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From: wjh@bonnie.UUCP (Bill Hery)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Tire questions
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Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 13:24:55 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 13:24:55 1985
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>  I have a few questions about automobile tires.  The (hypothetical) car
>  in question is a small front wheel drive model.  
>  ....
>  	3. If I get real snows, is there any advantage to outfitting all
>  	four wheels?
>  

If you only get two, they should go on the front for a front wheel drive car; 
they will improve tration for straight lne acceleration and braking.

An additional pair of snow on hte rear wheels will help during turns; without
them, the car will have more of a tendency to spin out on snowy curves,
particularly if it has a very light rear end.  This is particularly true if
you get studded tires, where the big difference in traction will make the
car unstble on snowy/icy turns.