Intrepid

I always used to say front, or just put them on whichever was the drive tires, however, that video tried every option and it says that new tires on the rear are the way to go, AND that is from a tire company. I saw a different video with basically the same info a while back on TV and it changed my mind. They had PROFESSIONAL drivers on a wet course in the same vehicles and they did those test front and rear, and no matter whether it was a front wheel drive or rear wheel drive, they got better results with the good tires in the rear. One of the drivers was quoted as saying something like, "I still lose it when the good tires are in the back, but I can recover, when the good tires are in the front though, I very rapidly become merely a passenger and there is nothing I can do about it." They let them have many runs at it and even when they could predict EXACTLY when they would lose the rear end, they still could not save it when the good tires were in the front.

GodAmYota

I was always under the assumption that, since you have 4 wheel drive, but throwing odd sized tires on, can mess up the differentials...

I know that holds true for cars that have Viscous Coupling Diff's, or Mechanical LSD's... It burns out the clutches, or burns the fluid...

I'm new to Toyotas.. Do they use a type of Locker more than LSD??

EDIT: Also, wouldn't it make more sense to put the larger sized tires on the drive wheels, since those gears are much stronger than the other gears??


JT

mastacox

As many other people have said putting the new tires in the rear will save you from possible accidents.

Basically, with new tires in the front and old tires in the rear, you have a very good chance of heavy oversteer (fishtailing). The old tires will lose traction before the new ones, so you want the old ones up front. This way your car will tend to understeer, but you still retain control.

If you buy two tires from Discount Tire, they will only mount them on the rear BTW.