RE: [DMCForum] Firestone, and Ford..

["timnagin" <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The handling characteristics would more than likely be different.  I don't
think any additional stress would be seen by the differential if you have
bias ply and radial on the same axle.  If this were true, having bias ply on
the front and radials on the rear, or vice versa, would show accelerated
wear on one set or the other.

No matter where the tires are on the vehicle, they are all traveling at the
same rate if everything is aligned properly and you are traveling in a
straight line.  The tires also have to be the same size, obviously.

Greg


-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Stragand [mailto:dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 8:55 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [DMCForum] Firestone, and Ford..



You shouldn't mount radials and bias on the same 'axle', that is true.  On
the front, the different handling characteristics can make the car very
squirrelly, and on the rear it can supposedly add some extra stress on the
differential (on rear drive).



I have a car with wide-white radials, but my spare is a bias ply.  I've
experienced this firsthand.



No problems I've ever heard of if you have 2 bias on the front, and 2
radials on the rear (and vice versa).



-Dave

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