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renzop · 06-09-2009, 05:43 AM

I agree with sboxin. Front tires see much more loading in street driving than rears. They should get hotter. Also in the Boxster you have to realize that the radiators will heat the front tires as they are located right in front of them. Finally consider that the front brakes absorb 70+% of the braking load and therefore get much hotter than the rears. This heat transfers from the rotors to the hubs to the wheels to the air inside the tire. All in all it is normal and expected that front tires get hotter than rears.

06-09-2009, 05:43 AM	#3
renzop Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: PA Posts: 246	I agree with sboxin. Front tires see much more loading in street driving than rears. They should get hotter. Also in the Boxster you have to realize that the radiators will heat the front tires as they are located right in front of them. Finally consider that the front brakes absorb 70+% of the braking load and therefore get much hotter than the rears. This heat transfers from the rotors to the hubs to the wheels to the air inside the tire. All in all it is normal and expected that front tires get hotter than rears.