looking for a set of radial tires for my new wheels i have a 21 inch front and an 18 inch rear , does anyone have any idea why you cant find a matching set to go on the front and rear in these sizes ? 120/70-21 for the front and 180/55-18 rear . can you mix match tread patterns or is it not good to do that ? anyone done this before ? i am looking at a elite3 dunlop for the front along with a d207 for the rear , is this gonna cause a handling problem ? thanks for any input and i am sorry if this has been beat to death before ! thanks
They're not sharing an axle or differential, so I don't think it would be much of an issue for those of us who don't push the envelope. A mix of radial/bias F/R would likely make for squirrely handling all the time; I wouldn't try that.
bout five years ago on the way home from Sturgis, I had two flats on two different days, (one front and one rear)
.....long story short, I ended up with an avon venom on the front and a metzler marathon on the rear (with a wide white wall) but other than looking like a clown mobile, the handling was actually pretty daym good.
Don't know if it will help your choice or not, I did it because I had no other choice at the time.