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RichR
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16th Oct 12 at 11:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
These should be fitted to the driven wheels of a car. What would you be inclined to do with a Quattro TT/A3/A4 etc with Haldex where its not permanent 4wd? Would fitting them to only the front wheels be acceptable?
Brett
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16th Oct 12 at 11:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Do you live in a bad area for snow? When it was mega heavy here my quattro handled it fine without silly socks. Doesn't answer you question mind.
RichR
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16th Oct 12 at 11:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah, I do, in the middle of the Peak District but its not for here. We're driving it down to the Alps in January and you have to have snow chains/socks in your car by law. I just don't know if I need them front and back. it just says driven wheels

[Edited on 16-10-2012 by LiVe LeE]
Robin
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16th Oct 12 at 11:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would, for these purposes, class it as a FWD car.
Gary
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16th Oct 12 at 11:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why not on all 4?
Matt L
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i dont get how this system works but surely if the front wheels slipped it would put power to the back wheels?

Id treat it as 4wd whats the harm.
RichR
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16th Oct 12 at 11:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
double the cost, I'd have to buy 2 sets not 1
Gary
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16th Oct 12 at 11:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They arnt that expensive.
RichR
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£50-£75 a set roughly and I probably won't even use them as they're pretty good at clearing the roads over there. Its £50 I can spend on something else
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16th Oct 12 at 11:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just buy one set, fit to the front, if that fails fit to rear?
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16th Oct 12 at 11:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
that's the point, if I can, I only want to buy one set not two.
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i first read this and questioned what is the point of four wheel drive pemanent or otherwise if you need socks...then realized the law you mentioned.

best bet is to research what that same law states for 4x4 cars...
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After a quick read the 4x4 system is 97.5% FWD under normal conditions but if teh fronts loose traction then all power is sent to the rear.

So it dosent really matter where you fit them it seems
RichR
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quote:
Originally posted by Fonz
i first read this and questioned what is the point of four wheel drive pemanent or otherwise if you need socks...then realized the law you mentioned.

best bet is to research what that same law states for 4x4 cars...


just states that chains or autosocks must be contained within the car ready to be fitted to the driven wheels.

[Edited on 16-10-2012 by LiVe LeE]
Ian W
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16th Oct 12 at 12:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My experience of the Haldex is that in snow, all four wheels will drive.
AndyKent
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I'd go fronts only.

If it looses traction on the front with chains, the back (with chains) is hardly going to do a lot better = pointless having them on the back.

Makes sense in my head if not words
Ben G
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definitely just fit them to the fronts, as andy says.

if it's going to lose traction on the fronts with snow socks on then you might aswell get out and start digging.
BeetleGav
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Put one on the front and one on the back. Could work.
Mike
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16th Oct 12 at 17:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Usability wise I'd assume the fronts would be adequate but if the law says driven wheels then the car has 4 driven wheels so unless there's an exception applying to 4wd vehicles then I'd assume the law requires you to carry 2 sets.

 
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