Re: quattro technique

[Michael Williams <daserde@ucla.edu>]

>Last night I had the pleasure of driving back to Berkeley from Boulder
>Creek in a driving rainstorm and fog in my 4kq along Hwy 9, which is a
>twisty winding road in the Santa Cruz mountains.  It was fun going in the
>morning, bit of a chore coming back at night.  As I was shifting between
>3rd and 4th hundreds of times and following the yellow "BOTS Dots" marking
>the center of the road (which was about I could see), I thought to myself,
>"Damn, I own 2 quattros and I don't know how or when to use the diff locks
>(other than don't use 'em on dry roads!)".  So when do I?


Well, dry roads are ok, just make sure thatyou arent taking any sharp 
turns.  It isnt that hard on the driveline, just the tires.  (that is 
center lock...).  If you are on a nice windy dry road, it can be fun to 
lock the diff too...it is really a noticable difference.  But other than 
that, the times when i lock the center diff is anytime that there is any 
kind of significant amount of moisture on the roads.  That way the road 
is slick enough to let the tires scrub, and the center diff helps 
stability..

That is just my limited experience...

So pretty much, the road and situation that you were on was a perfect 
opportunity...


later...

Michael Sheridan Williams

My new one: 1985 4000 S Quattro
170,000+ miles, and going like a new car

1985 Coupe GT(for sale, cheap, $1000)
163,000+ miles

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