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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GHS" data-source="post: 278899" data-attributes="member: 6956">Yeah I know that's the conventional method - putting tyres with more thread at the front. But I recall reading from somewhere that for normal road-going drivers like me, it is safer to have the rear tyres with more thread, as:more thread at the rear = more traction at the rear = less possibility of dealing with an oversteer situation which is harder to control.So I Google-ed it up and voila, here's the link <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /><a href="http://paultan.org/archives/2007/10/20/changing-two-tyres-at-a-time-front-or-rear-axle/" target="_blank">http://paultan.org/archives/2007/10/20/changing-two-tyres-at-a-time-front-or-rear-axle/</a>Just wanted to see if anyone can attest to this?Some quotes from the URL above:"...But in reality, even if the front is more worn out than the rear, the correct thing to do is the put your less worn out rear tyres at the front axle and put new tyres at the rear axle...""...This is because when the front has more grip than the rear, the rear will lose traction before the front of the vehicle during a corner on a wet or slippery road. You will oversteer and fishtail because of hydroplaning. As you know, once the rear starts sliding its quite hard to recover unless you’re a very experienced driver. It’s also better for the driver who has been used to more grip at the rear than the front all this while before the tyre change to get used to the new grip levels if you put the new tyres at the rear..."</blockquote>

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