Took a trip up to Stevens Pass area to do some snowshoeing today. I've got some crappy no-name tires with ~50% tread left, so my snow traction really sucks. They had signs for chains required so I begrudgingly threw mine on for the first time. Drove about 30 mi with them; never above 30 mph.
I've read that because of the different rotational sizes of the front/rear wheels, it'll damage the diff. Any idea how much damage I've done to my center diff now?
Chains bad for the center diff?
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Chains bad for the center diff?
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) so that all wheels are the same...Yea, well thats also twice the cost. I really need to get myself bigger rims and better tires, but just don't have the cash for that right now.555BCTurbo wrote:The best thing would be to get 2 sets of chains (like I have Very Happy) so that all wheels are the same.
Chains on packed snow is fine, nice and smooth driving. On thin ice/snow its rough. Lots of vibrating, etc. I can watch the hood moving around a lot, heh.ericem wrote:Does it drive a little rough with chains?
What are some of the signs that the center diff is going bad?
'11 WRX Limited
'94 SS | 3" TBE, 07 TMIC, TD05H-16G, Revtronix Stage 2, Walbro -- Sold
'94 TW | R.I.P.