Interesting addition to this thread. Here in Maine, a new law took effect
this winter. It requires that front wheel drive cars which use studded snow
tires must use them on all four wheels. Rear wheel drive's still just need
them on the back wheels. Any other states with similar laws?

John Flaherty
Standish, ME
'84 GL

-----Original Message-----
From: Dominique Cormann <kozmik@HOME.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Sunday, December 26, 1999 2:57 AM
Subject: Re: More counter-intuition re traction (some token VW content)

>On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 01:40:08 -0500
>Judith Barr/Leo Girard <lgirard@BMTS.COM> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> I have been interested in the discussion re tire width & traction. It
>> reminded me of another counter-intuitive statement I read about two years
>> ago re snow tires on front wheel drive vehicles.
>> This was attributed to a race car driver of some repute (I forget the
name
>> at the moment). He said if you were to put TWO snows on a front wheel
drive
>> vehicle they should go on the BACK. Make sense to anyone?
>
>I've heard this. If you put them on the front, the front gets to much
>traction and the rear end flys around oversteering easily.
>
>People who would rather understeer then oversteer tend to want to put
>them on the rear.
>
>Personally I would rather be able to steer, and I'll deal with the
>oversteer, so I'd put them on the front.
>
>IMHO there isn't a right way to do this, it just depends on which you
>dislike more. over or understeer.
>
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