RE: Tire experts needed

["Duff, Ian" <iduff@charter.com>]

Tim, I'm in the same situation, only the Gods got angry at the _back_ of my
Coupe! I am planning on rotating front to rear until I need to replace all
four, so I don't have to worry about differences in brand, etc. It will also
be an opportunity for me to upgrade to better tires than the AVSs I
currently have. Any recommendations? D40s? CZ91s? There was an article
somewhere (Crap & Drivel (tm)?) recently that indicated it was significantly
better to put new tires on the back of a front wheel drive car, not sure how
it applies to our quattros.

It must have been a lonely winter in Audi Heaven, the Gods are fairly mad at
me, too. I have just replaced the RF wheel bearing (blissful silence!), my
windshield got a _huge_ crack in it during one of the cold snaps, one or
more rotors are warped, complain, complain, complain...

Ian Duff, New Bedford, MA
1990 Coupe Quattro

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>From:
>	treilley_at_bankmark@conseco.com[SMTP:treilley_at_bankmark@conseco.com]
>Sent: 	Monday, April 22, 1996 9:15 PM
>To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	Tire experts needed
>
>     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?
>     
>     BTW I think this was a result of angry gods.  With the turn of the 
>     weather, I have been driving the ragtop alot!
>     
>     many TIA
>     
>     Tim 90CQ, 77Spitfire
>