mixing and matching tires on a Quattro?

[Richard Hoffman]

Hello Tess

I've experience darty handling and poor tracking when tires were mixed on a
quattro.  I never tracked it, so I can't say how it would affect track
performance.  I can just tell you that on the street it was a bear to drive
so I always replace in sets of 4 unless there are less than 5,000 street
miles on a set of new tires and have to replace one.

Since you have directional tires, you should only swap front-to-rear and not
side to side, unless you have the tire remounted.    Hope this helps!
Richard
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tessie McMillan" <tessmc at drizzle.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 1:23 PM
Subject: mixing and matching tires on a Quattro?


> The basic question is: do you ever mix tires on a Quattro, and by mix, I
> mean tires that are the same type, but different age or wear. And if not,
> why not?
>
> I bent my right front and rear wheels in an accident at the track, so I've
> purchased 2 new wheels. The left front and rear wheels and track tires are
> still in good shape; the tires only have 2 track events on them. These are
> directional tires, Yokohama A032R, hard compound, unshaved.
>
> Should I buy 4 new tires and save the 2 old ones for spares, or can I buy
> 2 new tires, mount them on the fronts, and de-mount/swap the old left
> front to be the right rear? Eventually I'd have to rotate that tire to
> the right front again, because the right front takes a real beating.
> Oooh. Maybe I just answered this question.
>
> In any case, I'd appreciate your comments and collective wisdom.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Tess
> in Bellevue, WA, USA
>
>
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