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- Do tires have to match on FWD vehicles? Well, no, of course not, what . . .
The difference between fwd and awd is the type of differential On most awd systems, somewhere in the system is some type of limited slip device, and a different tire will chew that up On most (but not all) fwd cars there is no limited slip device, so two slightly-different sized tires will not result in a quick mechanical failure The diff will have to operate, but that shouldn’t cause too
- Tired of FWD vehicles and the ridiculous negative rear camber
Ive noticed most native FWD vehicles with independent rear suspension going down the road have an excessive amount of negative rear camber I know that they initially have some built in to try to help the inherently dangerous handling of FWD vehicles The problem is especially once the rear springs settle or wear from the weak rear springs carring even a modest load, that the rear camber
- Front wheel drive snow tires--2 or 4? - Car Talk Community
On a front wheel Cadillac (2011) DTS, can I use only two snow tires–installed in the front?? These cars have stablization systems which are profound I never had a problem with the rear end swinging out in my 2005 Sedan de ville It looks to me as if the tire dealers just want to sell more tires, as they all suggest 4 snow tires Aren’t the rear tires just “along for the ride?” They
- What happens if you put bigger tires on the back of a fwd car?
I just find out that one of the previous owners put 175 65r15 tires on my used 09 Focus The right size is 195 60r15 So I went to a shop and bought two toyo 195 tires for the back only Then when i get paid ill get the front ones next week I needed to change the rear ones because one was flat and both were in bad shape My work is only like 15m away, will this affect anything since my car is
- FWD car ok or AWD a necessity? (Minneapolis, St. Paul: neighborhoods . . .
Planning on moving from Fl to Mn in about a year, but wife is getting a new car this fall I have read that FWD vehicles are fine with snow tires and
- Does it help to have weight in your trunk for a front wheel drive car . . .
A couple of relatives recommend putting a couple 40 pound bags in the trunk to help keep traction in icy conditions I know this is often suggested
- In front-wheel drive, does parking brake securear wheels?
The parking brake (sometimes erroneously referred to as the “emergency brake”) acts only on the rear wheels of modern cars–including those that are front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, and 4 wheel drive There may have been some cars in the distant past whose parking brake worked on the front wheels, but those days are long gone However, if you are actually referring to the “park
- 2027 Chevy Bolt (versus, FWD, California, hatchback) - Electric . . .
So these photos were not officially released by Chevy, but they were grabbed by someone who happened to see the 2027 Bolt charging at a public
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