So what you are saying is that on a front wheel drive vehicle, the new tires should go up front?

Anthony
'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)

--- On Wed, 8/27/08, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: interesting tire safety video
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 4:51 PM

Also ... after owning several front wheel drive and several rear wheel drive
vehicles, I can attest that they "handle" very, very differently in
the context of that video. My front tires wear more quickly on my van than the
rears and it's AWD, but the main drive is rear. Factor: the van is pretty
heavy and turning is what creates much of the wear.

bob
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
 i wonder about the application on our vans, since all the
> weight is on the rear tires, and the fronts are unloaded. maybe
> putting the new tires on the front wouldn't be bad?
> just thoughts.
>
> sudhir