Brent P wrote:
> OK, so now he's spreading the insult around because the average wrench
> doesn't agree with his armchair theorizing.
Only saying the ones you visit are obviously unknowledgable. Ask somebody who knows tires instead of some HS drop out who just installs tires.
> for a living and they will say in the front. However an experienced shop
>> guy who actually does some thing like autocross with his cars and is
> First clue.. the OP didn't ask about autoxing his Camry.
Another sign you're totally ignorant on the subject, the basics of handling are the same regardless.
>formatting link> ... driver more easily maintain control on wet roads because new, deeper>> treaded tires are more capable of resisting hydroplaning."
> More bullshit garnered from the web.
Major tire retailer that does it's own testing etc and so forth.... of course you trust the kid at the tire chain store. Why don't you call them up and ask if you don't like being on the web.
Do you even actually drive? Ask
> someone aruond you (like in real-life) where they experienced a loss of > traction.
Loss of traction in the front... easy to deal with. Loss of traction in the rear... not fun.
In these parts, it is on the ice and snow. Get it? The white
> stuff that we had on the ground until last week? It is stupid to
> intentionally reduce the traction on the front which does most of the
> braking and all the steering, for the situations which you encounter > the most often.
That's exactly why you put the good tires on the rear. Because the fronts do the steering and most of the braking. If you put the worse tires on the rear, your fronts still have grip and the rear end lets go when you are steering and braking.... what happens then? You spin.
Not throwing the vehicle around wet surfaces like
> you're trying to prove something to the mom in the minivan behind you
> or the UPS driver.
Put the worn tires on the rear of your car... just don't crash into anyone else when you spin.
Moreover, the fronts wear faster. Putting the worn tires on the front
> ensures you'll be left with bald tires there 10k miles later, while
> you're busy thinking you have auto-x traction, and slam the brakes on
> to avoid plowing into someone in front.
They have these nifty things called wear-bars in the tires. I also mentioned that the tires on the front wear faster (sans rotation) on a FWD car on the initial post. The OP can get two more new tires, put them on the rear and hopefully they will be close enough in wear that normal rotation can resume. If it's a big deal, buy 4 new tires.
> You want me to x-post this over to rec.autos.driving and rec.autos.tech
> Hahahaha... it's you and your amchair buddies arguing. Hardly the stuff
> that would agree with someone who install 100 tires a day.
I am sure that 16 year old at pep boys really knows his stuff!
And you asked for it.