Drew; If you had a 14" and a 15" tire on the back there might be a problem. I am speaking theoretically of course. It would seem to me that this combination would cause the differential to work a lot harder than it has to because one tire is turning faster that the other. How much damage this would inflict is uncertain. It would certainly heat up the oil in the diff. This is especially true if you are driving a syncro, a major no-no!
Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:17:09 -0700 Drew Bedford <drew@BOMB-PROOF.COM> writes: > Would these play nicely if the spare tire basically matches the > outer > circumference of the tires I'm putting on my new 15" SA alloys? I'm > trying to anticipate any downside, but none comes to mind. > > Drew Bedford > 83.5 Westy > Park City, Utah > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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