Tires - Mixing Tread designs ?

bigdog · 06-21-2018, 02:43 PM

I have a couple tires on the front of my SUV that need replacing.
Rather than go to my local favorite 'Town Fair Tire', I called a local junk yard who has the exact size tire I need 245x60x18. 18" tires are hard to find !

He has a matched set of tires with extremely low milage, the catch is the tread design is totally different than my original Michelin Latatude Touring tires.
Matched set are Goodyear CS TripleTread, with a very different tread design.

Question..... Would it be wise to replace with Goodyears' with the tread design diff, and if so would it cause any issues with the car as it's 4WD (2013 Explorer).

Oh... one last question, maybe someone can explain what each of those numbers on the tire indicates, it's always been a mystery to me....
245 x 65 x 18
I know the 18 means that its an 18" tire, but don't know what the other numbers mean ???

Thanks !

06-21-2018, 02:43 PM	#1
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,411 Thanks: 308 Thanked 117 Times in 94 Posts	Tires - Mixing Tread designs ? I have a couple tires on the front of my SUV that need replacing. Rather than go to my local favorite 'Town Fair Tire', I called a local junk yard who has the exact size tire I need 245x60x18. 18" tires are hard to find ! He has a matched set of tires with extremely low milage, the catch is the tread design is totally different than my original Michelin Latatude Touring tires. Matched set are Goodyear CS TripleTread, with a very different tread design. Question..... Would it be wise to replace with Goodyears' with the tread design diff, and if so would it cause any issues with the car as it's 4WD (2013 Explorer). Oh... one last question, maybe someone can explain what each of those numbers on the tire indicates, it's always been a mystery to me.... 245 x 65 x 18 I know the 18 means that its an 18" tire, but don't know what the other numbers mean ??? Thanks !