Is It Better To Put New Tires on the Front or Back?

04 Feb

I waited for some time to make the video “Is It Better To Put New Tires on the Front or Back?”.

It all started with a social media post I did in 2015 about the subject. There was a video in that post that showed putting new tires in the back was the best option. Here’s that video.

Social media post

https://www.facebook.com/EricTheCarGuy/posts/10153218614317843

I didn’t agree with that and wanted to do some testing of my own. This video shows my results.

Some facts about the test vehicle. It’s a FWD Acura Vigor with a 60/40 weight distribution. It’s been aligned and has a good working suspension.

4 new tires are always the best option, but if you can only afford 2, I say put them on the front.

What are your thoughts? Camera: Brian Kast, Eric Cook

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