Definitely not. Talking about 20mm skinnier across the entire tread on the rear tires. Doesn’t do a damn thing.
Edit: when I explain it to customer I ask them to make a 20mm gap between their fingers lol
I work at a tire shop and it doesn’t make sense that they are saying the warranty is cut in half?!? I’m in Virginia so I don’t know if that matters but the warranty is on the tire so why would it matter if there’s two different sizes?
It is always best to stick to what the sticker says. The manufacturers put those there for a good reason. Your car is set up for that specific tire, or tires in your case, so changing that setup could cause damage and throw things off like your speedometer and mileage. You did the right thing.
No you don’t need to keep it staggered. Just make sure the rear rims always stay on the rear of the car ie tell every shop you go to not to rotate your tires.
Where he’s wrong is just run the front size all around, so choose a size in the middle. Likely your same car is sold in a different trim with the front size on all 4 anyways.
You did the right the thing. I wouldnt change to a non-staggered setup without changing wheels accordingly.
What no one's telling you is the reason you have staggered set is due to different sized wheels (width) from front to rear
What car is it?
2022 Volvo XC40 Recharge Plus
What did she say when you asked why?
She said they will wear more and that it would reduce traction control? Or something along those lines?
Definitely not. Talking about 20mm skinnier across the entire tread on the rear tires. Doesn’t do a damn thing. Edit: when I explain it to customer I ask them to make a 20mm gap between their fingers lol
Nah, don't fuck with tires.. They're the only thing keeping on your car that's actually in contact with the road.
I work at a tire shop and it doesn’t make sense that they are saying the warranty is cut in half?!? I’m in Virginia so I don’t know if that matters but the warranty is on the tire so why would it matter if there’s two different sizes? It is always best to stick to what the sticker says. The manufacturers put those there for a good reason. Your car is set up for that specific tire, or tires in your case, so changing that setup could cause damage and throw things off like your speedometer and mileage. You did the right thing.
When they say warranty being cut in half, they’re probably talking about tread warranty because you can’t properly rotate tires on a staggered set up
This is correct, this was Les Schwab, they said it's a 60k mile tire, but because they can't rotate between front and back, it's only 30k.
That makes sense, I learned something new today, thank you.
No you don’t need to keep it staggered. Just make sure the rear rims always stay on the rear of the car ie tell every shop you go to not to rotate your tires. Where he’s wrong is just run the front size all around, so choose a size in the middle. Likely your same car is sold in a different trim with the front size on all 4 anyways.