Re: 5KTQ chassis & stoutness?

["G. Erickson" <erickson@teleport.com>]

On Mon, 24 Apr 1995 AUDIDUDI@delphi.com wrote:

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> lock the diffs only when they're stuck (that said, I preferred driving the
> 4kq a friend once owned with BOTH diffs locked ... at higher speeds on the
> road, it felt much more predictable and balanced.  This didn't work at all
> on an autocross course, though ... the car was almost 2 seconds lower than
> with open diffs!).
> 
>                 /| | | |\  |   |\  | | |\  |  AudiDudi@delphi.com
>                /-| | | | | | = | | | | | | |  Jeffrey Goggin
>               /  | |_| |/  |   |/  |_| |/  |  Scottsdale, Arizona
> 

I thought I read that locking the diffs any time other than you were 
stuck would cause premature tire and vehicle wear.  Is this true, or is 
the wear negligible for the return in performance/handling increases?

TIA

Gary
erickson@teleport.com