FWD Winter Tyres Question

[FWDRacer]

Fit them all round or front wheels only? Genuine question, as traction/stopping in snow (weight over wheels and weight transfer forward) is basically goverened by front wheels on Front engined/FWD car?

Thoughts people.

Appreciate it could be lively, but livable/usable. Juha Kankonen driving god aspiration aside.

[edo]

Depends if you prefer under-steer or over-steer!

Personally I would go for steering wheels, which in your case is also the driven wheels.

[RizzoTheRat]

Usual answer is that winters on the front and summer son the rear mean loads of traction at the front and none at the back so you're going to spin off the road at the first corner and go straight to hell in a fireball. However there are several posters on the winter tyres thread that either prove that's bks or that hell has a decent internet connection.

[edo]

RizzoTheRat said:

hell has a decent internet connection.

[300bhp/ton]

Well the choice is yours at the end of the day. But logically fitting them to every corner is going to be a much better result. Any braking or cornering action will be using the rear wheels too.

It'll also create a more balanced vehicle when it's not snowing out, which lets face it is most of the winter time in the UK.

If you can afford to buy all 4, then there is no sane reason not to do so.

[trickywoo]

I fitted Kleber Quadraxers to mine last winter and have not taken them off since.

Performed well.