Re: Chains on front/rears

[Ralph Poplawsky <ralphp@cellport.com>]

Brooks:
I would not recommend chains.  It is a good way to damage expensive Audi
hardware.  Plus, the real problem with our cars when the snow gets deep is
that we dont have ground clearance like the trucks.  If you put chains on,
you will only get marginal improvement because the car will still 'high
center' in the really deep stuff.  If you drive a lot in really deep snow,
you probably need a 4WD truck with lots of clearance.
Ralph Poplawsky
'91 200TQ

At 08:29 AM 10/27/97 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Gee whiz, I sure wasn't prepared for a huge snowstorm. Fortunatly, my Q
>performed near flawlessly. However, even considering the amount of snow we
>got, I'd like to get a set of chains for my baby.
>The Audi manual says chains are OK on the fronts, but not to put them on
>the rears. ? why not? I'd like to put them on all fours; it works
>especially well for the trucks around here... ( I live off a dirt road in
>the mountains.. )
>
>Any comments or 'whatnot'?
>
>thanks,
>brooks
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