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Old 12-23-2002, 08:30 AM
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Default Ok back tires have less tread then front im puzzled........

How does that happen??
Old 12-23-2002, 08:32 AM
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Default Overinflated perhaps?

The more I notice how my tires have worn, the more I think 36F/34R is the optimum pressure for treadlife on the S4.
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Default Do you have even tread wear on the rear tires?

Or less tread on inside edge? Less tread on outside edge? Less tread in center of tire?

If it's even wear across the entire width of the tire, then I don't know what to tell you.
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Default Thats because during normal driving the car acts like a front wheel drive car. Only when you gun it/

it's raining/snowing does it vary power. On a FWD car the front tires wear out quicker, why I'm not sure. There is nothing wrong with your car; all Quattro Audi's do this.
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more in the middle!!!
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What? Our power split is 50-50 front-rear, not like a FWD.
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what psi are you running and when was your last alignment?
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Only TT's Quattro if front wheel biased IIRC and also, his back tires are worn, not the fronts.
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Default Do you accelerate out of corners hard? If so, you my be spinning the rears.

My rear inside tire will leave a trail of rubber when I corner hard and trottle our of the turn. It surprise the heck out of me the first time that I did it.
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Default Just to clarify, you have more tread left in the middle?

Or you have more tread wear in the middle of the rear tires?

If your answer is, more tread wear in the center of the rear tires, you're overinflating your tires.


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