I suppose the technically correct answer to this is going to be do both axles at once.
The received wisdom as we know is to have the "best"tyres on the back. I suppose the idea is that the untrained, inexperienced driver tends to cope better with the straight-ons than a tail-out skid - the minimum instinctive reaction of just lifting off will tend to help with the first but make the second worse.
The trouble with mixing all-seasons with summer tyres is that which is the best tyre will change with the conditions. But that's a bit theoretical for me. In the most challenging conditions, the all seasons will be the best tyre, so should be on the back. But then they won't help in the matter of getting traction.
For myself I'd stick them on the front and watch out for the back trying to overtake the front. But if it was fit and forget for somebody who drives on autopilot (the ones who don't slow down in the rain) then it would have to be all four.
Regarding all-season tyres, the all-season Pirelli Scorpion STRs on the Outlandish worked well enough in the snow that 4 wheel drive wasn't needed to drive around the majority of stuck cars. Good option for me because they are much cheaper than the standard 18" summer tyres, and are wearing more slowly.
|
