Gary: Advice on what to do while waiting for new tires
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Gary: Advice on what to do while waiting for new tires
2003 A4 3.0 Quattro with 48k miles, currently has Dunlop SP 5000, 235/45/17
Wondering if it will do more harm running the brand new spare tire on front right while front left tire is worn fairly significantly in the meantime, or if I should take my chances with a tire thats missing inside tread? I need to drive to Baltimore and back at least once (about 80 miles RT) before new tires go on.
Rear's have about 5 or 6/32" tread but have worn much more evenly. Front left (drivers) has about 4/32" in the center with more wear on edges and front left (passengers) has about 4/32" in the center but with worn outside and completely bald/missing inside edge. All my measurements are pretty rough as I don't have a depth gauge and instead marked on a coin and measured afterwards. I'd feel safer with a new tire on the front right, but don't want to do any serious harm to the car.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/wheel/msgs/86093.phtml">See this post for discussion and pics</a></li></ul>
Wondering if it will do more harm running the brand new spare tire on front right while front left tire is worn fairly significantly in the meantime, or if I should take my chances with a tire thats missing inside tread? I need to drive to Baltimore and back at least once (about 80 miles RT) before new tires go on.
Rear's have about 5 or 6/32" tread but have worn much more evenly. Front left (drivers) has about 4/32" in the center with more wear on edges and front left (passengers) has about 4/32" in the center but with worn outside and completely bald/missing inside edge. All my measurements are pretty rough as I don't have a depth gauge and instead marked on a coin and measured afterwards. I'd feel safer with a new tire on the front right, but don't want to do any serious harm to the car.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/wheel/msgs/86093.phtml">See this post for discussion and pics</a></li></ul>
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Re: Gary: Advice on what to do while waiting for new tires
Audi states that all four tires should be the same brand, model and tread pattern, and that the tires need to be within 4/32nds of each other. As long as your spare meets the above criteria you should be fine.
I would not recommend running on a tire that is missing part of its tread.
I would not recommend running on a tire that is missing part of its tread.
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Re: Gary: Advice on what to do while waiting for new tires
Audi says it can damage the quattro system, but they are not specific as to the extent of the damage or if it is just extra wear on the system. Best be would be to check with Audi of North America directly for more details.
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