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go to any tire manufacturer website.

if the website says anything about where new tires should go it will ALL say that new tires should go on the rear.

it is a safety issue.

s197gt

here is a post from the mustang forums from long ago. unfortunately most of the manufacturer links are now dead (and i don't have the desire to find new links) but they worked at the time and you can see the consensus.

http://mustangforums.com/forum/s197-handling-section/512648-question-on-tire-wear-2.html

not sure how this comment section will format things so here is a list of the manufacturers i found that recommended new tires go on the rear: goodyear, bfgoodrich, pirelli, michelin, dunlop, cooper, falken. tire websites that recommended rear installation: tire industry association, discount tire, tirerack. i even found a website of an attorney that specializes in suing tire installers for negligence in installing new tires on the front.