Just remember to rotate 'em and make sure the tread depth is the same on all 4.
Dave
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Things they don't tell you about your AWD Subaru
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Although what you described is possible, it's not possible for a manual transmissioned Subaru. The manual transmission version of Subaru's AWD doesn't use a clutch pack, it uses a viscous coupling system. The clutch pack was used on the lower-end automatic transmissions fitted to
4-cylinder engines. The viscous coupling becomes less viscous with heating, thus harder to move through; the speed differences between the front and rear drive shafts cause the fluid to heat up and become firmer.A possible way this could be a problem is that if the front and rear tires have worn away at different rates and now have different diameters. This might look like torque bind, but it is easily remedied with new tires bought for all four wheels at the same time.
Yousuf Khan