New tyres - Fitter has 'Interesting' Theory

mjn

My car is modded. It passes an MOT every year, I don’t use cheap parts, everything is an upgrade, my 19” alloys weigh less than my 18” alloys, minimal body roll due to polybushes and stiffer suspension, everything is declared to the insurance company, it is serviced better than manufacture guidelines, i’ve done my Advanced Driver training and achieved Gold standard.

Bl4ckGryph0n

A staggered setup is not tinkering. It’s factory standard on many a car. It most definitely is on my Mercedes-AMG. Moving away from it would make it tinkering.

Over by there

I know there are staggered cars out there. I am not being serious. Have a nice day.

Ste7en

Got the new tyres fitted. I asked what the problem was with putting them on the front. The reply "No idea... unless you have pressure sensors fitted". Which I have.

So, I've just finished washing all the 'motion lotion' off them and I had to use Scratch X to remove some marks off the fitters.

gordon115

This was demonstrated a few years ago by Tiff Needel on fifth gear.
He drove a front wheel drive car round a wet bend with the most worn tyres on the back.
He lifted off the throttle (as you would in an emergency) and the back end spun out.
It is called "lift off oversteer".
He said the best tyres should go on the back.
Considering what a fantastic driver he is (I've seen him live a few times in his Top Gear days) I would heed his words.

computershack

They do if you want to see the back of your car passing the front on a roundabout or tight corner in the wet.

The front tyres have the weight of the engine to help keep them planted on the ground, the rear tyres have very little weight on them on most cars so they need to have the best grip to prevent oversteer and in particular lift off oversteer which happens when you go steaming into a corner or roundabout too quickly and lift off the throttle transferring even more of what little weight there is on the back wheels to the front.

computershack

Might want to take notice of this video then next winter....

nvingo

That looks like a BMW so rear or four wheel drive.
Maybe that makes a significant difference from front wheel drive.

un1eash

Looks like a FWD 2 series active tourer to me.

nvingo

Oh my G. I'd no idea BMW had abandoned their main differential of not building FWD cars (except for the Gross Mini); must keep up.