RE: Q: Tire wear on 4kq

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

> Differing circumferences mean different speeds for the gears, 
> and you could
> put a strain on the central differential in a quattro, it seems to me.
> 
... if the diff is locked I would tend to agree ... perhaps also so with a
torsen-equipped center diff, but if you're talking about an open diff I
don't know what possible mechanism would cause extra strain ... hey, it has
to put up with a difference in front vs. rear rotation whenever you're not
going in a straight line!

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)

... getting pretty excited about having the ur-q back on the road!  The poor
thing has been sitting, waiting for me to get the clutch done for over a
year.  I drove the car sans clutch to Brasil's automotive yesterday ...
tomorrow I'll have my little red wagen back to play with ... :-)