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Tire question
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From: Albuquerque New Mexico
Tire question
Hi, my front tires are on their last leg, but my rears suprisingly still have some life left in them. A friend of mine offered to give me some pilot sports for the front. My question is would it be ok to run the pilots sports up front just until until the goodyears in the back are ready to be changed and then I will change all 4 tires. I don't take my car the roadcourse or anything.
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Hi, my front tires are on their last leg, but my rears suprisingly still have some life left in them. A friend of mine offered to give me some pilot sports for the front. My question is would it be ok to run the pilots sports up front just until until the goodyears in the back are ready to be changed and then I will change all 4 tires. I don't take my car the roadcourse or anything.
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I wouldn't chance it. The handling characteristics of both types of tires are different and the car may be unstable in certain situations as a result. You might be OK, but is it worth the chance to save a few bucks?
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From: Albuquerque New Mexico
Thanks for the responses. I think I'm going to go ahead and order up a set of Nitto Invos and just enjoy watching the remainder of my Goodyears turn into a cloud of smoke.
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Hold out for Firestones
Hi, my front tires are on their last leg, but my rears suprisingly still have some life left in them. A friend of mine offered to give me some pilot sports for the front. My question is would it be ok to run the pilots sports up front just until until the goodyears in the back are ready to be changed and then I will change all 4 tires. I don't take my car the roadcourse or anything.
Firestone runflats are less expensive, quiter, stickier, better in the rain and get great milage. Worth the wait if you can.
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Burning Brakes
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I mismatched Firestone RF's on the front with GY's on the rear with no problems but they were 4 new tires. I had the same issue with the fronts wearing out before the rear. I kept the old rears for emergency replacement.
I don't think you'll have a problem with the tires from 2 different companies. The traction control and active handling could be confused with new fronts/old rears. I actually put new rears on by themselves for about 2 weeks before I got the fronts and I never noticed any issues. I'm pretty sure you'll be OK.
I don't think you'll have a problem with the tires from 2 different companies. The traction control and active handling could be confused with new fronts/old rears. I actually put new rears on by themselves for about 2 weeks before I got the fronts and I never noticed any issues. I'm pretty sure you'll be OK.
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I purchased pilot sport a/s zero pressure tires for my C5 after the EMTs were worn out. I did not have my 06 C6 long enough before purchasing the 08 vert. The PS tires were the best I ever had for ride, traction & long life.
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From: Albuquerque New Mexico
Yeah I have heard some great things about the Pilot Sports as well. I may end up getting a set of PS2s instead of the INVOs. I'm going to do a little more research on both before I place an order.
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I called Tirerack for tires and I inquired about the Pilots and told him I still had the runflats on the front. He said NO WAY they can not be mixed!!
I didnt want to buy 4 tires so I got the Z06 run flat tires 325s
13 inches wide Supercar tires
Mike
I didnt want to buy 4 tires so I got the Z06 run flat tires 325s
13 inches wide Supercar tires
Mike
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From: Albuquerque New Mexico
Yeah I already decided to buy a full set of tires not just two for the fronts. I figured its not worth the loss in stability, especially since this time of year we will start to see a decent amount of rain here in Albuquerque.
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I dont see much of an issue here for any sort of normal driving.
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1. Liability. No way are they going to recommend something that COULD be argued in court by ignorant people that it COULD possibly cause some kind of issue.
2. They sell tires. Selling 4 tires is better for them than selling 2.
I agree. There isn't really much of an issue. But I still recommend the above burn out. It's fun and the situation gives you the perfect "excuse" to behave immaturely...and love it! Remember, take pics!
2. They sell tires. Selling 4 tires is better for them than selling 2.
I agree. There isn't really much of an issue. But I still recommend the above burn out. It's fun and the situation gives you the perfect "excuse" to behave immaturely...and love it! Remember, take pics!
Last edited by Tom400CFI; May 29, 2008 at 01:33 PM.
