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Square set-up & transmission issues?

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Square set-up & transmission issues?

Post by StuBeeDoo » Sat Aug 25, 2018 2:26 pm

Is there any evidence that the much-debated xDrive transmission woes are more prevalent on cars with staggered wheels/tyres?  Does running "square" reduce the likelihood?

Sorry if this has been covered before, but I've searched around the forum and haven't found any posts relevant to this specific query.
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Re: Square set-up & transmission issues?

Post by Horizon » Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:49 pm

[quote="StuBeeDoo"]
Is there any evidence that the much-debated xDrive transmission woes are more prevalent on cars with staggered wheels/tyres?  Does running "square" reduce the likelihood?

Sorry if this has been covered before, but I've searched around the forum and haven't found any posts relevant to this specific query.
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Square setup enables 4 identical tyres to be used = Identical rolling circumference = no transmission wind up
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Re: Square set-up & transmission issues?

Post by StuBeeDoo » Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:06 pm

[quote="Horizon"]Square setup enables 4 identical tyres to be used = Identical rolling circumference = no transmission wind up
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