OK to mix tire brands? (Front/Steer tires)
Never did I think that I would have a tire question, but I do. I did an extensive search through the many past tire posts, but could not find an answer to my question.. Is it ok to mix different br...
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Mike, you have gotten many replies and opinions. Try it and see how it handles and drives, then make up your mind. I wasn't always this old, and as a punk teenager, who though you had to smoke the tires at least once a day, I was using a lot of miss matched tires not only front to back, but side to side. When I got a semi permanent job, I started buying recaps, of course the casings were all the same. Now racing, ever hear of stager? Tires of different diameter on each side of the same axle. You have to hold the steering wheel 1/4 turn to the right going down the straightaway to go straight. As you go into the corners, you start letting off, and it usually goes right around the corner easy as pie, yea right. Like I said, try it.
Mike, you have gotten many replies and opinions. Try it and see how it handles and drives, then make up your mind. I wasn't always this old, and as a punk teenager, who though you had to smoke the tires at least once a day, I was using a lot of miss matched tires not only front to back, but side to side. When I got a semi permanent job, I started buying recaps, of course the casings were all the same. Now racing, ever hear of stager? Tires of different diameter on each side of the same axle. You have to hold the steering wheel 1/4 turn to the right going down the straightaway to go straight. As you go into the corners, you start letting off, and it usually goes right around the corner easy as pie, yea right. Like I said, try it.
