Re: Tire experts needed

["Linus D. Toy" <linust@interramp.com>]

At 08:15 PM 4/22/96 -0500, treilley wrote:

>     I need to replace my 2 front tires on my Q as a lesson well learned 
>     from not keeping up with my alignment.  What I need to know is if it 
>     is OK to put 2 new tires on with 2 used tires.  The used tires have 
>     about 3/32 less tread then the new tires.  All tires are same 
>     make/model/size.  If it is OK, should I put the new ones on the front 
>     or the rear?

conventional wisdom (does it apply to a quattro?) has been to install the
better (new) tires in the rear, on the theory that you can't steer that end
if the tires fail.  in fact, i've come across tire shops that won't do
otherwise if you only buy 2 tires.  makes sense.  (but then how in tarnation
are you ever suppose to rotate tires on a FWD car?)  

--ldt
----------------------------------------------------------------------
* linus toy           email:  linust@interramp.com                   *
----------------------------------------------------------------------