[A4] tires, speaking of tires, anyone have any used 17's lay'n around?

[Grant Lenahan]

Oddly, I've been a member since about 1987. But I did miss that I  
guess.  or forgot. In either case fortunate.
G
On Dec 27, 2007, at 9:43 PM, Roy Wendell wrote:

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> On Dec 28, 2007, at 3:23 PM, Grant Lenahan wrote:
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>> Of course it is.
>> Its all a matter of "what % torsen movement is too much?"
>>
>> By the way, what's with teh T*&$#@sen stuff?
>
> Says the innocent person who wasn't around for the Torsen flame  
> wars circa 1999......
>
> Let's just say that the word Torsen kind of took on the same aura  
> that the word Voldemort has in the Harry Potter series. Only the  
> brave dare say it lest they invite divine retribution by the Audi  
> gods. In reality it was more of a geek war waged by those who had  
> Torsen against those who didn't and those who thought they  
> understood torsen better than anyone else. I personally found it  
> quite informative and I've since become the resident expert on all  
> things differential and AWD. You wouldn't believe how many so  
> called mechanics are completely clueless about the various 4WD and  
> AWD systems and their related effects on vehicle performance and  
> failure modes. The manufacturers (esp. Subaru) confuse things even  
> more with inane ad campaigns, the automotive scribes dare not  
> criticize any of them, and only WRC drivetrain engineers probably  
> understand it all on a level we would appreciate.
>
> Good thing I'm currently working in Antarctica. I don't think the  
> flames will reach me here.
>
> Ha ha.
>
> Roy
>
> PS, if you really want to get around in the snow you need a  
> Hagglunds http://www.leavesley-international.com/default.asp? 
> strParentGroup=HAGGLUND