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Summer and winter tyres NCT

  • 04-01-2019 1:40am
    #1
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,691 ✭✭✭


    Hi I have 2 winter tyres (3 snowflakes on them) and 2 summer tyres on my 1 Litre vintage car...both types on different axles though.

    nct test failed me because apparently they need to be matching tyres on the same axle, so for example 2 winter tyres on (the front or the rear).

    So is it best to put the summer tyres on the front axle and the winter tyres on the back axle, for safety and to pass the nct visual re-test?

    Thanks for advise..


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  • #2
    rex-x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,893 ✭✭✭rex-x


    Ideally you need 4 of the same, four summer or four winters. It sounds like some cheap part worn tyres were fitted (the winters)


  • #3
    scannerd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭scannerd


    Agree with above but if you doing to mix then i would put the winter on the drive wheels ie rear on a RWD


  • #4
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Isn't the advice to always put the best tyres on the back? So regardless of them being summer or winter put the tyres with the most thread on the back, providing everything else is the similar between the summer and winter tyres.


  • #5
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,423 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Del2005 wrote: »
    Isn't the advice to always put the best tyres on the back? So regardless of them being summer or winter put the tyres with the most thread on the back, providing everything else is the similar between the summer and winter tyres.


    I always thought it was the best pair on the driving wheels?


  • #6
    FDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭FDave


    Match tyres acccross the axle and if you have one set of directional tyres (winters usually are) and one set of non directional tyres the directional ones need to go on the rear if i remember correctly. Google the nct manual and have a read of the relevant section.


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  • #7
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    josip wrote: »
    I always thought it was the best pair on the driving wheels?

    And what is best when you have a pair of winters and pair of summers?
    Answer can be completely opposite depending on season.

    Anyway - putting winter tyres in the front and summer tyres in the back, in case of driving in snow - will convert the car into perfect drift-wagon. Can be plenty of fun for some able driver :)


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