Sasha350

I had a puncture in my rear tire ( Potenza040 ).
Unfortunately it was in the sidewall so i could not get it patched.
Since this is my DD, i had to get replacement fast so i got 2 Dunlop Direzza 101's for my rears. The front tires are the original Potenza 040, they are still OK with 7000 miles on them.
Will this cause any significant problems ? I live in South Florida and we are getting into the rainy season so there will be a lot of driving on wet roads in the summer.

Has anyone got similar setup? If so please share your experiences.

Stunner2xx

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i have asked plenty questions about about this. first off you have to make sure the load ratings are the same. also if the tread pattern isnt the same the car is going to pull so it will seem like ur aliment is off.

davidv

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No big deal. The car will handle a bit differently than if you have the same tires all around. If you are racing at the track at 120mph, I would be concerned. But on the street you will be fine.

ssawa

I have Goodyear F1 GS-D3's on the rear and stock bridgestones on the front of my '03 Touring 6 spd ( staggered tire sizes). I've noticed my new design fronts are really noisy although not "feathering", almost like the original feathering. Also, right after I got the back tires, on a fast right hand freeway transition, my "slp" light went on and you could feel the car "braking" on its own. I don't know if that was caused by the newness of the tires, different tread patterns or something on the road, but it was somewhat scary since I tend to take corners and curves fast. I really don't want this happening. I'm probably going to change the fronts to goodyears. Only problem is I recently found out they don't make the front stock size
(225 45 18) that I was going to get. I'll get 235 40 18 instead which is just slightly shorter (25.4" vs. 25.9") in diameter.