Cleaned out the garage...

[Guy]

Spent some time cleaning out my garage yesterday. Last year I bought a 4WD truck to replace a 2WD truck. I still have the old snow tires. If you were going to put only 2 snow tires on a 4WD truck (money is tight...) would you put them on the front or the back??

 

[Hotrod25]

Probably the front but I'm no expert. I really thought you had to change all 4 tires when you had an All-wheel or 4-wheel drive vehicle? How soon before you can buy the other 2?

 

[philio]

I would probably put them on the back, but I am not an expert either. I would like to know what the correct answer to this would be.

 

[UGoGirl]

I'd put them on the back since there is less weight on the back and the extra traction there would be a help I would think?

 

[Hotrod25]

I'm still pretty sure you have to replace all 4 at 1 time. I would have taken it to the shop to see what they had to say. You don't want to throw your alignment out or ruin the new tires you put on.

 

[FenderBender]

When I took my truck in for new tires a few months ago I could only afford 1 tire a week, but they replaced the front tires first. I would probably say if you can't afford all 4 then get the front ones fixed.

 

[NeedNewWheels]

As far as I've always learned, your front tires are more important than the back ones. If you can only replace 2 tires I have always heard you get 2 new ones in front and move the front tires to the back.

 

[Leslie]

Especially with a front-wheel drive, the front ones would be the ones to do first. With a four-wheel, I would still say front since they're snow tires, and front-wheel drive is safer in snow, so it seems logical that putting the extra traction in the front would be safer.