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Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon
thats some of the biggest misinformation ive ever read regarding tires. if you dont have the money for tires, used tires are better than badly worn tires. the brand of tire really doesnt matter, its best to try to match the tread patterns as closely as you can but usually it goes in 2's. keep the same style per axle. you dont want to have a kdw on the right rear and have a sumitomo on the left, but its fine to have sumitomos in the front and kdw's in the back.
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I agree with you up until the red.
Mismatched sizes and brands can effect the handling of your car. Granted, if you REALLY can't afford to keep the set the same it's best to at least keep the same type on an axle, it's still not a good idea. What if you have 400 treadwear tires up front and 200 in back? Or snow tires in back but 3 seasons up front? Yes, I'm splitting hairs, but we are attempting to define "best practice" here, and I agree with Jim.