Re: Which tire has the most power going to it in a quattro?

["James M. Simone" <jmsimone@ix.netcom.com>]

Been told by an Audi tech that the right front tire tends to wear more quickly
on Quattros. Didn't get the reason why, but I did test the tread depth of the
SP 8000Es on my A4 1.8T and found that the RF tire measured about 1/32 less at
10K miles.

Torsen is supposed to apportion the torque equally to front and rear under
non-slip conditions, same with the front and rear diffs. EDL kicks in to brake
the slipping wheel, allowing the opposite wheel with better traction to do its
job.

Don't know how it would affect your handling or if the same tire wear pattern
occurs in your A6, but I'd give it a try and put the new tire on the RF. If it
feels too squirrelly, switch it to the rear.

BTW, which tires are you using?

Jim

Joseph J Chen wrote:

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> Is there a particular tire that has more power going to it like on a FWD
> car?  I was thinking if not, then I'd probably put it up on front to assist
> in steering.  I know the quattro is supposed to have a 50/50 split front to
> back, but is it also the same from side to side?  My 1995 doesn't have the
> automatic EDL (There's still a switch in the center console.)