Is it ok, safe, etc., to use a different model tire on the front than the rear and vice versa? Of course both will be either bias ply or radial, but I'm talking about a different tread design being used on the front as opposed to the rear tire. For example, I want to run the new Dunlop Amercian Elite on the front and continue using the Dunlop 407 on the rear (both are bias ply tires.)

 

This thread should answer your question

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...oth-tires.html