My front toyo proxes 195/50/15 are in perfect condition, but I completely depleted the rear tires to the steel and I'm DDing this car rather carefully haha. They're 205/50/15 Proxes (I run 15x7 in the front and 15x8 in the rear), but I want to change over to 195/50/15 Yokohama S Drives (narrower because I'm rubbing crazy on stiff springs and my fenders rolled as much as I can). This will be my first time buying tires so I wanna know what you guys think about running different brands, thanks.
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I don't think it is a problem, I have different brands on my car. -
In my experiences in driving crap cars with different tires on each corner or on each axle, it has never really been a problem. I avoided driving it hard though. I didn't want to suddenly discover that I could take right turns hotter than left turns or anything like that. I think you will be fine.Comment
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I bought my car with four different types of tires on it. It'll be fine; may handle a bit funky though.paint sucksComment
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you'll be fine but when you get up to higher speeds the tread will fight against each other going into a turn. it's most prominent with a responsive car. my buddy's rear michelins were shot on his s2000. he put yokohama's on the rear and tried rocking it out. shit was sketchy @ 60+mph. he wasnt even driving hard and the car felt like it had too much toe out up front when he would turn.. made it feel so unpredictable. I doubt you'll notice on your car though. i have different treads on my e30's bottlecaps for when I'm just trying to get around. I can feel it when I drive hard but driving normal it doesn't bother me. I have a z3 rack as well.
Originally posted by Ryan...Comment
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for your diff's sake; just make sure the tires on the drive wheels are the same (brand, size, age, mileage). especially if you have a LSD.
otherwise, I don't think you'll hurt anything.Comment
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