leadfoot2

Looking for opinions on running one make of tires, say Goodyear, on one axle and a different make, say Kumho, on the other axle? I think I know the answer but would like to hear what others think.

Sidney004

I have done it many times because of budget concerns. I have run a single different tire(size and make) on the front in a pinch after having corded a tire as well. Go a little easy on the warm up lap, after that it is O.K. , if you hopped into the car and nobody told you, you probably wouldn't even notice the difference; a lot less difference than running on one corded tire! I am sure the purists here will tell you can that they can notice a 1 PSI difference between tires or the different date codes when they drive and the car will swap ends on the straight but there are so many variables in handling, after a couple laps, you will adjust to it.

StealthLT4

There's nothing wrong with that. Like Sidney said, preferably keep the front tires the same as eachother, and ditto for the rears.

sperkins

I wonder what it would be like to run a set of track tires on the front and street tires on the back. Sounds like a good way to get a little oversteer practice.

NV MY C5

Kumho 710's on the front and A6's on the rear here. I can not keep Hoosiers on the front for more than a weekend and 19" Kumho's are not out yet.

Jason

I've done it for track days.

leadfoot2

Glad to hear its been done with success. It can save me some money since I have several tires of different makes that are still in good shape but can't put a complete set of 1 type together.

0corvette pilot

I used to run victorracers in front and hoosiers in the rear on my 350z to achieve the desired width and size ratio requirements.

davidfarmer

I mix and match as needed, but try and keep the stickier tires on the rear. Fronts tend to wear 50% faster than fronts, so it's pretty easy to keep good tires on the back.

bobmoore2

I did it once.

I normally drive with 4 Toyo RA1s. One weekend I flat spotted my fronts down to the cords. A friend gave me some used Kumho V710s for the front. So I ran with the 710s on the front and the RA1s on the rear. I found that the rear was just as likely to spin as before, but the front was less likely to plow. Exactly what you would expect, right? Overall, it felt a little better, because the front end was handling a little better.