Re: stock tires do not suck(oh yes they do)

[Bill Hussey <vfrboy@home.net>]

Khan Klatt wrote:

> And, if somehow those tires don't make the difference I was hoping
> for, I'm selling my Jetta and never buying another 2WD car ever
> again. Hopefully the tires will make a difference, and I can hold
> onto my Jetta for a couple more years until I *do* make the 4WD
> plunge. It's only a matter of time, how pathetic my car continues to
> handle will determine how fast...

Before you ditch the 2WD concept ... consider RWD over FWD.  As you
accelerate, weight shifts rearward compressing the rear spring and
uncompressing the front end.  This causes less weight to fall over the
front wheels and therefore less traction.  This is why the preferred means
of running the quarter is with RWD vehicles.  AWD or 4WD is nice, but its
also heavy.

Bill
'98 GLX