re: "Keep your better tires on the rear wheels"

15 is too much?

Probably not. 10 is the sweet spot IMO, at least for AT and street tires.

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artichoke

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What, no okra?

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Only everyone that works in the auto industry or knows anything about tires.

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You don't know my background, so don't talk to me like that.

When I worked at a tire place in college it was better tires on the front. Now a dozen years later it is different. So it can't he this had been can't on forever.

Basically you have done nothing to prove better tires need to be in the rear. Of course people who sell tires will want then to wear out more quickly, so thier ideas are skewed for profit.

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Putting the worst tires on the rear is just plain dangerous and is a fad.

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Yet is what happens every time you rotate.

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If you're cool with the arse end of your car passing you in the rain, put the better tires on the front.

If you'd rather maintain control of your vehicle, put the good tires on the back.

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WAY overblown.

And yet the engineers that design the tires, study traction control, vehicle stability, tire/surface adhesion dynamics, etc. all make the same recommendation and have done so for years. Somehow you think you know something that, if true, would at least garner the attention of insurance companies. Nice try but no cigar.

The funny extension of this is, never mix in new tires or rotate at all. Just keep buying new tires, 2 at a time

He went in for a rotate and balance yes but technician recommended it because of safety concern so it is in play. Best rubber on rear is industry standard now. Work in the business and can tell you definitively you want your best rubber on the rear. Have taken Bridgestone, Continental, Michelin, Goodyear driving tests with instructors on different types of tires for selling purposes but have also driven in wet road conditions to demonstrate new rubber on back vs front theory. Better rubber on the rear in FWD, RWD, AWD, did not matter. Your arse end every time on every course flies around when your best rubber is on the front. Never did when best was on the rear. That being said.... we are talking near bald tires vs brand new tires in all of these demonstrations. 1-2 32nd's of rubber between the back and front never really made an impact. Bet your arse though on any drive type bald tires on the rear suck driving in the rain and you are way more likely to spin out than new on the rear. Rotate tires every 5-6K, proper air pressure, and alignment every 20-30K and you should be good.