Front Wheels Tires
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 2X FRONT SPIDER CNC ALLOY WHEEL RIMS HPI BAJA 5B TIRES  US $189.00
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 2X FRONT 6 SPOKE CNC ALLOY WHEEL RIMS HPI BAJA 5B TIRES US $159.00
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 2X FRONT SILVER CNC ALLOY WHEEL RIMS HPI BAJA 5B TIRES US $159.00
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 TRAXXAS RUSTLER VXL FRONT REAR ALIAS WHEELS TIRES 3771A 3770A US $34.99
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 TRAXXAS 4807 NITRO 4 TEC WHEELS TIRE 4 FRONT REAR US $34.95
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 ASSOCIATED ASC9810 TIRE WHEEL FRONT SILVER SC10 2 US $34.49
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 ASSOCIATED ASC9812 TIRE WHEEL FRONT BLACK SC10 2 US $34.49
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 235 Tamiya 4WD Pin Spike Tire Front with Wheel US $34.00
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 RUSTLER VXL TIRES front and rear Tyres WHEELS Traxxas 3707 US $33.99
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 Traxxas Front Tires Wheels Assembled 2 Monster Jam US $32.30
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 TAMIYA SP152 50152 HOLIDAY BUGGY FRONT TIRE WHEEL SET US $32.20
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 233 Tamiya 4WD Oval Block Tire Wheel Front US $32.00
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 TRAXXAS 2471A TIRES 22 WHEELS SET OF 2 FRONT BLACK CHROME RIMS NIP US $28.99
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 Kyosho EF 50 Front Wheel Sponge Tires for 1 12 Scale US $28.88
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 1 10 TAMIYA F104 PRO FRONT REAR WHEEL TIRE SET US $28.70
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do I need better tire tread on the front or the back wheels?
I bought two tires for my car last winter and had them put on the back wheels. I just recently bought two more new tires (same kind) and they were put on the front wheels. My car is a mustang which is rear wheel drive. The new tires have slightly more tread than the older ones (of course). Should I put the new treads on the back for better traction or leave them on the front for more steering control?
Every tire manufacturer, most reputable installers AND the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) advocate that when replacing only 2 tires the new tires ALWAYS be placed on the rear axle.
On the Michelin Tire Co. web site you can even find a nice little video explaining why this is so. Loss of traction at the front will cause an understeering condition ("push" to you NASCAR fans) - a condition which is easily controlled by the average driver and typically gives some warning before it gets really bad. A loss of traction at the rear of the car (oversteer) is usually sudden and VERY DIFFICULT for even an experienced race car driver to control, let alone your average soccer-mom or Joe-sixpack. Basically the car can fishtail with little or no warning and can spin very rapidly, causing a serious accident.
In the aforementioned Michelin safety video it shows 2 identical cars driving together on wet pavement at 45mph (hardly excessive speed for most driving conditions). One car has new tires on the front axle, half-worn (ie: still "good") tires on the rear axle. The other has the new tires on the back axle. At 45 mph the car with new tires on the front suddenly snap oversteers and fishtails while the car with the new tires on the back is motoring along in complete control.
Nuff said.
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