[s-cars] Do all 4 tires have to be the same?

[Cody Forbes]

Check specs on tire rack. What's important is the circumference being the same. Tires by different makes do vary to some degree. 

Realistically it's not likely to matter unless you are doing prolonged straight line highway driving (hundreds of miles) or the tires are for some reason grossly different.

-Cody Forbes (mobile)

> On Dec 18, 2016, at 10:59 PM, Tom Rodriguez <trodri69 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I know that given our Quattro system we must run the same size tire on all
> four corners, but do they all have to be the same make and model?  I
> recently damaged the sidewall of one of my snow tires so it cannot be
> repaired, and I have learned the manufacturer (Bridgestone) has discontinued
> the model.  The other three snow tires are relatively new and are good for
> at least two more winters.  Can I run a Bridgestone snow tire of the same
> size but a different model on one corner, or am I asking for trouble?  I
> hate the thought of buying four new snow tires when only one needs to be
> replaced.
> 
> 
> 
> Tom Rodriguez
> 
> '95 S6, 275K
> 
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