bossky

Hey there,

Hello all forum users, I am the holder of the C63. It just so happens that in this car rear tires quite quickly ends. My question, according to your experience - are there any contraindications of the assumed new tires to the back (good producer of course) with a different tread than those on the front axle,do you have some experience in this topic?

thx
Slawek

chrisridebike8

The rears are larger (called a staggered setup). Buying new rear tires before fronts is fine. I am pretty sure everyone on this forum has to do it. I go through 2 sets of rears for every set of fronts. I would NOT mix and match brands or types of tire. That can make the car handle funny. There are exceptions to this (eg-running slicks on the back for the drag strip).

Merc63

I run all seasons on the rear and something good and sticky on the front. No problemo

jmueller

I had a problem with mismatching the sidewall stiffness between the front and rear tires. The new rear tires had a softer sidewall and the car felt like it was swaying all over the place and "floating." It was undriveable and I had to swap out the new rears for tires with a firmer sidewall.

AMG6.3

why are you running allseason with a blower setup?

m a x i m u s

Depends on how you drive and experience level, but you should be fine running different brands front and back. Just keep the type of tire the same, ie, sidewall stiffness, etc.

GRP

I suspect it would be so that he doesn't have to buy new rear tyres on a weekly basis.

GRam

On my second go-round of different brands of tires from front to back, but I make sure they share the exact same specs for sidewall, load rating, wear resistance etc…
Never had an issue with handling, and if you promise not to tell the 5-0, I subjected them to speeds that MAY have exceeded the posted limit

QWKSNKE

0 out the rear toe and your tires will wear a little better

Merc63

Ding ding ding, yes.

I chuckle at guys on here with their $500 a piece rear tires PSS, etc, when all they do is drive their car to work and back. I put cheap all seasons on the back and maybe I spin a wee bit more in 3rd gear when it's cold out. Plus they last 3x longer.

Kriston

No issues running 2 different tire brands. Just ensure the sizing are correct to stay within factory ratios and your good to go.


I have been running Conti DWS's and Falken 454's this season with no issue. I look for a decent brand tire, I cant imagine buying PSS's every 10K for the rear. That's how fast the rears get demolished. My Advan Sports last year lasted me 7000KM before they were completely bald.

D3-AMG

Two different tires will have two different slip angles. If the difference is small and you are just daily driving you may not notice a difference when cornering. If the difference is larger or you drive the car harder than most people, you may have poor handling because of it. You'll start out in a corner feeling one thing, then need to make a correction at the mid point or exit as the influence of the front and rear slip angle changes. Personally, I wouldn't like that feeling. It would give me a lack of confidence that I could take the corner in the manner I expect.

Another factor is the impact on braking. There are only two things that stop your car, the brakes and the tires. I consider it a safety issue to have good quality tires on all 4 corners. Quality doesn't have to break the bank though.

You don't need to replace with the expensive PSS tires. My car came with Conti DWS tires. They are still more than I need for daily driving use but are supposed to last longer. They are cheaper than the PSS as well.

Gerry_M

I put the same exact tires on all 4 corners on the C63. I had enough issues with different tires front and back specially in the rain with the lower torqued M3.

Wizard1077

Thanks for your input concerning mixing different F and R tire brands. I have Mich. A/S 3 on front and looking to mount Cont. DSW on our E55.