On Sat, 29 Jul 2017 11:18:22 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 7/29/2017 10:42 AM, trader_4 wrote:

Are you disputing the fact that if you start with 4 new tires the front
tires are essentially *immediately* more worn than the rears? Immediately,
as in after the first turn?

Silly diversion down another rabbit hole. The point to rotating tires is so that they wear approximately evenly.

The point to keeping the best tires on the rear is to avoid losing control.

Again, the discussion was about rotating and the whole point to rotating
is so that the tires wear evenly and there is no significant
difference between front and back. But feel free to rotate your tires
after driving through the first turn in your silly example.


In the past i always bought tires in pairs, never four at a time. It
was about cash flow, not what axle had more wear. I also learned that
FWD cars have front tires wearing faster and if you don't rotate, the
rear tires can cup and even though they have a lot of tread, they make a
lot of noise.
Another good reason to "rotate"