[s-cars] Re: F me hard... tire woes...

[William Noland]

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Won't argue that the UrS will wear the fronts out first, due to the
greater demands (steering, on top of accelerating, turning and braking).
I have done just that here in mostly sunny California and gotten greater
mileage out of the new/old set. Throw in the rain/hydroplaning factor,
though, and I'll stand by the rear mount recommendation. That way,
you're dealing with a little course correction, after passing the
standing water, and not a wayward rear end.

Most of the time, I'll lean towards scrapping a pair of not quite worn
tires in favor of new rubber all around. If staying with the same tire
for replacements, I'll keep the two with usuable tread around in the
garage for "spares", should a pothole eat one of the new tires, as in
Paulie's case. Not that I've ever had to use one -- this has resulted in
a stockpile of mostly worn tires in the old garage. Someday, I'll trot
them all out, paint them white and sell them as planters at the flea
market.  :-)

Bill

CaptMagu at aol.com wrote:

> Bill and Paulie
>
> I would disagree with Bill here in regards to the placement of the
> newer tires. I have done this several times over the years with
> different cars(numerous BMWs, urquattro, and 2 weeks ago with urS4)
> and have always had the new tires mounted in the front. That's where
> all the hard wear is going on plus with this car's tendency to
> understeer, having more grip up front will help that issue as well.
>
> Hap, feelin different in Everboost, Maguire


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