Tire experts claim that millions of vehicle owners are making a big mistake. Namely, when not all are changed, but only worn front tires, a new pair of tires should never be placed on the front axle. Instead, they should be mounted on the rear axle, and the tires that were on the rear should be transferred to the front wheels.
You may already know this rule, but the technical manager of Michelin in Great Britain, Brian Portijus, recently told “Auto Express” that half of British drivers had no idea that it is necessary to do this when changing only one pair of tires, reports Jutarnji list.
He also emphasized that many tire shops and vulcanizers are not aware of this rule.
You may be wondering why it is better to put newer tires in the back when the front is the one that will do all the turning and sudden braking? It all has to do with stability. Installing better tires on the rear axle reduces the risk of the car skidding and spinning on wet roads.
“When the vehicle is stable, then you can start thinking about braking,” Portius told the Auto Express reporter, adding: “And what you actually see is that there is enough braking power and traction despite the partially worn front tires.”
The most important thing is that the driver with the new tires behind will have an easier time understanding and controlling any front-end slippage. The mixture of soft new front tires and old hard rear tires often ends up in uncontrolled drifting at high speeds, while otherwise the possibility of such a thing is much less and the driver can prevent this phenomenon much more easily.
Michelin’s expert also says that the rule of “new tires on the rear axle” applies regardless of your car’s powertrain configuration, so even on vehicles that have a suitable building or all-wheel drive.
Source: N1info.rs
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Source: autoblog.rs
