what's your saying takes into account only acceleration along one axis. when the car is not traveling perfectly straight and level (and even then if there's wind) there are forces acting on the tires along all three axes. the ability of the tire to maintain traction under these various forces will vary based on the brand and model and size and condition and inflation.
if you put a very poor same size tire on any one wheel of the car it will affect performance. it will affect performance MORE on the front wheels since the prelude is front wheel drive. but it will still affect performance on a rear wheel. will you be able to notice it? maybe, maybe not. would the skidpad? probably.
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Originally posted by Neulude
Uh brah: frt brakes take 70% of the load...ABS will also make this mixmatched pair in the rear a NON ISSUE. Also: the rear axle is not a "drive axle" so when cornering hard, it aint gonna cause an oversteer problem cause the tires are just gripping the road/rolling at the same time..NOT BEING "driven" by a cv shaft. The rear is a follower....Not a driver.... Under EXTREME conditions: as long as the tread is good and the speed ratings are the same, it aint gonna matter if you have a RE92 with 8/32 and another tire with FULL depth on the rear... Now if you put a lower speed rated tire on the car/mixmatch that, then the perofrmance of the CAR is now limited by the lowest speed rated tire... BUT all the tires we've discussed so far are V rated..so no problems...I cna see how your theory works, but this isn't for a 4wd/awd vehicle... Even if you were to autocross the car with a mixmatched pair in the rear... You shouldn't have a problem...
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