[urq] Mixed Wheel Widths on Torsen Cars? No US urq content...

[ur.quattro]

Jonno!
You gonna PIMP your (I am not telling) Wagon land carriage? Please say they 
are spinner wheels,, (Eli would love them, though Cora could get a finger 
cut off)yeah I have been watching too many unpimp your ride vw ads, anyway 
the difference should not be a problem at .06", that could just be tire wear 
caused difference. Best, Bill
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Subject: [urq] Mixed Wheel Widths on Torsen Cars? No US urq content...


> Those of you with Torsen centers in your cars; any experience or stern 
> advice on mixing wheel/tire widths front to back?
> There's a decent deal locally on a mixed set of wheels I'm interested in, 
> 8.5x19 on the front, 9.5x19 in the rear. By my quicky calculations, using 
> 225/45 in the front and 255/40 in the rear on 19" wheels should (in theory 
> at least) get the total diameter within .06 inches, or 0.2% of each other. 
> Seems like you could pretty easily have at least this much variation in 
> front/back rotation just by curved roads and I haven't heard of that 
> ruining any cars yet...
> Any thoughts appreciated...And don't worry urq purists; this isn't for the 
> urq; it's for the blimp I drive when I have the family along!
> -Jon
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