Tire Mixing

For front or rear wheel drive vehicles, we recommend mounting the new tires on the rear axle to prevent an unstable oversteer condition. When purchasing a single new tire, it should be paired on the rear axle with the tire having the greatest remaining tread depth.
If you must use radial tires with bias-ply tires on the same vehicle (not recommended), the radial tires must always be placed on the rear axle. Never mix radial and bias-ply tires on the same axle.
For 4-wheel drive vehicles, if no instructions for tire mixing appear in the vehicle owner's manual, adhere to the following guidelines:

• Do not mix sizes -- all four tires must be branded with the same tire size
• Do not mix radial and bias-ply tires.
• Outside circumference of all four tires should be within one and one-half (1-1/2) inches of each other.
• Do not mix tread patterns such as off-road and all-season.
• Exceeding the safe, legal speed limit is neither recommended nor endorsed.