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Guy puts different size wheels/tires on his quattro(torsen), wonders why his differential is moaning

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Old 02-07-2003, 07:04 AM
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Default Guy puts different size wheels/tires on his quattro(torsen), wonders why his differential is moaning

hmm... what could be wrong? no idea...<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/246935.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/246935.phtml</a</li></ul>
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Default well that depends.....are the outer diameter of the tires different?......

I'm too lazy to figure it out.

you can use different size wheels and tires as long as the outer diameter is the same.
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not exactly. read my comments in that thread regarding contact patch.
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Default according to the original post - seems like a pretty mean setup...

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looks-wise - certainly; performance-wise - doubtful :-)
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true. definitely baaaad for the Torsen
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