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Old 07-18-2005, 11:01 AM
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Currently I have my spare mounted in place of a blown rear tire. Someone had brought up the possiblity of this causing excessive wear on the differential. Should I be worried about this? The replacement tire is coming tomorrow.
Old 07-18-2005, 11:06 AM
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It has something to do w/ the car having a posi. Better way to do it, is grab a front wheel and mount it out back, then put the spare up front. The posi could have an extra hard time putting power to different size wheels.
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Yep. You don't want one tire spinning faster than the other. Just swap the spare with the tire the front.
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I was taught that a good rule of thumb is you should never put a spare on your driving wheels. If you have to due to wheel stagger or whatever other reasons, then drive it somewhere that you can park it until the tire gets replaced.




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