Hi just wnat to know if its ok to mix brands of tires?> fronts are continental, continental dont produce rears anymore...325.25.20 can i use something else in rear? any harm? thanks
No problem at all as long as you dont plan to drive it! If you do, get a proper set of matching tires! Cheers
Lol - not unless you want to have uneven wear and a load of problems down the road. Unmatched tires on any car aren't good... on a Ferrari you can imagine it is much worse.
Mixed matched brand tyres on a road car will look real bad, however on the race track it can work were a soft compound on the front and a hard real is needed you do what works for the car/drivers needs at the time.
I have the same problem. Back tyres are shot, fronts are good. Need back tyres only. 275/40/18 P.Zeroes not available any more. What do you do?
You know the answer, you just want to here something else. You replace all 4 with a new matched set. Trust me, I just went through this frustration. I have Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position tires on the rear with less than 100 miles and I need fronts. Tires are discontinued so I just ordered a new set. I was going to get the Pilot Super Sports but they're back ordered so I tried a set of the Ventus V-12 Evo 2's. They scored really well in the comparison test although not as good as the Pilot Sports. I don't track my cars so I'm not pushing it to the extremes. I think they will work well for me and if they don't well then Pilot SS's are next.
Seriously - sell your car, you can pick up a nice prius and mix and match to your hearts content. think of all the cash you'll have in the bank. There should be a test before you can buy a Ferrari.
To be fair - it is not like it will cause a breakdown. but... on a 400hp car that has an even weight distribution, it doesn't seem like a great idea to mess with the handling characteristics in a random way.
There are some here that are just a bit full of themselves. Those that have poo-pooed the OP's question, let me ask y'all: if you dont use your car on the track, if you generally drive your car in and around the speed limit AND you take care when road conditions are not ideal...what is exactly wrong with mixing fronts and rears. I do agree that when it comes to selling, having mixed set of tires on your car will likely raise a red flag with many buyers.
The back ones do the driving, the front ones get pushed along for the ride. The front and back tyres are doing 2 completely different jobs. They are also different diameters, widths and profiles. So why would they need to be the exact same make and model of tyre?
The tires are designed as different sizes, to fit the car. I've changed my sizes, knowing what the change in vehicle dynamics would be... But your logic (which for some reason makes me think of the first cars ever built) discounts that the tires work in turning the car... More specifically with different sidewall characteristics, and thinking about the amount of tread touching the ground at any time, and the compound of the tire... You could change the oversteer or understeer, potentially significantly. I believe it's more important for our cars since they are more balanced, and have a good amount of horsepower. So... If you are driving like a retiree, then maybe it's fine. Maybe it's fine if you figure it out right, or get lucky. But maybe if you punch it to hear the roar, with the wheel not just straight, and some morning moisture on the ground, you might find yourself on YouTube.
If I were buying 4 new tyres they would be all the same. I have put different tyres on the front to back on hipo cars and it can improve the way the car rides, steers, grips and handles. Get the combination wrong and you will mess everything up. Don't swap directional for non or asymmetric for non etc and so long as you are buying a similar top rated tyre... I'll let you know, I'm about to do it soon.
+1 Funny how people automatically assume it is bad. Just as getting it wrong can change the balance for the worst getting it right can improve it. Same can be said of changing camber roll bar stiffness etc.
