Bought some new rims from a guy on Craigslist and 2 rims have brand new Nittos on them while the other 2 have brand new Pirellis. How bad will it be to drive around with mismatched tires on? I cant see buying 4 new tires when the rims have brand new tires on them already, even if they all 4 are not the same.

 

mismatched how? Different sizes? New/old? Staggered? Brand/Tread pattern?



I buy two at a time and I keep the newer tires on the front (for FWD).



On the Tib, I had different aspect ratios on the front and rear. I had 40 in the rear and 45 in the front, partially because I wanted the front to be higher, but also because 45 wouldn't fit in the rear. Never had a problem.

 

Driving around with mismatched tires wont be so bad since they're all new. Just make sure that if they are directional, that you have the tread patterns going the right way.

 

I don't consider different brands to be mismatched tires.



I have worn out crappy factory Goodyear Eagle on the rear and awesome new Parada Spec-X on the front of my Murano. Should not cause any problems.

 

I have 2 205 size tires and 2 195 size tires, and all 4 tires have different tred patters lmao

 

Just don't go to the limit of grip or near it. Because it's bad if the front and back ends of the car are doing different thigs at the same time.