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Old Sep 1st, 2017, 18:02   #6
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Originally Posted by Paul86 View Post
When I bought my old xc90 it had cheap tyres on it. If you pushed it a little hard the front would wash out on roundabouts, I replaced the fronts when they wore out but then the back became very twitchy. Just be careful what you put on, I now try and keep all four the same to keep the grip the same otherwise the awd can cause problems with grip, especially if the fronts are the ones with less grip.
Also the 2WD versions of the XC60 can be prone to torque steer with un-matched front tyres (either tread depth and/or variant)
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