- Dec 7, 2011
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So my 03 TB is end of life, I've got too much to fix on it and we're shopping for something newer. In the meantime it's still my daily but limited in use to back and forth to the city (55 km usually on backroads) and bombing around said city. My current all seasons are pretty well toast (2 were going flat, steel is poking through on a third and 4th has a slow leak). I popped my original spare on one (a bf goodrich something or other) and found another spare with rim at a garage sale a couple weeks ago (Forterra), both are basically brand new, but slightly different tread pattern.
A few questions. I have them on the back right now, should I put them on the front for better handling? Or is it a crapshoot at this point?
Also I'm scoping out used tires to complete my set, seeing a bunch of 245 70 17 (mine are 245 65 17 stock), is it completely a terribad idea to grab a couple of those given the inch diameter difference? And how bad is it to have different tread patterns as far as handling and such? I should add one more thing that my shocks/struts are most certainly on their last legs so I'm already adjusting my driving behaviour for extra caution.
Thoughts?
My poor TB, just can't afford to put all the work into it. And I sure hate re-replacing things I've already done (fan clutch, most likely exhaust manifold, maybe even the CAT again). It will ultimately become a farm vehicle hence not wanting to put a brand new set of tires on.
A few questions. I have them on the back right now, should I put them on the front for better handling? Or is it a crapshoot at this point?
Also I'm scoping out used tires to complete my set, seeing a bunch of 245 70 17 (mine are 245 65 17 stock), is it completely a terribad idea to grab a couple of those given the inch diameter difference? And how bad is it to have different tread patterns as far as handling and such? I should add one more thing that my shocks/struts are most certainly on their last legs so I'm already adjusting my driving behaviour for extra caution.
Thoughts?
My poor TB, just can't afford to put all the work into it. And I sure hate re-replacing things I've already done (fan clutch, most likely exhaust manifold, maybe even the CAT again). It will ultimately become a farm vehicle hence not wanting to put a brand new set of tires on.