Non Matching Front And Rear Tires Question

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Michael Blazevich

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I have a 99 mustang gt and I am replacing all four tires. They are staggered, is it okay to get summitomo in the front and mickey thompson in the rear?

 

03_TrueBlue_GT

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Please don't cheap out on tires because the front is where a lot of your braking power goes. I don't want to sound like Im lecturing you but its something to think about.

 

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Well I now just realized when the front tires came in today.. I thought for a second thinking if it mattered or not before I put them on Friday

 

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From what I was told if you go to small up front or too tall in rear (18 and 17) it will throw the abs off.

I run a slightly taller tire in rear but not by much and haven't had an issue. 315/35/17 and a 255/40/17

 

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I have 275 35 in the front, 315 40 in the rear

 

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What size wheel?

 

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17"

 

Mineral4.6

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Are the 315/40's DR's?? I couldn't find a 40 series ANYWHERE in any brand.

 

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Sorry
275/40-17 front
Sumitomo high performance HTR Z II
315-35-17 rear
MIckey Thompson street comp tire

 

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There's nothing "wrong" with running different brand tires like that nor does it pose a safety threat. I personally would be driven crazy looking at different sidewall lettering & tread patterns when looking at my car. My only question to you is- how wide are the rear rims that you're mounting those 315's on? Ideally you should be mounting those 315's on at least a 10.5" wide rim for safety reasons. I know that many guys have mounted a 315 on a 17 x 9 factory rim but you're going to have a lot of sidewall bulge which will harm your contact patch to the road effectively negating the purpose of a wide tire.

 

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I almost purchased 275/50's for front but they are slightly taller then a 315/35 and I've heard of ppl having tracking issues so I ordered the 255/40's and I'm pretty happy with my choice. My 255's have slight run at full lock when turning. My wheels are 10.5 and 9.

 

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Michael Blazevich

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Yes I have 10.5 width in the back. So it seems that it'll be perfectly fine putting these tires on without any driving issues.

 

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I think it's totally fine, but those rears won't last as long on the street. I personally like big and littles for a track set up. Fat rear with a skinny front rim/tire.

 

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ok awesome ill let you know how it rides after the tires are on Friday

 

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Besides not being able to rotate the tires, you should be o.k.

 

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Going from stock 245/45 to the 40 series is quite noticable in ride quality, specially with lowered springs. I feel...every...bump in the road.

 

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I left the stock tires, Rear adjustable swaybar, full length subframes, Roush front swaybar, KYB shocks, and I feel every bump in streets.

Mineral4.6 said:

Going from stock 245/45 to the 40 series is quite noticable in ride quality, specially with lowered springs. I feel...every...bump in the road.

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