Paul Holmdahl wrote: > > I know there has been a lot of discussion on the list about tires for a > Syncro, sorry for the possibly redundant posting. > > I purchased my 86 Syncro with 2 matching tires on the front and 2 brand new > matching tires on the rear. All are 185 75 R14's. I'm a broke student and > don't have the money for all 4 but I can afford to replace the front 2. > Then all four should match almost exactly, with the exception of about 3000 > miles on the rear tires. > > Can I get by replacing the front 2 for the time being and do the rear tires > in about a month, or will that stress my VC???? > > Do I have to have the exact same tread wear on all 4 or do they just need to > be the same size. If they do need to be exactly the same then I'll have to > trash the two perfectly good rear tires. > > Respond to me directly, I'm frequently bounced off the list due to server > problems. > > Paul > > paul.holmdahl@lawson.com Good point there, since i can trash one or two wheels a month, its rather expensive to change all four wheels at the same time! I have driven with brand new tires amongst slightly weared ones, and I dont know how this affect the viscous coupling. When I ask my local VW dealer, they say its "no good" but cant tell any closer. Isnt the VC there for to take out some mismatch in the driveline? Peter Larsson 1994 EV Crewcab Syncro
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