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Subject:Re: Syncro Tire Inflation VS the VC
From:Shawn & Janis Wright
Date:Sun, 27 Apr 1997 09:37:09 -0800

> From:          Paul Uusitalo <puusital@Adobe.COM>
> With tire pressures set to VW spec, (take your pick from inside the door
> jam, I run fronts at 40 and  backs at 48) you must be pretty darn close to
> the 3mm F to R tire size difference (Tim describes below) that will cause
> the Syncro's viscous coupling to begin to engage, no?
> 
Has anyone tried just measuring the static radius of the tire when 
inflated this way? It would seem to me that taking an average of 3-4 
measurements on each tire, from ground to edge of rim, or centre of 
axle, would indicate how close the front/rear radii are...

Shawn & Janis Wright
'88 Westy (338k) '85 Jetta TD (375k)
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