Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 16:58:53 GMT From: jw <johnwebster1nopsamhlink.net> Subject: Re: Where are most Saabs sold?
Dave Hinz wrote: > > ByteSchlepper (cdenkernopsamester.rr.com) wrote: > : Get 4 or don't get any; I had two on an old 900, driving on a packed snow > : surface, a gust of wind hit me broadside and literally spun me in a 180. > : You don't want a big difference in traction levels between front and rear > : unless you want some very unusual handling characteristics. > > Oh - absolutely, must do this on all corners. If you only put them on the > front, then, those are the tires with the most traction. The back end > will just slip around, rotating around the point of most traction (friction). Thanks both for the advice. Makes sense. On this Saab and my old VW Jetta GLI, I used to just stick with all-season radials with good tread year-round. That got me by fine through many inches of snow in New England for years. If I get any snow tires this year, I'll get four. -jw -- 1984 900 S hatchback
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