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Tyres - is it best to change all 4 at once on a modern 4x4?
Is it advisable to fit new tyres to one axle only? What about if you have one irreparable tyre after a puncture and have used and old on the same axle? Can modern cars cope with the varying diameters?
9th Dec 2016 11:55 pm
Red Merle
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Always best to follow the advice in your car's user manual as this is what you'll be referring to in a battle with LR in the event of a diff failure.
Having said that, it's a bad idea to mix tread depths across an axle. Best change them both for new. Ideally, if you've got a new spare, use that as the second tyre and then keep the good part worn one as your new spare. A part worn spare is has a chance of being a better match across an axle the next time it happens. Alternatively, hang on to the part worn tyre and it might be a good match on another ocassion. I've got one tyre with 4-5mm of tread stored in the garage on that basis already.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
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10th Dec 2016 8:01 am
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Re: Tyres - is it best to change all 4 at once on a modern 4x4?
ClassikFan wrote:
Is it advisable to fit new tyres to one axle only?
Yes.
ClassikFan wrote:
What about if you have one irreparable tyre after a puncture and have used and old on the same axle?
Either fit pair of new (as above) or use a retained part-worn of the same make.
ClassikFan wrote:
Can modern cars cope with the varying diameters?
No.
I must add that you can get tremendous difference between new tyre circumferences of the same published size but of different makes. The D3 and D4 are both particularly intolerant of such differences.
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Thanks for the replies chaps.
I'll bear all this in mind. D3 ownership starts tomorrow!
10th Dec 2016 2:37 pm
Red Merle
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Great!
The beginning of an era 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
10th Dec 2016 3:57 pm
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The beginning of an empty bank account but a big MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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10th Dec 2016 4:10 pm
ClassikFan
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The beginning of an empty bank account but a big
Really? Now you tell me!
10th Dec 2016 6:12 pm
tayaste
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You've still got a few hours left to pull out and save yourself a fortune
10th Dec 2016 7:36 pm
Red Merle
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2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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10th Dec 2016 10:48 pm
ClassikFan
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DrLex wrote:
"pull out and save yourself a fortune"
Advice which Boris Becker could have benefited from a few years back...
Just taxed it and filled up the tank, poor already!
11th Dec 2016 11:03 pm
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On this. I have just ordered 3 new tires to be fitted in the morning, the one I'm leaving on has got about 5mm on it on the rear. getting the 4 wheel tracking done also. Will I be looking at a blown diff in a couple of months/weeks/daysDicovery 3 (Rimini Red)
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20th Dec 2016 9:38 pm
Ali1971
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Hope not I'm about to put two new tyres on mine , the rears still has plenty life in them . Front are right down !!
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