yell03 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 OK, I've got my rim situation figured out, but now there is another dilemma.I gave my son my stock 19x9.5" rims with the stock GY F1s.Unfortunately the fronts are beat and the rears will soon follow.I currently have Michelin A/S 3s on my 19" rims, also stock sizes (255/40/19 front & 285/35/19 rear).What I want to do is order 2 more 255/40/19 Michlin A/S 3s and give my son my rear 285/35/19s in the spring. For now he will have the Michelins in front and the GYs out back,He will take his car to college and I want him to have cold weather traction and bad weather capability in case he gets caught on the way home to visit.I will still have my Michelin A/S 3s on the front of my car, but for the spring, summer, and fall I would like to put MPSS 295/35/19s in back.Will this be OK.I used to run DRs out back with regular radials out front and that was OK, so I can't see this being worse.Then next winter I will buy 2 more A/S 3s for the rear of my car and both cars will be safe daily drivers.Thoughts??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madlock Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Running DR's in back is an entirely different proposition that's fairly use-specific. I can't imagine how well (or poorly) either car will drive or handle, but the real issue will be what happens if temperatures drop and how each car drives with a set of hockey pucks on different ends. Presuming there's no snow, I can't imagine it being particularly dangerous. But predicting how either car will handle during any type of driving that makes their over/understeer balance relevant would be damned difficult to predict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yell03 Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Running DR's in back is an entirely different proposition that's fairly use-specific. I can't imagine how well (or poorly) either car will drive or handle, but the real issue will be what happens if temperatures drop and how each car drives with a set of hockey pucks on different ends. Presuming there's no snow, I can't imagine it being particularly dangerous. But predicting how either car will handle during any type of driving that makes their over/understeer balance relevant would be damned difficult to predict. I know with MPSS out back and A/S 3s in front, in warm weather my car will understeer. I took my son's car out yesterday with the 285/35/19 GYs out back in 42 degree temps, it actually hooked better than it did with his 235/50/18 Pirelli All-seasons, but I warned him under 40 degrees that changes dramatically. This will only be temporary, in the spring he will get my rear A/S 3s to match the fronts and i will go with MPSS out back, I can live with understeer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yell03 Posted January 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 After some research I found it is not safe to run Brand new front tires with used rear tires, the tire place wouldn't even mount them. Local to me I found two used Goodyear F1 supercars with the same tread depth as the rears, this will hold him until next winter or until the spring if I get 4 new Michelin Pilot Super Sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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