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winding up difffs with difernt tires sizes info?

thesmi
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02 Dec 2012 12:02 #54635 by thesmi

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i want to buy 2 mud terrain tires to fit onto my jimny both to go on the rear! and the front will be normal tires ie road tires standard size

what i want to know would this wind up diff or transfer box when driving or must all 4 tires be exact same size any experience apreciated

thanks

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02 Dec 2012 12:46 #54638 by facade

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On the road, you are in 2wd, so it won't matter, except there will be loads more grip at the front than the rear, this will make it even more tail happy than it is now :ohmy:

Be careful in the wet

Off road, on soft ground there will be enough slip at the tyre to cope.
You may have difficulty getting it out of 4wd though.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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02 Dec 2012 13:22 #54640 by reaper

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In 4wd it will come over all japnese. The rear will be turning faster than the front causing it to drift. A lot of the 4wd drift cars use this method of firting different ratio diffs,

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02 Dec 2012 14:01 #54643 by thesmi

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ok so bit of a no no then ,
its a bit way too tail happy it is , i work down some country lanes and they are crazy as it is, i think i shall just buy 4 cheap all terrain the kingpins

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02 Dec 2012 18:37 - 02 Dec 2012 18:39 #54675 by dirtydogz

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It's always best not to mix tyres on a 4x4.

2002 JLX Soft Top

Jimnybits 2" lift +Pro Comp ES1000 shocks.

Big Jimny rear shock mounts. Big Jimny adjustable panhard rods.
Big Jimny steering damper bracket. Disco Armstrong steering damper. 7X15 black modulars. 205/75/15 Maxxis 743 bravo m/t.Superpro camber correction bushes.Black A bar....

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02 Dec 2012 19:19 #54684 by thesmi

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I KNOW it winds up landy diffs but thought maybe differesnt on a zook

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