Rotating Tires/Wheels - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ap5512 · 09-12-2014, 11:05 PM

Hey guys - I wanted to know what I can expect if I rotated the two rears to the front. I currently have stock Michelins up front but the two rears had to be replaced due to punctures. I got the Sumitomo HTR ZII's for the rears as a temporary replacement and they were cheap. The front Primacies have about 36k on them and the HTRs have about 5k on them. Basically, I wanted to know if there is adverse affects on handling/driveability? Will it be a good move? Thanks for your input.

Turdinator · 09-15-2014, 02:38 AM

It is pretty straight forward. If the replacement Sumitomo's are gripy-er than the stock Michelin's then moving them to the front will make for a more oversteery balance and vice versa, if they are less grippy it will make the balance more understeery.

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ap5512 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ Location: NoVA Posts: 532 Thanks: 241 Thanked 142 Times in 97 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Rotating Tires/Wheels Hey guys - I wanted to know what I can expect if I rotated the two rears to the front. I currently have stock Michelins up front but the two rears had to be replaced due to punctures. I got the Sumitomo HTR ZII's for the rears as a temporary replacement and they were cheap. The front Primacies have about 36k on them and the HTRs have about 5k on them. Basically, I wanted to know if there is adverse affects on handling/driveability? Will it be a good move? Thanks for your input. __________________ "Don't be a don'ter, do be a doer" - Johnny Wu

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