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Tire question

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I have 285/70/17’s on the Cruiser StMaxx Coopers

My spare wheel is the same size but a MT tire

Should I need to change a tire a use the MT spare, would I have any issues? I don’t think I should as the sizes are the same
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It shouldn't be too much of an issue. The different tread pattern may cause issues with hard braking or with wet road handling.

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It will cause windup and you will have problems.

Best would be to throw all 5 away and fit BFs

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Oppies3800 wrote:
Wed Oct 24, 2018 12:06 pm
It will cause windup and you will have problems.

Best would be to throw all 5 away and fit BFs

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It will only cause windup if there is no center diff or the diffs are locked and it is driven on hard surfaces with good grip (tarmac, etc). An open diff does not wind up - it is designed to allow for speed DIFFerence between the output shafts. :roll:
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ThysleRoux wrote:
Oppies3800 wrote:
Wed Oct 24, 2018 12:06 pm
It will cause windup and you will have problems.

Best would be to throw all 5 away and fit BFs

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It will only cause windup if there is no center diff or the diffs are locked and it is driven on hard surfaces with good grip (tarmac, etc). An open diff does not wind up - it is designed to allow for speed DIFFerence between the output shafts. :roll:
Mike is looking for a reason to fit BFs.

I'm trying to give him one

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:D :lol: :lol: :lol:
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It won’t cause wind up if the overall diameter is the same. If there’s a slight variance then just let some air out of the taller tire.
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Just dont mix Cross-ply with Radials.
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Estee wrote:
Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:16 pm
Just dont mix Cross-ply with Radials.
https://www.justtyres.co.uk/pages/tyres-and-the-law

Interesting
Hopefully it would never come to that. And in the event should it happen, hopefully I won’t have to far to drive
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