Tyre wear on front / rear axle - which is faster

Considering that the Jimny is a rear-wheel drive vehicle (at least 80% of its mileage for a general-usage owner) with front-mounted engine,
would it wear the rear tyres faster than the front ones, or maybe it would be the opposite? Or maybe tyre wear would be almost the same between front and rear axles?


The reason why I am asking, to cut the story short, is that I got a set of 4 tyres (same model and size). Two are brand new (10 mm tread depth) and two are slightly worn (8-9 mm tread depth).

I want to put the two brand new tyres on an axle on which they will wear out faster, to equalize the wear with the already slightly worn out tyres.

After I equalize the wear (say after 10-15 000 km), I would then rotate all four of them according to Suzuki's factory rotation scheme.

Any suggestions?

I find fronts wear slightly quicker than rears, but there isn't a lot in it.

Or the back would wear quick with a Lockright fitted...

But otherwise the front as Busta says, from cornering...

I'd put the best (flattest) tyres on the rear,

as putting tyres with a little wear on outer edges onto the rear will mean they'll break away easier on corners

as for tyre rotation, whilst probably OK for road tyres,
for ATs I wouldn't recommend it,
as the slightest thing appears to upset a Jimny when it comes to road handling (in the wet anyway).

I have always had the best pair of tyres on the front regardless of which axle is driven for the simple reason that the front does the majority of the braking and all of the steering both of which are somewhat helpful. This in preference to a specific rotation cycle. I have also found that with my Jimny with 4 tyres all identical save for amount of tread I have been unable to wear them all to the same level just by differing their respective position on the car, it uses them too evenly to make a difference front or rear.