REVscene Automotive Forum - URGENT: Replacing 1 tire on new set with different brand/model?

It will made a difference if you are putting in off tire with a 90s new tire.. with a modern up to date one.

The fact is tread patterns and compounds for street cars for the same type of applications are not that hugely different; provided they are manufactured within the same period. I would say tire inflation and tread depth probably play a larger factor. OP managed to replace the tires with the same make, so it should be fine.

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Originally Posted by lowside67 (Post 7577727)

Aaron's point has nothing to do with WEAR, it has to do with tread design. In the dry, they likely will work relatively similarly since the tread design plays a relatively minor role to how the car handles. However, the problem comes to play in any situation where you use the tread - specifically rain or snow. What happens is the tread design and depth is the primary contributor to how well your tire evacuates water - simply put, this is how well your tire "cuts' through puddles or water on the surface.

If you have two different designs with different capabilities of evacuating water, one side will effectively grip better, which will manifest itself as very weird steering on the highway, even to the point of a bad pull to the grippier side if the difference is great enough. Also, since your Soul doesnt have an LSD, you will only be able to accelerate to the capacity of the worst tire.

I think it's unlikely you are going to crash and die automatically because you are driving with two different tires but it really is not a great idea and for the difference in price between a cheaper tire and a Nexen (seriously?), it just seems like a poor idea. If you do decide to ignore our advice, make sure it goes on the back. Your best two tires should be on the front of your FWD.

Mark

Edit - typo