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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GHS" data-source="post: 278971" data-attributes="member: 6956">Ah ic... my bad <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" />I got tread and dry grip all mixed up...I guess the tread/grooves are more relevant in wet weather for water dispersion, and Paul Tan was probably referring to that...OK for discussion sake, referring to the few statements in the last few posts: 1) "More tyre tread = less grip on tarmac road";AND "More surface contact = more grip"Therefore it's good to have tyres with less tread on the front for better braking/cornering grip in the dry?2) "...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..."Putting tyres with more tread at the rear will help with wet grip on the rear and avoid a sliding tail in the wet?So does this mean that somehow for everyday drivers, putting the newer tyres (read: more tread) at the rear is a "safer" option, since not everyone knows how to deal with oversteer?Korek??Hope I'm making sense here hehe... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

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