binnsy
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hey guys , going to have to get some new rubber for the front of my lcr , wot do recommend putting new rubber on back or front, considering the cars done 11500 on rears !! cheers
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binnsy
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personally, i dont run with the pack on this one and the whole "if the back ends steps out its easier to correct" stuff. especially if yours tyres have done 11,500, when you put them on the front they are going to be worn (probably unevenly as its an leon 
) and the general handling is unlikely to ever be quite right even with a full balance and alignment.
) and the general handling is unlikely to ever be quite right even with a full balance and alignment.
Ask a tyre expert and they will say the better tyres go on the rear. Ask anybody that works with performance cars and they will often say the same.... as will tyre manufacturers themselves. Obviously everybody has their own idea as to what's what, but the common advice since day one has been the good tyres go on the rear
Impossible to say really. Is that 11500 miles of standing starts, sliding round corners and track usage? Or 11500 miles on the motorway at normal speeds?
If the tyres still have a lot of grip on them, there is nothing to worry about. Put the new tyres on the back and the others on the front if they are still fine to use. Then when the fronts wear out, put the rear tyres on the front as they will be nicely scrubbed in now and put some new ones on the rear.
If the tyres still have a lot of grip on them, there is nothing to worry about. Put the new tyres on the back and the others on the front if they are still fine to use. Then when the fronts wear out, put the rear tyres on the front as they will be nicely scrubbed in now and put some new ones on the rear.
The average driver will panic when either end of the cars steps out.
We are assuming older tyres = less tread depth, hardened rubber due to age ?
If the front looses grip (due to older tryes), during the panic attack, the driver lifts off the throttle. This causes weight transfer from back to the front, thereby increasing front grip, hence returning control to the driver (hopefully).
The same driver will react the same way when the rear looses grip and will therefore end up in the hedge (best case scenario) or go into oncoming traffic (worst case scenario) as the car will spin.
I have the original Pirreli tyres on the rear with a good 3-4mm and newer bridgestones on the front, with 1mm to the wear line. Car has done 11 K miles, the last 4k on the bridgestones.
So why recently did the back end step out when the rear tyres have more tread.. ? I entered the bend at a constant speed ready to accellerate out of the corner once reached the apex. My braking had been done on the straight prior to the bend.
The lack on tread on the front can be felt on some corners, hence caution is required as i eek the last few miles from the bridgestones So you would expect the front to loose grip not the rear ?
Personally I have always replaced the fronts, as for me, these wear faster than the rears. Otherwise i would be changing tyres more than i do already.
The rears have scrubbed in and reflect the setup of the rear geometry, have maximium tyre to road contact/even wear. if moved to the front it is highly likely that I will have reduced contact patch/different wear pattern until the tryes re-scrub. New ones on the rear also means they have to scrub in also.
Putting new ones on the front means only one set to scrub in and they will do so quickly and evenly to the set up of the geometry.
And tho the Bridgestaones have been good for grip, 4K miles is not enough. Looking for alternatives.
We are assuming older tyres = less tread depth, hardened rubber due to age ?
If the front looses grip (due to older tryes), during the panic attack, the driver lifts off the throttle. This causes weight transfer from back to the front, thereby increasing front grip, hence returning control to the driver (hopefully).
The same driver will react the same way when the rear looses grip and will therefore end up in the hedge (best case scenario) or go into oncoming traffic (worst case scenario) as the car will spin.
I have the original Pirreli tyres on the rear with a good 3-4mm and newer bridgestones on the front, with 1mm to the wear line. Car has done 11 K miles, the last 4k on the bridgestones.
So why recently did the back end step out when the rear tyres have more tread.. ? I entered the bend at a constant speed ready to accellerate out of the corner once reached the apex. My braking had been done on the straight prior to the bend.
The lack on tread on the front can be felt on some corners, hence caution is required as i eek the last few miles from the bridgestones So you would expect the front to loose grip not the rear ?
Personally I have always replaced the fronts, as for me, these wear faster than the rears. Otherwise i would be changing tyres more than i do already.
The rears have scrubbed in and reflect the setup of the rear geometry, have maximium tyre to road contact/even wear. if moved to the front it is highly likely that I will have reduced contact patch/different wear pattern until the tryes re-scrub. New ones on the rear also means they have to scrub in also.
Putting new ones on the front means only one set to scrub in and they will do so quickly and evenly to the set up of the geometry.
And tho the Bridgestaones have been good for grip, 4K miles is not enough. Looking for alternatives.
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