Is it safer to install new truck tires on the front or the rear?

If only two tires need to be replaced, should the front or rear tires be replaced? Should the new tires be installed on the front or rear?

For front-wheel drive vehicles, it's best to install new tires on the front wheels.

Front-wheel drive vehicles, due to their nature, bear the brunt of the workload. Steering, accelerating, and braking in daily driving ultimately place significant pressure on the front wheels.

Compared to the trailing wheels, the front wheels of front-wheel drive vehicles experience more wear and tear, leading to a greater risk of tire blowouts. Furthermore, the front wheels of front-wheel drive vehicles not only provide driving force but also provide steering. A front tire blowout can make the vehicle extremely difficult to control and extremely dangerous.

Therefore, if you have a front-wheel drive vehicle, it's recommended to install new tires on the front wheels.

For rear-wheel drive vehicles, it's best to install new tires on the rear wheels.

Replacing new tires on the rear wheels isn't to prevent blowouts, but to prevent loss of traction.

Because power is delivered to the rear wheels, rear-wheel drive vehicles are more prone to slipping. If the rear tire tread is severely worn, it's more likely to lose traction, making it easier to lose control when cornering. This is especially noticeable in rainy, snowy conditions, and on slippery roads. 

Therefore, if you have a rear-wheel drive vehicle, it's best to install new tires on the rear wheels to avoid the risk of loss of traction and loss of control.

If a tire problem occurs during a long-distance drive and cannot be repaired or replaced, how should the tires be allocated?

Generally, it is recommended to install the tire in good condition on the front wheel and move the faulty tire to the rear wheel. This does not mean that the vehicle can be driven normally. The owner should slow down and drive to a service area for repair.

This is because if the rear tire blows out when the vehicle speed is reduced, the vehicle will not lose control. Placing the faulty tire on the rear wheel can greatly reduce the driving risk.

In addition, we should conduct relevant inspections on the vehicle before long-distance driving to avoid safety hazards.

The installation method of new tires should be determined according to daily driving habits and road conditions.

If you often drive on crowded city roads and at a low speed, the risk of losing control due to a front tire blowout is obviously greater. In this case, you should replace the new tires on the front wheels.

If the vehicle often runs on the highway, it is best to install the new tires on the rear wheels.

After replacing new tires, whether you are replacing the front or rear tires, you must perform a dynamic balancing on the tires. This is because the wheel is composed of the tire and the wheel hub as a whole. However, due to manufacturing reasons, the mass distribution of each part of this whole cannot be very uniform.

When the wheels rotate at high speed, they will form a dynamic imbalance state, causing the wheels to shake and the steering wheel to vibrate while the vehicle is driving. If this continues for a long time, it will accelerate tire damage and also pose a potential danger.