Also ... after owning several front wheel drive and several rear wheel drive vehicles, I can attest that they "handle" very, very differently in the context of that video. My front tires wear more quickly on my van than the rears and it's AWD, but the main drive is rear. Factor: the van is pretty heavy and turning is what creates much of the wear. bob -------------- Original message ---------------------- i wonder about the application on our vans, since all the > weight is on the rear tires, and the fronts are unloaded. maybe > putting the new tires on the front wouldn't be bad? > just thoughts. > > sudhir |
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