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Jbow89 · 11-19-2014, 09:00 PM

Now I have my p zeros and never really had any problems in snow or rain but I'm down to 3-4 32s on the rear and have like 7 on the fronts...

Can I put all seasons on the rear and not change over the fronts yet. I'd like to eventually make the full transition I just don't wanna waste the money on the fronts of they are still good. Ive heard its ok as long as the axle is the same. Just wanna make sure please dont bash me lol. Thanks guys

SCREAMING EAGLE · 11-19-2014, 09:14 PM

The rears usually wear twice as fast as the fronts. I would just get 2 rear zeros and by the time they wear out all 4 will be due to change.

gutterball · 11-19-2014, 09:24 PM

It's not a good idea to have 2 diff sets of tires from 2 diff manf. diff. tires have diff. characteristics which might cause the car to sway when changing lanes. I was able to do that with my Winter tires, using the all season in front and Snows in the rear and the car handles great but if you looked at the tread pattern they were almost identical, so I took a chance and it worked out.

Homer2 · 11-19-2014, 09:33 PM

My understanding has always been that its fine as long as you stay with the same tires on the same axles. I have don that lots - and I am sure most car owners over the age of 30 have. Not everyone stays with brands on the car or changes all 4 at the same time.

chasmanian · 11-20-2014, 04:55 AM

There was times with the p-zeros where the rear tires had traction, but it was real tough to steer because the fronts had no grip. With the all seasons, I have no issue with traction or steering. I recommend all four. Your life is worth more than the $500 you'll save.

Jbow89 · 11-20-2014, 06:04 AM

Thanks guys I've never really had any traction issues but with it already in the 20s in the morning leaving for work I'd rather not put pzeros back on the rear. I just wasn't sure about the two different types of tires all season and summer.

dklowrider · 11-20-2014, 08:00 AM

Only two clear choices here.
This:

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCREAMING EAGLE

The rears usually wear twice as fast as the fronts. I would just get 2 rear zeros and by the time they wear out all 4 will be due to change.

Or this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by chasmanian

There was times with the p-zeros where the rear tires had traction, but it was real tough to steer because the fronts had no grip. With the all seasons, I have no issue with traction or steering. I recommend all four. Your life is worth more than the $500 you'll save.

All 4 all seasons is best, new rears to match the front is cheaper although maybe not as much as you might think.

All seasons on the rear only is no good.

rontammy0 · 11-20-2014, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Homer2

My understanding has always been that its fine as long as you stay with the same tires on the same axles. I have don that lots - and I am sure most car owners over the age of 30 have. Not everyone stays with brands on the car or changes all 4 at the same time.

very common to do this...I see it all the time

Vroom_vroom · 11-20-2014, 08:18 AM

the '10 just hit 55k and it was time to change the rears again. put all season yokos on the back. stocks till on the front. drives fine.

DRMKAR · 11-20-2014, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dklowrider

Only two clear choices here.
This:

Or this:

All 4 all seasons is best, new rears to match the front is cheaper although maybe not as much as you might think.

All seasons on the rear only is no good.

Hold up, why is it no good? Help. I'm about to get new Good Year Eagle All Season's on rear.

dklowrider · 11-23-2014, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DRMKAR

Hold up, why is it no good? Help. I'm about to get new Good Year Eagle All Season's on rear.

You will get differing opinions on this til the end of time. But we are not talking mixing brands we are talking about two completely different types of tire. One way to look at it is that snow tires have been used on the rear of rear wheel drive cars forever. But now we are looking at summer only performance tires on the front and all season tires on the rear. The theory is your rear will be pushing your front end straight off the road when turning in snow, your rear will have less traction than the front in the dry, and that in general you are upsetting the balance of the car.
People say they have done it with no bad effects. I would think it depends a lot on how you drive. I personally wouldn't do it. But my car gets put away for the winter also. If it didn't I wouldn't drive in the winter on summer tires.

Norm Peterson · 11-23-2014, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by DRMKAR

Hold up, why is it no good? Help. I'm about to get new Good Year Eagle All Season's on rear.

It is possible when mixing tires to end up with a combination that's oversteerish - the tail wants to run wide or even spin out if that combination is bad enough. Max or extreme performance summer tires up front, nothing-special all seasons in the rear, and maybe tire inflation pressures that aren't helping things can and will put you in this situation. Trust me on this.

Having the tail unexpectedly step out like it wants to come around and won't make up its mind to settle down and follow the front is something I've been through very recently (while chasing some out-of-round tire issues). The car's owner would not have had sufficient experience to deal with it.

Norm

USIRON · 11-27-2014, 12:37 AM

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My first set of rear P-0s wore out in the center very fast due to the hot (100+ %) temps we get here in Florida. (Had to adjust air press down to not go beyond 36 while driving) I purchased two rear DWS tires and left the P-0s on the front. BAD IDEA! The SOFT sidewall DWS was not compatable with the hard sidewall P-0 front. The car would WEAVE down the road and the tail would actually shift to the outside of a turn due to sidewall flex. Oh, by the way, they are LOUD! If you need winter tire capability and want these dont mix and match, get all 4 at the same time. Replaced them with P-0s 2 days later and the car handled correctly again. Wife chewed me out for not getting the P-0s in the first place, she was right "said GM put the P-0s on the SS for a reason". Hope this helps someone avoid what I went through.

11-19-2014, 09:00 PM	#1
Jbow89 Drives: 2012 LS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South jersey Posts: 205	rear tires Now I have my p zeros and never really had any problems in snow or rain but I'm down to 3-4 32s on the rear and have like 7 on the fronts... Can I put all seasons on the rear and not change over the fronts yet. I'd like to eventually make the full transition I just don't wanna waste the money on the fronts of they are still good. Ive heard its ok as long as the axle is the same. Just wanna make sure please dont bash me lol. Thanks guys

11-20-2014, 08:18 AM	#9
Vroom_vroom The gritos pollo!!! Drives: Like a idiot Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,215 View My Garage	the '10 just hit 55k and it was time to change the rears again. put all season yokos on the back. stocks till on the front. drives fine. __________________ ______ If you don't stop how can they give you a ticket?-The Big Tuna___ '12 1Ls Camaro; Slp loud mouth I\|maganflow x-pipe\|Injen long ram intake\|brembo brake upgrade\| russell s.s. lines\|2LT polished 19's\|billet 5mm spacers\|tinted tail lights&markers\|pdmi\|billet c. can\| '13 Avenger R/T '77 T/A 6.6;, draining my wallet.

11-27-2014, 12:37 AM	#13
USIRON Drives: IOM 2SS/RS & 2014 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Palm Bay, FL Posts: 83	DWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My first set of rear P-0s wore out in the center very fast due to the hot (100+ %) temps we get here in Florida. (Had to adjust air press down to not go beyond 36 while driving) I purchased two rear DWS tires and left the P-0s on the front. BAD IDEA! The SOFT sidewall DWS was not compatable with the hard sidewall P-0 front. The car would WEAVE down the road and the tail would actually shift to the outside of a turn due to sidewall flex. Oh, by the way, they are LOUD! If you need winter tire capability and want these dont mix and match, get all 4 at the same time. Replaced them with P-0s 2 days later and the car handled correctly again. Wife chewed me out for not getting the P-0s in the first place, she was right "said GM put the P-0s on the SS for a reason". Hope this helps someone avoid what I went through.

11-19-2014, 09:14 PM	#2
SCREAMING EAGLE Drives: 2012 CAMARO 2SS 45TH,L99 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 114	The rears usually wear twice as fast as the fronts. I would just get 2 rear zeros and by the time they wear out all 4 will be due to change.

11-19-2014, 09:24 PM	#3
gutterball Drives: 2014 1LS M6 Supercharged Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New Britain, Ct Posts: 937 View My Garage	It's not a good idea to have 2 diff sets of tires from 2 diff manf. diff. tires have diff. characteristics which might cause the car to sway when changing lanes. I was able to do that with my Winter tires, using the all season in front and Snows in the rear and the car handles great but if you looked at the tread pattern they were almost identical, so I took a chance and it worked out.

11-19-2014, 09:33 PM	#4
Homer2 Drives: 50th Anni.. coming home 11/01 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Toronto. Ontario Posts: 1,636	My understanding has always been that its fine as long as you stay with the same tires on the same axles. I have don that lots - and I am sure most car owners over the age of 30 have. Not everyone stays with brands on the car or changes all 4 at the same time.

11-20-2014, 04:55 AM	#5
chasmanian Drives: 2015 Camaro SS Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 291 View My Garage	There was times with the p-zeros where the rear tires had traction, but it was real tough to steer because the fronts had no grip. With the all seasons, I have no issue with traction or steering. I recommend all four. Your life is worth more than the $500 you'll save.

11-20-2014, 06:04 AM	#6
Jbow89 Drives: 2012 LS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South jersey Posts: 205	Thanks guys I've never really had any traction issues but with it already in the 20s in the morning leaving for work I'd rather not put pzeros back on the rear. I just wasn't sure about the two different types of tires all season and summer.