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Old 02-28-2004, 11:40 AM
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Default quattro treadwear
i was wondering if anyone knew if the treadwear would be different from the front and the rear tires on quattro~
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Default do you mean under normal everyday driving conditions..
also assuming that tie rods are not bad.. do you see uneven wear on your tires?
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Default Fronts tend to wear faster than the rears. Should be even from inside out. Lowering most often the
cause for uneven wear across the tread of individual tires.
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Default no jus got some new rims and
2 tires are more worn then the other....wanted to kno where to put the ones wit more tread.
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Default when you lower a car, isn't it recommended to get a camber kit or to at least adjust the camber or
else the inner part of the tire wears faster ?
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April what are your thoughts on a five tire rotation with a full size spare?
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Default Depends if your other 4 tires are directionals. Your spare shouldn't be.
Otherwise if you don't mind cleaning that 'spare" wheel every so often, then it's not a big deal. Of course this assumes you swap around tires/wheels often enough that tread wear isn't appreciably different.
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Non-directional - but Audi says front to back rotation -at some point will have to switch sides.
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Default Some brands of tires don't like to run in the reverse direction after
they have spent a while going the other. I think AoA may be covering their butts ;-)
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