In Reply to: Two snows....., Mike Lynch [Profile/Gallery] , Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:58:11

Yes, I agree that two snows only can be bad, which is why I have always run four. Still, my first winter with FWD was in a '78 Scirocco. I only had snows up front and yeah, it could get a bit tail-happy but I never found it dramatic, and I don't remember it ever spinning out unless I was doing something dumb, usually going too fast and lifting off the gas in a corner. In hard braking all it ever did was get a little squirrely. No biggie. So maybe my experience is unusual.

OTOH, I've had a VW Beetle (the real one), understeer right into a snowbank with good snows on the back and decent regular tires up front. But I was probably driving too fast. ;o) Shoulda had snows up front, too!

My point is that if you rotate your tires they wear fairly evenly so there isn't a huge difference front to rear, AND replace them in sets of four, this issue simply doesn't arise. I still put the better tires up front, but the difference in tread depth isn't very great. So I guess that's a different argument.

Here in NH very few people run snows only on the front. And no one has them only on the back in FWD cars. But the tire stores all push 4 snows really hard.

As for the courts, I'm sure that's what every tire-seller is concerned with. But just because something is litigated a certain way doesn't make it right, IMHO.

• Preferred tire rotation pattern?, SmSam, Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:16:52
  • Safety note re: studded winters & such, Wayfarer , Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:58:07
  • Re: Preferred tire rotation pattern?, SeeVTSaab, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:47:07
    • Re: Preferred tire rotation pattern?, Wayfarer , Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:45:02
  • I kicked the habit, AlS, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:19:38
    • Yep...that's the new plan..., Mike Lynch , Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:13:27
      • That's what I've been doing for years........, andym, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:18:24
        • Lawsuit proven..., Mike Lynch , Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:04:44
        • Re: That's what I've been doing for years........, oldsaab, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:34:05
          • I know the argument but don't buy it, Noel, Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:39:37
        • Re: That's what I've been doing for years........, AlS, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:31:49
          • Three legged stool....., Mike Lynch , Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:56:29
            • That asumes a blowout...., Noel, Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:12:49
              • Two snows....., Mike Lynch , Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:58:11
                • Re: Two snows..... is a bad thing!, Noel, Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:03:39 <-- Viewing This Message
        • Several important points..., Arthur, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:28:52
          • Thanks for that, but.., AlS, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:42:33
            • actually most of the tire shops will, oldsaab, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:23:10
  • Modified X, OKSaabs, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:37:21
    • That's what I do but only for ...., TKC, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:03:44
      • Re: Two new front tires, BobS, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:26:58
        • New go on rear, OKSaabs, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:23:35
  • My experience......., Herb Hirsch , Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:18:36
    • Re: Tire rotation, BobS, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:57:33
    • Agree. Done F/R rotations for, Noel, Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:14:55

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