Another tyres question...

Hi All,

About to order a pair of new tyres to replace the worn front 2, I understand that we need to put new tyres to the rear on freelanders so intend putting the rears to the front and the new to the back - simple.

However the chap (a 4x4 "specialist") I bought the car from said the minor facelift freelanders (2002 with black bumpers rather than dull grey, black interior rather than beige etc.), didn't suffer from this problem.

So before I do what I think is right and put the new tyres on the back - do I need to?

do what it says in the book

and find another "specialist"

the general gist of it is that the later models are less prone to windup of the drive train due to a modified ratio of the ird and possibly rear diff. That said the VCU can still be damaged by over slipping and heating up so I believe that even after the model changes its advised to put the new tyres on the rear.

Thanks - thought as much. New tyres going on the back - perhaps we should add this sort of thing to a freelander FAQ sticky at the top?

The owners handbook (even for late models) says to put new tyres on the back so do as it says, ignore your so-called 'specialist'.