Date:         Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:50:00 -0500
Reply-To:     Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
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From:         Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: 15" alloys and 14" spare
Comments: To: drew@BOMB-PROOF.COM
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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
>
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