Mismatched tire brands
11-25-2005, 01:41 PM
#14
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Mismatched tire brands
Good lord if I believed everything I read, I'd be scared to death to drive
after reading some of these replies.
It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
can't, match them per axle.
NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly different
tire, (notice I said slightly) it CAN cause odd handling characteristics,
and it CAN cause slightly odd braking if it's on the front, but unless its
wildly different from the other tires, it's not that big a deal.
I sold tires for and was a front end mechanic for 11 years. I'm not just
making this up.
Most new tire dealers ARE afraid to sell you unmatched sets, because of the
potential for liability, because everyone DOES sue now, for everything. It
doesn't mean something terrible is going to happen to you.
Millions of vehicles run mismatched tires, re-treads, etc with no ill
effect. Trans-Ams a few years ago came from the factory with different size
tires from front to rear.
I don't condone running different tires on your vehicle, I don't run
oddballs on my passenger vehicles either, but just wanted you to hear
something other than "doomsday" advice.
Spdloader
<ralconte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1132935028.988595.38340@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi there, I've got a Jeep Wrangler 2001, and I have 3 Firestone brand
> tires, and one original brand, came with the vehicle. They are the
> same diameter, just different brands. One has gone flat, and the tire
> dealer refuses to sell me a new one -- he says I risk serious damage to
> the differential, and he wants no part of an installation on my
> vehicle, presumably, for liability purposes. So I just went and got
> the tire patched, the local filling station must be a little less
> afraid of liability.
>
> So, what does this state of affairs mean for my vehicle. Should I
> never use the 4 wheel drive, use only at the slowest speeds, or what?
> Am I at some small, moderate or serious risk when I drive 2-wheel drive
> on an ordinary day, on rainy days, or at highway speeds? Would this
> adversely affect the ABS in any way?
>
> There was one similar thread on this subject before.
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09b3108a50b2bc
> Involving using the mini-spare, and its affect on the 4-wheel drive,
> and thats not really the case for my vehicle, I assume, or I could be
> all wrong.
>
> The tire dealer has many newspaper clippings up regarding accidents
> caused by mismatched tires, even involving police cars involved in
> accidents, presumably the point is that they should know better. So
> this could be a serious problem that no one acknowledged for a long
> time. Or they could be over-cautios for liability purposes. Or they
> just want people to buy more tires. At any rate, I'd like to know:
> What should I do. Hopefully, the answer isn't: Immediately buy two
> new tires, and juck those serviceable mismatched ones.
>
after reading some of these replies.
It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
can't, match them per axle.
NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly different
tire, (notice I said slightly) it CAN cause odd handling characteristics,
and it CAN cause slightly odd braking if it's on the front, but unless its
wildly different from the other tires, it's not that big a deal.
I sold tires for and was a front end mechanic for 11 years. I'm not just
making this up.
Most new tire dealers ARE afraid to sell you unmatched sets, because of the
potential for liability, because everyone DOES sue now, for everything. It
doesn't mean something terrible is going to happen to you.
Millions of vehicles run mismatched tires, re-treads, etc with no ill
effect. Trans-Ams a few years ago came from the factory with different size
tires from front to rear.
I don't condone running different tires on your vehicle, I don't run
oddballs on my passenger vehicles either, but just wanted you to hear
something other than "doomsday" advice.
Spdloader
<ralconte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1132935028.988595.38340@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi there, I've got a Jeep Wrangler 2001, and I have 3 Firestone brand
> tires, and one original brand, came with the vehicle. They are the
> same diameter, just different brands. One has gone flat, and the tire
> dealer refuses to sell me a new one -- he says I risk serious damage to
> the differential, and he wants no part of an installation on my
> vehicle, presumably, for liability purposes. So I just went and got
> the tire patched, the local filling station must be a little less
> afraid of liability.
>
> So, what does this state of affairs mean for my vehicle. Should I
> never use the 4 wheel drive, use only at the slowest speeds, or what?
> Am I at some small, moderate or serious risk when I drive 2-wheel drive
> on an ordinary day, on rainy days, or at highway speeds? Would this
> adversely affect the ABS in any way?
>
> There was one similar thread on this subject before.
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09b3108a50b2bc
> Involving using the mini-spare, and its affect on the 4-wheel drive,
> and thats not really the case for my vehicle, I assume, or I could be
> all wrong.
>
> The tire dealer has many newspaper clippings up regarding accidents
> caused by mismatched tires, even involving police cars involved in
> accidents, presumably the point is that they should know better. So
> this could be a serious problem that no one acknowledged for a long
> time. Or they could be over-cautios for liability purposes. Or they
> just want people to buy more tires. At any rate, I'd like to know:
> What should I do. Hopefully, the answer isn't: Immediately buy two
> new tires, and juck those serviceable mismatched ones.
>
11-25-2005, 01:41 PM
#15
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Mismatched tire brands
Good lord if I believed everything I read, I'd be scared to death to drive
after reading some of these replies.
It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
can't, match them per axle.
NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly different
tire, (notice I said slightly) it CAN cause odd handling characteristics,
and it CAN cause slightly odd braking if it's on the front, but unless its
wildly different from the other tires, it's not that big a deal.
I sold tires for and was a front end mechanic for 11 years. I'm not just
making this up.
Most new tire dealers ARE afraid to sell you unmatched sets, because of the
potential for liability, because everyone DOES sue now, for everything. It
doesn't mean something terrible is going to happen to you.
Millions of vehicles run mismatched tires, re-treads, etc with no ill
effect. Trans-Ams a few years ago came from the factory with different size
tires from front to rear.
I don't condone running different tires on your vehicle, I don't run
oddballs on my passenger vehicles either, but just wanted you to hear
something other than "doomsday" advice.
Spdloader
<ralconte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1132935028.988595.38340@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi there, I've got a Jeep Wrangler 2001, and I have 3 Firestone brand
> tires, and one original brand, came with the vehicle. They are the
> same diameter, just different brands. One has gone flat, and the tire
> dealer refuses to sell me a new one -- he says I risk serious damage to
> the differential, and he wants no part of an installation on my
> vehicle, presumably, for liability purposes. So I just went and got
> the tire patched, the local filling station must be a little less
> afraid of liability.
>
> So, what does this state of affairs mean for my vehicle. Should I
> never use the 4 wheel drive, use only at the slowest speeds, or what?
> Am I at some small, moderate or serious risk when I drive 2-wheel drive
> on an ordinary day, on rainy days, or at highway speeds? Would this
> adversely affect the ABS in any way?
>
> There was one similar thread on this subject before.
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09b3108a50b2bc
> Involving using the mini-spare, and its affect on the 4-wheel drive,
> and thats not really the case for my vehicle, I assume, or I could be
> all wrong.
>
> The tire dealer has many newspaper clippings up regarding accidents
> caused by mismatched tires, even involving police cars involved in
> accidents, presumably the point is that they should know better. So
> this could be a serious problem that no one acknowledged for a long
> time. Or they could be over-cautios for liability purposes. Or they
> just want people to buy more tires. At any rate, I'd like to know:
> What should I do. Hopefully, the answer isn't: Immediately buy two
> new tires, and juck those serviceable mismatched ones.
>
after reading some of these replies.
It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
can't, match them per axle.
NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly different
tire, (notice I said slightly) it CAN cause odd handling characteristics,
and it CAN cause slightly odd braking if it's on the front, but unless its
wildly different from the other tires, it's not that big a deal.
I sold tires for and was a front end mechanic for 11 years. I'm not just
making this up.
Most new tire dealers ARE afraid to sell you unmatched sets, because of the
potential for liability, because everyone DOES sue now, for everything. It
doesn't mean something terrible is going to happen to you.
Millions of vehicles run mismatched tires, re-treads, etc with no ill
effect. Trans-Ams a few years ago came from the factory with different size
tires from front to rear.
I don't condone running different tires on your vehicle, I don't run
oddballs on my passenger vehicles either, but just wanted you to hear
something other than "doomsday" advice.
Spdloader
<ralconte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1132935028.988595.38340@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi there, I've got a Jeep Wrangler 2001, and I have 3 Firestone brand
> tires, and one original brand, came with the vehicle. They are the
> same diameter, just different brands. One has gone flat, and the tire
> dealer refuses to sell me a new one -- he says I risk serious damage to
> the differential, and he wants no part of an installation on my
> vehicle, presumably, for liability purposes. So I just went and got
> the tire patched, the local filling station must be a little less
> afraid of liability.
>
> So, what does this state of affairs mean for my vehicle. Should I
> never use the 4 wheel drive, use only at the slowest speeds, or what?
> Am I at some small, moderate or serious risk when I drive 2-wheel drive
> on an ordinary day, on rainy days, or at highway speeds? Would this
> adversely affect the ABS in any way?
>
> There was one similar thread on this subject before.
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09b3108a50b2bc
> Involving using the mini-spare, and its affect on the 4-wheel drive,
> and thats not really the case for my vehicle, I assume, or I could be
> all wrong.
>
> The tire dealer has many newspaper clippings up regarding accidents
> caused by mismatched tires, even involving police cars involved in
> accidents, presumably the point is that they should know better. So
> this could be a serious problem that no one acknowledged for a long
> time. Or they could be over-cautios for liability purposes. Or they
> just want people to buy more tires. At any rate, I'd like to know:
> What should I do. Hopefully, the answer isn't: Immediately buy two
> new tires, and juck those serviceable mismatched ones.
>
11-25-2005, 01:41 PM
#16
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Mismatched tire brands
Good lord if I believed everything I read, I'd be scared to death to drive
after reading some of these replies.
It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
can't, match them per axle.
NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly different
tire, (notice I said slightly) it CAN cause odd handling characteristics,
and it CAN cause slightly odd braking if it's on the front, but unless its
wildly different from the other tires, it's not that big a deal.
I sold tires for and was a front end mechanic for 11 years. I'm not just
making this up.
Most new tire dealers ARE afraid to sell you unmatched sets, because of the
potential for liability, because everyone DOES sue now, for everything. It
doesn't mean something terrible is going to happen to you.
Millions of vehicles run mismatched tires, re-treads, etc with no ill
effect. Trans-Ams a few years ago came from the factory with different size
tires from front to rear.
I don't condone running different tires on your vehicle, I don't run
oddballs on my passenger vehicles either, but just wanted you to hear
something other than "doomsday" advice.
Spdloader
<ralconte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1132935028.988595.38340@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi there, I've got a Jeep Wrangler 2001, and I have 3 Firestone brand
> tires, and one original brand, came with the vehicle. They are the
> same diameter, just different brands. One has gone flat, and the tire
> dealer refuses to sell me a new one -- he says I risk serious damage to
> the differential, and he wants no part of an installation on my
> vehicle, presumably, for liability purposes. So I just went and got
> the tire patched, the local filling station must be a little less
> afraid of liability.
>
> So, what does this state of affairs mean for my vehicle. Should I
> never use the 4 wheel drive, use only at the slowest speeds, or what?
> Am I at some small, moderate or serious risk when I drive 2-wheel drive
> on an ordinary day, on rainy days, or at highway speeds? Would this
> adversely affect the ABS in any way?
>
> There was one similar thread on this subject before.
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09b3108a50b2bc
> Involving using the mini-spare, and its affect on the 4-wheel drive,
> and thats not really the case for my vehicle, I assume, or I could be
> all wrong.
>
> The tire dealer has many newspaper clippings up regarding accidents
> caused by mismatched tires, even involving police cars involved in
> accidents, presumably the point is that they should know better. So
> this could be a serious problem that no one acknowledged for a long
> time. Or they could be over-cautios for liability purposes. Or they
> just want people to buy more tires. At any rate, I'd like to know:
> What should I do. Hopefully, the answer isn't: Immediately buy two
> new tires, and juck those serviceable mismatched ones.
>
after reading some of these replies.
It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
can't, match them per axle.
NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly different
tire, (notice I said slightly) it CAN cause odd handling characteristics,
and it CAN cause slightly odd braking if it's on the front, but unless its
wildly different from the other tires, it's not that big a deal.
I sold tires for and was a front end mechanic for 11 years. I'm not just
making this up.
Most new tire dealers ARE afraid to sell you unmatched sets, because of the
potential for liability, because everyone DOES sue now, for everything. It
doesn't mean something terrible is going to happen to you.
Millions of vehicles run mismatched tires, re-treads, etc with no ill
effect. Trans-Ams a few years ago came from the factory with different size
tires from front to rear.
I don't condone running different tires on your vehicle, I don't run
oddballs on my passenger vehicles either, but just wanted you to hear
something other than "doomsday" advice.
Spdloader
<ralconte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1132935028.988595.38340@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi there, I've got a Jeep Wrangler 2001, and I have 3 Firestone brand
> tires, and one original brand, came with the vehicle. They are the
> same diameter, just different brands. One has gone flat, and the tire
> dealer refuses to sell me a new one -- he says I risk serious damage to
> the differential, and he wants no part of an installation on my
> vehicle, presumably, for liability purposes. So I just went and got
> the tire patched, the local filling station must be a little less
> afraid of liability.
>
> So, what does this state of affairs mean for my vehicle. Should I
> never use the 4 wheel drive, use only at the slowest speeds, or what?
> Am I at some small, moderate or serious risk when I drive 2-wheel drive
> on an ordinary day, on rainy days, or at highway speeds? Would this
> adversely affect the ABS in any way?
>
> There was one similar thread on this subject before.
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09b3108a50b2bc
> Involving using the mini-spare, and its affect on the 4-wheel drive,
> and thats not really the case for my vehicle, I assume, or I could be
> all wrong.
>
> The tire dealer has many newspaper clippings up regarding accidents
> caused by mismatched tires, even involving police cars involved in
> accidents, presumably the point is that they should know better. So
> this could be a serious problem that no one acknowledged for a long
> time. Or they could be over-cautios for liability purposes. Or they
> just want people to buy more tires. At any rate, I'd like to know:
> What should I do. Hopefully, the answer isn't: Immediately buy two
> new tires, and juck those serviceable mismatched ones.
>
11-25-2005, 01:49 PM
#17
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Mismatched tire brands
I would like to chip in here, that four wheel drive is not a consideration
in this case, because the vehicle is a Wrangler with part time four wheel
drive, which is never meant to be used on paved surfaces.
Earle
"Spdloader" <askforit@nospam.triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:tVIhf.5729$3o6.1308251@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> Good lord if I believed everything I read, I'd be scared to death to drive
> after reading some of these replies.
>
> It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
> can't, match them per axle.
>
> NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly
different
> tire, (notice I said slightly) it CAN cause odd handling characteristics,
> and it CAN cause slightly odd braking if it's on the front, but unless its
> wildly different from the other tires, it's not that big a deal.
>
> I sold tires for and was a front end mechanic for 11 years. I'm not just
> making this up.
>
> Most new tire dealers ARE afraid to sell you unmatched sets, because of
the
> potential for liability, because everyone DOES sue now, for everything. It
> doesn't mean something terrible is going to happen to you.
>
> Millions of vehicles run mismatched tires, re-treads, etc with no ill
> effect. Trans-Ams a few years ago came from the factory with different
size
> tires from front to rear.
>
> I don't condone running different tires on your vehicle, I don't run
> oddballs on my passenger vehicles either, but just wanted you to hear
> something other than "doomsday" advice.
>
> Spdloader
>
>
>
> <ralconte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1132935028.988595.38340@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> > Hi there, I've got a Jeep Wrangler 2001, and I have 3 Firestone brand
> > tires, and one original brand, came with the vehicle. They are the
> > same diameter, just different brands. One has gone flat, and the tire
> > dealer refuses to sell me a new one -- he says I risk serious damage to
> > the differential, and he wants no part of an installation on my
> > vehicle, presumably, for liability purposes. So I just went and got
> > the tire patched, the local filling station must be a little less
> > afraid of liability.
> >
> > So, what does this state of affairs mean for my vehicle. Should I
> > never use the 4 wheel drive, use only at the slowest speeds, or what?
> > Am I at some small, moderate or serious risk when I drive 2-wheel drive
> > on an ordinary day, on rainy days, or at highway speeds? Would this
> > adversely affect the ABS in any way?
> >
> > There was one similar thread on this subject before.
> >
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09b3108a50b2bc
> > Involving using the mini-spare, and its affect on the 4-wheel drive,
> > and thats not really the case for my vehicle, I assume, or I could be
> > all wrong.
> >
> > The tire dealer has many newspaper clippings up regarding accidents
> > caused by mismatched tires, even involving police cars involved in
> > accidents, presumably the point is that they should know better. So
> > this could be a serious problem that no one acknowledged for a long
> > time. Or they could be over-cautios for liability purposes. Or they
> > just want people to buy more tires. At any rate, I'd like to know:
> > What should I do. Hopefully, the answer isn't: Immediately buy two
> > new tires, and juck those serviceable mismatched ones.
> >
>
>
in this case, because the vehicle is a Wrangler with part time four wheel
drive, which is never meant to be used on paved surfaces.
Earle
"Spdloader" <askforit@nospam.triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:tVIhf.5729$3o6.1308251@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> Good lord if I believed everything I read, I'd be scared to death to drive
> after reading some of these replies.
>
> It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
> can't, match them per axle.
>
> NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly
different
> tire, (notice I said slightly) it CAN cause odd handling characteristics,
> and it CAN cause slightly odd braking if it's on the front, but unless its
> wildly different from the other tires, it's not that big a deal.
>
> I sold tires for and was a front end mechanic for 11 years. I'm not just
> making this up.
>
> Most new tire dealers ARE afraid to sell you unmatched sets, because of
the
> potential for liability, because everyone DOES sue now, for everything. It
> doesn't mean something terrible is going to happen to you.
>
> Millions of vehicles run mismatched tires, re-treads, etc with no ill
> effect. Trans-Ams a few years ago came from the factory with different
size
> tires from front to rear.
>
> I don't condone running different tires on your vehicle, I don't run
> oddballs on my passenger vehicles either, but just wanted you to hear
> something other than "doomsday" advice.
>
> Spdloader
>
>
>
> <ralconte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1132935028.988595.38340@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> > Hi there, I've got a Jeep Wrangler 2001, and I have 3 Firestone brand
> > tires, and one original brand, came with the vehicle. They are the
> > same diameter, just different brands. One has gone flat, and the tire
> > dealer refuses to sell me a new one -- he says I risk serious damage to
> > the differential, and he wants no part of an installation on my
> > vehicle, presumably, for liability purposes. So I just went and got
> > the tire patched, the local filling station must be a little less
> > afraid of liability.
> >
> > So, what does this state of affairs mean for my vehicle. Should I
> > never use the 4 wheel drive, use only at the slowest speeds, or what?
> > Am I at some small, moderate or serious risk when I drive 2-wheel drive
> > on an ordinary day, on rainy days, or at highway speeds? Would this
> > adversely affect the ABS in any way?
> >
> > There was one similar thread on this subject before.
> >
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09b3108a50b2bc
> > Involving using the mini-spare, and its affect on the 4-wheel drive,
> > and thats not really the case for my vehicle, I assume, or I could be
> > all wrong.
> >
> > The tire dealer has many newspaper clippings up regarding accidents
> > caused by mismatched tires, even involving police cars involved in
> > accidents, presumably the point is that they should know better. So
> > this could be a serious problem that no one acknowledged for a long
> > time. Or they could be over-cautios for liability purposes. Or they
> > just want people to buy more tires. At any rate, I'd like to know:
> > What should I do. Hopefully, the answer isn't: Immediately buy two
> > new tires, and juck those serviceable mismatched ones.
> >
>
>
11-25-2005, 01:49 PM
#18
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Mismatched tire brands
I would like to chip in here, that four wheel drive is not a consideration
in this case, because the vehicle is a Wrangler with part time four wheel
drive, which is never meant to be used on paved surfaces.
Earle
"Spdloader" <askforit@nospam.triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:tVIhf.5729$3o6.1308251@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> Good lord if I believed everything I read, I'd be scared to death to drive
> after reading some of these replies.
>
> It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
> can't, match them per axle.
>
> NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly
different
> tire, (notice I said slightly) it CAN cause odd handling characteristics,
> and it CAN cause slightly odd braking if it's on the front, but unless its
> wildly different from the other tires, it's not that big a deal.
>
> I sold tires for and was a front end mechanic for 11 years. I'm not just
> making this up.
>
> Most new tire dealers ARE afraid to sell you unmatched sets, because of
the
> potential for liability, because everyone DOES sue now, for everything. It
> doesn't mean something terrible is going to happen to you.
>
> Millions of vehicles run mismatched tires, re-treads, etc with no ill
> effect. Trans-Ams a few years ago came from the factory with different
size
> tires from front to rear.
>
> I don't condone running different tires on your vehicle, I don't run
> oddballs on my passenger vehicles either, but just wanted you to hear
> something other than "doomsday" advice.
>
> Spdloader
>
>
>
> <ralconte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1132935028.988595.38340@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> > Hi there, I've got a Jeep Wrangler 2001, and I have 3 Firestone brand
> > tires, and one original brand, came with the vehicle. They are the
> > same diameter, just different brands. One has gone flat, and the tire
> > dealer refuses to sell me a new one -- he says I risk serious damage to
> > the differential, and he wants no part of an installation on my
> > vehicle, presumably, for liability purposes. So I just went and got
> > the tire patched, the local filling station must be a little less
> > afraid of liability.
> >
> > So, what does this state of affairs mean for my vehicle. Should I
> > never use the 4 wheel drive, use only at the slowest speeds, or what?
> > Am I at some small, moderate or serious risk when I drive 2-wheel drive
> > on an ordinary day, on rainy days, or at highway speeds? Would this
> > adversely affect the ABS in any way?
> >
> > There was one similar thread on this subject before.
> >
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09b3108a50b2bc
> > Involving using the mini-spare, and its affect on the 4-wheel drive,
> > and thats not really the case for my vehicle, I assume, or I could be
> > all wrong.
> >
> > The tire dealer has many newspaper clippings up regarding accidents
> > caused by mismatched tires, even involving police cars involved in
> > accidents, presumably the point is that they should know better. So
> > this could be a serious problem that no one acknowledged for a long
> > time. Or they could be over-cautios for liability purposes. Or they
> > just want people to buy more tires. At any rate, I'd like to know:
> > What should I do. Hopefully, the answer isn't: Immediately buy two
> > new tires, and juck those serviceable mismatched ones.
> >
>
>
in this case, because the vehicle is a Wrangler with part time four wheel
drive, which is never meant to be used on paved surfaces.
Earle
"Spdloader" <askforit@nospam.triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:tVIhf.5729$3o6.1308251@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> Good lord if I believed everything I read, I'd be scared to death to drive
> after reading some of these replies.
>
> It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
> can't, match them per axle.
>
> NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly
different
> tire, (notice I said slightly) it CAN cause odd handling characteristics,
> and it CAN cause slightly odd braking if it's on the front, but unless its
> wildly different from the other tires, it's not that big a deal.
>
> I sold tires for and was a front end mechanic for 11 years. I'm not just
> making this up.
>
> Most new tire dealers ARE afraid to sell you unmatched sets, because of
the
> potential for liability, because everyone DOES sue now, for everything. It
> doesn't mean something terrible is going to happen to you.
>
> Millions of vehicles run mismatched tires, re-treads, etc with no ill
> effect. Trans-Ams a few years ago came from the factory with different
size
> tires from front to rear.
>
> I don't condone running different tires on your vehicle, I don't run
> oddballs on my passenger vehicles either, but just wanted you to hear
> something other than "doomsday" advice.
>
> Spdloader
>
>
>
> <ralconte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1132935028.988595.38340@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> > Hi there, I've got a Jeep Wrangler 2001, and I have 3 Firestone brand
> > tires, and one original brand, came with the vehicle. They are the
> > same diameter, just different brands. One has gone flat, and the tire
> > dealer refuses to sell me a new one -- he says I risk serious damage to
> > the differential, and he wants no part of an installation on my
> > vehicle, presumably, for liability purposes. So I just went and got
> > the tire patched, the local filling station must be a little less
> > afraid of liability.
> >
> > So, what does this state of affairs mean for my vehicle. Should I
> > never use the 4 wheel drive, use only at the slowest speeds, or what?
> > Am I at some small, moderate or serious risk when I drive 2-wheel drive
> > on an ordinary day, on rainy days, or at highway speeds? Would this
> > adversely affect the ABS in any way?
> >
> > There was one similar thread on this subject before.
> >
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09b3108a50b2bc
> > Involving using the mini-spare, and its affect on the 4-wheel drive,
> > and thats not really the case for my vehicle, I assume, or I could be
> > all wrong.
> >
> > The tire dealer has many newspaper clippings up regarding accidents
> > caused by mismatched tires, even involving police cars involved in
> > accidents, presumably the point is that they should know better. So
> > this could be a serious problem that no one acknowledged for a long
> > time. Or they could be over-cautios for liability purposes. Or they
> > just want people to buy more tires. At any rate, I'd like to know:
> > What should I do. Hopefully, the answer isn't: Immediately buy two
> > new tires, and juck those serviceable mismatched ones.
> >
>
>
11-25-2005, 01:49 PM
#19
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Mismatched tire brands
I would like to chip in here, that four wheel drive is not a consideration
in this case, because the vehicle is a Wrangler with part time four wheel
drive, which is never meant to be used on paved surfaces.
Earle
"Spdloader" <askforit@nospam.triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:tVIhf.5729$3o6.1308251@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> Good lord if I believed everything I read, I'd be scared to death to drive
> after reading some of these replies.
>
> It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
> can't, match them per axle.
>
> NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly
different
> tire, (notice I said slightly) it CAN cause odd handling characteristics,
> and it CAN cause slightly odd braking if it's on the front, but unless its
> wildly different from the other tires, it's not that big a deal.
>
> I sold tires for and was a front end mechanic for 11 years. I'm not just
> making this up.
>
> Most new tire dealers ARE afraid to sell you unmatched sets, because of
the
> potential for liability, because everyone DOES sue now, for everything. It
> doesn't mean something terrible is going to happen to you.
>
> Millions of vehicles run mismatched tires, re-treads, etc with no ill
> effect. Trans-Ams a few years ago came from the factory with different
size
> tires from front to rear.
>
> I don't condone running different tires on your vehicle, I don't run
> oddballs on my passenger vehicles either, but just wanted you to hear
> something other than "doomsday" advice.
>
> Spdloader
>
>
>
> <ralconte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1132935028.988595.38340@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> > Hi there, I've got a Jeep Wrangler 2001, and I have 3 Firestone brand
> > tires, and one original brand, came with the vehicle. They are the
> > same diameter, just different brands. One has gone flat, and the tire
> > dealer refuses to sell me a new one -- he says I risk serious damage to
> > the differential, and he wants no part of an installation on my
> > vehicle, presumably, for liability purposes. So I just went and got
> > the tire patched, the local filling station must be a little less
> > afraid of liability.
> >
> > So, what does this state of affairs mean for my vehicle. Should I
> > never use the 4 wheel drive, use only at the slowest speeds, or what?
> > Am I at some small, moderate or serious risk when I drive 2-wheel drive
> > on an ordinary day, on rainy days, or at highway speeds? Would this
> > adversely affect the ABS in any way?
> >
> > There was one similar thread on this subject before.
> >
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09b3108a50b2bc
> > Involving using the mini-spare, and its affect on the 4-wheel drive,
> > and thats not really the case for my vehicle, I assume, or I could be
> > all wrong.
> >
> > The tire dealer has many newspaper clippings up regarding accidents
> > caused by mismatched tires, even involving police cars involved in
> > accidents, presumably the point is that they should know better. So
> > this could be a serious problem that no one acknowledged for a long
> > time. Or they could be over-cautios for liability purposes. Or they
> > just want people to buy more tires. At any rate, I'd like to know:
> > What should I do. Hopefully, the answer isn't: Immediately buy two
> > new tires, and juck those serviceable mismatched ones.
> >
>
>
in this case, because the vehicle is a Wrangler with part time four wheel
drive, which is never meant to be used on paved surfaces.
Earle
"Spdloader" <askforit@nospam.triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:tVIhf.5729$3o6.1308251@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> Good lord if I believed everything I read, I'd be scared to death to drive
> after reading some of these replies.
>
> It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
> can't, match them per axle.
>
> NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly
different
> tire, (notice I said slightly) it CAN cause odd handling characteristics,
> and it CAN cause slightly odd braking if it's on the front, but unless its
> wildly different from the other tires, it's not that big a deal.
>
> I sold tires for and was a front end mechanic for 11 years. I'm not just
> making this up.
>
> Most new tire dealers ARE afraid to sell you unmatched sets, because of
the
> potential for liability, because everyone DOES sue now, for everything. It
> doesn't mean something terrible is going to happen to you.
>
> Millions of vehicles run mismatched tires, re-treads, etc with no ill
> effect. Trans-Ams a few years ago came from the factory with different
size
> tires from front to rear.
>
> I don't condone running different tires on your vehicle, I don't run
> oddballs on my passenger vehicles either, but just wanted you to hear
> something other than "doomsday" advice.
>
> Spdloader
>
>
>
> <ralconte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1132935028.988595.38340@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> > Hi there, I've got a Jeep Wrangler 2001, and I have 3 Firestone brand
> > tires, and one original brand, came with the vehicle. They are the
> > same diameter, just different brands. One has gone flat, and the tire
> > dealer refuses to sell me a new one -- he says I risk serious damage to
> > the differential, and he wants no part of an installation on my
> > vehicle, presumably, for liability purposes. So I just went and got
> > the tire patched, the local filling station must be a little less
> > afraid of liability.
> >
> > So, what does this state of affairs mean for my vehicle. Should I
> > never use the 4 wheel drive, use only at the slowest speeds, or what?
> > Am I at some small, moderate or serious risk when I drive 2-wheel drive
> > on an ordinary day, on rainy days, or at highway speeds? Would this
> > adversely affect the ABS in any way?
> >
> > There was one similar thread on this subject before.
> >
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09b3108a50b2bc
> > Involving using the mini-spare, and its affect on the 4-wheel drive,
> > and thats not really the case for my vehicle, I assume, or I could be
> > all wrong.
> >
> > The tire dealer has many newspaper clippings up regarding accidents
> > caused by mismatched tires, even involving police cars involved in
> > accidents, presumably the point is that they should know better. So
> > this could be a serious problem that no one acknowledged for a long
> > time. Or they could be over-cautios for liability purposes. Or they
> > just want people to buy more tires. At any rate, I'd like to know:
> > What should I do. Hopefully, the answer isn't: Immediately buy two
> > new tires, and juck those serviceable mismatched ones.
> >
>
>
11-25-2005, 02:18 PM
#20
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Mismatched tire brands
Spdloader wrote:
>
> Good lord if I believed everything I read, I'd be scared to death to drive
> after reading some of these replies.
>
> It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
> can't, match them per axle.
>
> NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly > different tire,
They told me it made 'The' difference between me going to jail or
not.....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Good lord if I believed everything I read, I'd be scared to death to drive
> after reading some of these replies.
>
> It's important to have a matched set of tires on your vehicle, but if you
> can't, match them per axle.
>
> NOTHING catastrophic is going to happen to you running a slightly > different tire,
They told me it made 'The' difference between me going to jail or
not.....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)