Sorry if this is in the wrong forum.

What are the noticeable effects of worn front tires? In the wet and dry.. Severe understeer? I know it's unsafe to drive in the wet on worn rears but what about fronts? They do very different jobs. Also, the fronts are worn only on the inside because of aggressive alignment specs.

 

if your fronts are worn on the insides only then your alignment needs to be changed since you're not using the potential of the settings. Go with less agressive negative camber.

Worn fronts will give understeer. Bald fronts + snow you're gonna try and take a turn...end up going straight and hitting a car, a person, or a pole. Not worth it for the few $$ for new tires.

 

I noticed a lot of "Tramlining" when my fronts were nearly shot.
I put a new set on and the difference was "chalk & cheese".

 

Care to translate for us on this side of the world?

Tramlining?
Chalk & cheese? - yummy, may I have a glass of dirt with that?

 

Tramlining is the tire's tendency to follow ruts/lines in the road. My experience is that this is generally more noticed with fresh tires (deeper tread blocks, more edges to catch), than with worn ones. In general, tread patterns play a large role in this.