Date:         Sun, 26 Dec 1999 03:19:28 -0500
Reply-To:     Dominique Cormann <kozmik@HOME.COM>
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From:         Dominique Cormann <kozmik@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: More counter-intuition re traction (some token VW content)
Comments: To: Judith Barr/Leo Girard <lgirard@BMTS.COM>
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On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 01:40:08 -0500
Judith Barr/Leo Girard <lgirard@BMTS.COM> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I have been interested in the discussion re tire width & traction. It
> reminded me of another counter-intuitive statement I read about two years
> ago re snow tires on front wheel drive vehicles.
> This was attributed to a race car driver of some repute (I forget the name
> at the moment). He said if you were to put TWO snows on a front wheel drive
> vehicle they should go on the BACK. Make sense to anyone?

I've heard this. If you put them on the front, the front gets to much
traction and the rear end flys around oversteering easily.

People who would rather understeer then oversteer tend to want to put
them on the rear.

Personally I would rather be able to steer, and I'll deal with the
oversteer, so I'd put them on the front.

IMHO there isn't a right way to do this, it just depends on which you
dislike more. over or understeer.

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