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Originally Posted by vachss
You've just repeated a mistake I made as well. A few months back I got a non-repairable flat in one of rear RFTs and replaced the rear pair (but not the fronts) with non-RFT Goodyear GS-D3's. Same effect as you: DSC lights up all the time, weird loss of traction at unexpected times, etc. Hunting around on the forums I found the explanation that made the most sense is that RFTs are so much stiffer than non-RFTs that you (and I) ended up with a suspension that's substantially unbalanced front to rear.
Solution is to go all 4 RFT or non-RFT but not to mix. I was skeptical of this as well, but the dramatic handling impact of ignoring this advice cannot be ignored. Buy another couple of tires.
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Thanks for the clearer answer. The guy at Tire Rack simply told me that it would make the car unsafe to drive and blah blah. He never told me why so I would understand the severity of the suitation. Car payment this week and 2 more tires next week.
