Date:         Sun, 26 Dec 1999 18:44:19 -0800
Reply-To:     Susan Bernavich <susanb@WIZZARDS.NET>
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From:         Susan Bernavich <susanb@WIZZARDS.NET>
Subject:      Re: More counter-intuition re traction (some token VW content)
Comments: To: "John P. Flaherty" <jflaherty@PIVOT.NET>
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I believe thats the new law here in Oregon also.
Susan Bernavich
83 diesel  'Harold'

"John P. Flaherty" wrote:

> Interesting addition to this thread. Here in Maine, a new law took effect
> this winter. It requires that front wheel drive cars which use studded snow
> tires must use them on all four wheels. Rear wheel drive's still just need
> them on the back wheels. Any other states with similar laws?
>
> John Flaherty
> Standish, ME
> '84 GL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dominique Cormann <kozmik@HOME.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Sunday, December 26, 1999 2:57 AM
> Subject: Re: More counter-intuition re traction (some token VW content)
>
> >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.
> >
> >--
> >============================================================---------
> >Dominique Cormann                              Email: kozmik@home.com
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> >