I need some advice from tire experts

I have Hankook V12s (summer tires) on OEM 19' rears, and I just bought a set of used Toyo Proxes 245/35/19 (all-season tires) to replace the fronts.

Will pairing those tires significantly decrease the performance of my G ?? I read that mixing summer/all season tires can affect the ride due to the diff. materials/compounds

My plan is to run those until July when I'm going aftermarket... Will that be safe, or do I have to sell the fronts and buy matching V12s??

Thanks

 

do you do any sort of crazy driving? road course, autox, canyon run, etc? if not, then dont worry about it...you wont notice any difference unless you actually use the tires/car to its potential. im running nankangs up front with dunlop sp sport sig A/Ss in the rear and i cant tell any difference from when i was on michelin pilot sports all around lol

if they're cheap and still good, run them!

 

Thanks for the feedback The_Coupe!

I won't be tracking these, but I will be doing a lot of highway driving and spirited driving, and prolly some driving in the rain from mid may-july...

I researched it some more here and @ my350z, and it made it even more skeptical... Some say it's a very bad idea, some say that as long as it's not pushed to the limit, it's okay...

If others had experience mixing summer/all seasons, lemme know

Ps. Standard if you are worried just buy new is unnecessary

Thanks

 

well im the same then. 50/50 city and hwy driving for me (a good mix of spirited driving lol) and it rains alot here in sc...esp in the summer. i have no negatives bout my tire setup although im gonna go with something a lil better up front. but ya cant beat $100 delivered to you for 2 brand new tires lol

 

You'll be perfectly fine. I'm currently running Toyo snow tires on rear with original RE92A's on front for my winter setup. Obviously front and rear traction qualities are different and I have no problems whatsoever. I'm not trying to take corners at extreme speed so the best traction is on the wheels that I want it most - the rears. There are people who would have you believe that running different types of tires front and back will cause your VDC to blow up. VDC and ABS detect slippage at each individual wheel so differences in traction are taken into account. That's part of the system.

Keep in mind that the 350z crowd is less casual/enthusiastic and more extreme/hard core. For their type of driving, matched tire qualities is more important.