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Old 06 Oct 2008, 06:54 pm
2000 Civic hatch
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Default Re: Two new tires, front or back?

On Oct 6, 2:20 pm, dgk <d...@somewhere.com> wrote:
> I was going to get two new tires for my 91 Accord at Costco. They will
> only mount new tires on the rear if you only get two. Apparently a
> study tells them that the better tires should be on the rear to
> prevent fishtailing. Odd, I would think that the front would be
> better, having the steering, power, and brakes. So which is better?
>
> I decided my tires are good enough for a while longer and left. I had
> gotten a flat and decided that maybe I should just get new tires.
> Oddly, the place I went to to fix the flat (Costco would only fix
> flats on their tires!) couldn't find a hole. I must have bumped a curb
> or something and caused the leak.


Put the new ones on the FRONT if no / little snow or ice - if all 4
tires are shot start on the rear
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