swapping front and back tyres

[Fastlane22]

Hi all,
I need some new tyres on the back of my type r, the tyres on the front r about a year old do think its a good idea to put the new ones on the front and the part worn on the back?

cheers all

[SwanJack]

Why not? Tyre rotation can be a service item, loads of rotating patterns are possible and there's plenty about it on the net. If you have directional tyres you can only change on the same side, unless you want to get them off the rims.

Edited by SwanJack on Thursday 26th January 15:42

[framerateuk]

There are mixed thoughts on this.

If you put worn tyres on the back, in rain especially you'll have less grip on the back than the front, which could cause you to oversteer. With the less grip on the front you're more likely to understeer, which is a bit easier to correct.

This is an interesting watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5YsQ_a_ijA

All that said, I've rotated my tyres many times and not had a problem....