Doggman9

Right now I have two worn out front tires but my rears are almost new. The rears are General G-MAX AS03 size 245-35-19. That's an All Season tire. The fronts are done so I want to upgrade to some nicer summer performance tires. I am looking at the Michelin Pilot Super Sports, some of the Bridgestone Potenza's, and maybe even the Generals if it's necessary.

Is it okay to have different brand tires front and rear? According to my searches it is fine but what about running All Season's in the rear and Summer tires in the front?

I would get 4 new tires but the Generals really are brand new and it would be a waste. Should I just get two cheap generals to match the rears and call it a day or should I pony up, ditch the generals and get 4 new performance summer tires?

Thanks

PS - I live in the rainiest US city according to recent statistics but I feel confident in my ability to drive in the rain with performance tires.

taryon

As far as I know, it's not that much of an issue to run different tires on front and rears. I've ran many different combinations haha.

Z-Crazy

Not a big deal. I had generals when I bought the Z. They were loud and would not buy them again.

Recently I got nitto neo gens, they are quiet and seem to grip well.

I have toyo proxes 4 on my other car, love them. Very quiet, grip is too good. grip is little less in rain but my car is 450 rwhp and its tail happy. Decent for light snow as well. Overall they are very predictable

Michelin pilots are good too but they are pricey

samsniss350z

Its OK having the same brand of tires on each axle and different brands between front and rear, its when you mix different brands on the same axle that is not safe. If you can afford it I'd get 4 good quality tires of the same brand. Problem solved.

Doggman9

Thanks for the replies everyone. As it stands I have 3 options, which would you all recommend?

Option 1) replace the fronts with generals and have 4 matching tires ~$550 installed with an alignment*

Option 2) replace the fronts with Michelin Pilot Super Sports or equivalent Summer performance tires ~$650-$700 *

Option 2.5) replace the fronts with high performance All Season tires such as the Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS ~$600*

Option 3) replace all 4 tires with MPSS or equivalent Summer performance tires ~$1500 *

I'm not looking forward to spending $1500 on tires with a brand new set on the rear but if I won the lotto tomorrow that's exactly what I would do.

Suggestions/comments appreciated.

davidv

iTrader: (2)

Yes you can mix and match tires. There are times when you try to find a matching tire, and it is no longer available. Mixing tires will alter handling. Maybe better. Maybe worse.

NOTE: Same tires on the same axle.

neal@tirerack

Not the best idea to mix brands/models of tire. Here's our article about that,

Mixing Tire Types

Spike100

I would not mix tire types and brands.

Mixing tire types (i.e., summer performance tires with all-season tires for example) is very prone to failure. You might get lucky, but the likely result is dangerous. Don’t do it.

Mixing tire brand while maintaining tire type is safer than “mixing tire type,” but it still can be a “crap shoot.” It might work, but you could also end up with a car that is unsafe to drive.

--Spike

Doggman9

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm just gonna get two more generals for the front so that I have everything matched up. I'll pick up some RE-11's for my 18" track wheels that I'm gonna get next year