 St205 Tire size difference |
 May 30, 2011 - 1:05 PM
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We know the St205 is full time AWD, would having two different sets of tires harm the transmission in any way? It came originally with 215 50 16 but those tires are not available here so I took 205 50 16, so obviously they are slightly narrower and a little lower, but enough to realise, will the viscous center diff handle this? or will this cause a something to wear out??
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May 30, 2011 - 6:17 PM
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as long as all 4 tires are the same size, you won't cause any problems other than a few miles / Kms off on your speedo gauge., but if you are trying to have different sizes of tires front and rear, then, no, that's not a good idea, I don't think any AWD car can handle that, the difference in speeds between the rear and front will cause the center differential to overheat and fail.
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May 30, 2011 - 10:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 15, '10 From Nevis, West Indies Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (Culpable04 @ May 30, 2011 - 6:17 PM)  as long as all 4 tires are the same size, you won't cause any problems other than a few miles / Kms off on your speedo gauge., but if you are trying to have different sizes of tires front and rear, then, no, that's not a good idea, I don't think any AWD car can handle that, the difference in speeds between the rear and front will cause the center differential to overheat and fail. 215 50 16 were not available, so I ended up taking 205 50 16, which from my measurements are 0.39" shorter than the 215 50' 16's.. Can 0.39" really cause damage? It also looks as if after the 215 50 16's begin to wear they should be the same height -------------------- 1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 Turbo 4WD, Black
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cax_11 St205 Tire size difference May 30, 2011 - 1:05 PM
Neon90424 why is this in forced induction? May 30, 2011 - 5:45 PM gt4st205 Like Culpable04 said, If all four are the same siz... May 31, 2011 - 5:55 AM delusionz the GT4 drivetrain is freakinnn tough!!
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cax_11 QUOTE (delusionz @ May 31, 2011 - 7... May 31, 2011 - 2:38 PM delusionz mmmhmmmmmmmmm.
so, the smaller tyres are on the r... Jun 1, 2011 - 2:56 PM schmooot the damage isn't worth it IMO. If it were me ... Jun 6, 2011 - 2:39 PM Euphoria It is fine unless you have 2 completely different ... Jun 7, 2011 - 12:45 AM delusionz GT4's come with 17" donuts, they are the ... Jun 7, 2011 - 4:02 AM cax_11 I agree with everyone that says it will probably d... Jun 7, 2011 - 6:34 AM celica-s whatever size you decided to choose is fine, whats... Jun 9, 2011 - 11:57 PM |
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