2008, 11:31:03 AM ---is the spare tyre the T-type tyre or the "conventional" standard tyre?
seems highly possible that it could be the T-type as you did not mention about the spare tyre
in that case, may be best to keep the best 2 of the Sumitomo tyres for the front and get 2 new tyres for the rear
remember to put tyres of the same brand, construction and tread patterns on the same axle
can also read more in :
http://www.sumitomotire.com/abc/when.asp
--- End quote ---
Now, I am driving a rented impreza while waiting for my ride to be "discharged" from TCM. 3 Falken 326 + 1 Michelin Energy. When the speedo hits 120kmh, the car start to get a little shaky. Could this be related to different tyres placed on the same axis?
Silver:
rented impreza .....
I had also driven one before (rental from Downtown ....) and believe me, I cannot wait to get my own car back and I was driving the impreza more like a "bullock cart"
car start to get a little shaky - as in strong vibrations felt in the steering wheel?
which tyres are on which axle?
irregardless of the above, the strongest possibility is that the balancing on one (or more) of the tyres is off
I think the reason for the advice against putting tyres of different brand, construction and tread patterns has got to do with braking and handling especially in the wet where grip, braking characteristics and water dispersion properties are of paramount importance
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