Quick Question Tires

[Nightswatch16]

I am kicking around a couple of ideas on giving my 2016 Mustang a more aggressive look and had a question about tires. I was toying with the idea of getting a pair 20 X 10 PP copies from American Muscle for the rear of my car while retaining the factory 19" wheels and tires up front so I can fit a wider tire on the rear and give it a slight rake. I think there are a couple of members on here that have done something similar. My questions concerns the tires. Do you guys feel I have to get the stock style Pirelli tires to match the front or can I get Michelin's Pilot A/S, or any other brand for the rear and not have any handling nightmares. I have had a couple of AWD cars in the past and everything had to match exactly as far as tread pattern and depth, etc. Thanks in advance for your help. This is just a temporary set up until I can save up enough for a nice set of aftermarket wheels and decent tire set up.

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[kn7671]

Yes, the setup looks pretty good, but be prepared that the handling of your car might change, specifically a little more understeer since you're leaving the front alone and are widening the rear track by 1" overall.

For tires, most performance applications are recommended to use the same brand/model of tire all around. At a bare minimum you need to use the same brand/model tire on each axle, meaning you should not run different tires on the left/right, but you can run different tires front to rear, so long as both rears are the same, and both fronts are the same.

Many people on will swear they can't tell a difference when using different branded/models of front and rear tires. If all you do is hammer the gas in a straight line and don't push the car for cornering/handling that often and otherwise just commute, then you should be okay. Personally, I would never mix different brands or models tires on my car unless I was stuck somewhere and the choice was being able to drive my car vs not.

 

[pockama]

you can do what you like
1. budget
2. look
3. performance
4. traction
5. stability
6. type of driving-safe, normal, aggressive or sport
7. engine
8. acceleration
If you don't care you can use any tire and wheels

 

[Need4SpeedMotors]

Ive done a majority of the doable staggered def can be done with ease.

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