can a car use tyres of different brands?

keropoking SG

for example, the front wheels use michelin, and the back wheels use sumitomo. but the tyre size and rating are the same

kenn3th SG

the threads are different

keropoking SG

so all four wheels must be the same brand, size and rating, right?

kenn3th SG

yea, best if like that lar, but so far i nvr see cars with different brands of tyres

kenn3th SG

but what matters is the size of the tyre

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061224070654AAPsjYA&show=7

nOrmalbOi SG

it will be fine la.. if u dun push ur tyres to the limit..

normal driving within local set limits.. all 4 tyres diff brands one oso can..

but then gotta jaga ur tyre wear rate ba.. coz diff tyres/brands have diff wear rates

best scenario of coz would be to have all 4 tyres of the same brand and bought as the same time etc etc

Wink

nightsky87 SG

and don’t forget all tyres have a ‘run in’ distance..

Tayysj SG

hmm i know of one black mitsubishi spacewagon with 2 front yokohama C.drive tyres and 2 back yokohama aspec tyres. how? Confused

Troy437 SG

When I got my Mitsubishi Pajero Mini 3 years plus ago, the front tyres and rear tyres were different models of Yokohama. They were from the previous owners and they look new. So I nv change then.

But the car rear tyres lose traction sometimes in wet conditions.

Then I change all four tyres a few months ago to Yokohama Geolander AT+II for SUV.
The effect is very different!! The traction is good and the handling was much better. Makes me feel bad why I nv change earlier to enjoy better handling.
So I feel that its better to have the exact same model and size for all four tyres. Wink

SEI SG

i really dont think it matters.. my honda crv have yokohama street tyres on the rear and BF goodridge semi offroad tyres on the front still works fine.. handles fine aswell

kiss29 SG

No problem at all. Its perfectly SAFE!
The traction level of most common tyres are almost the same.

The only problem is your mind - phychologically you feels unsafe.
But the car don't feel it.

keropoking SG

then what if the left and right wheels use different brands?