Re: Spare Tire Question

[jeff tarquinio <tarquinio_jeff@domain.elided>]

John wrote:
>The only way I can think it would be temporarily *tolerable* to your
>vehicle (to have one tire smaller in diameter than the others) is to make
>sure you put it on an axle that doesn't have any sort of locker or
>limited-slip differential.  In my case, I have a Trash-Slop limited-slip
>differential in the rear and an open front.  If I had a flat on the rear
>(not yet thank God), my current tire changing plan calls for moving a good
>tire from the front axle back to the rear and then putting the smaller
>spare on the front axle.  I'd then carefully limp to a place where I could
>fix the larger tire.
>
>If you had lockers front and rear, I don't see how you'd get away with 
such
>shenanigans without breaking something!  I guess if you like living a
>dangerous and difficult life, you could drive sans spare and simply carry 
a
>bead breaker, tire irons, patch kit and on board air compressor... and
>repair your tire right on the spot.  Too bad someone doesn't make an
>inflatable spare in off road tire sizes.  Hey... maybe Dick Cepek could
>have a new sales opportunity... an 35" diameter inflatable spare mud tire
>in a bag. <grin>


	I would think you'd be fine with odd sized tires (within reason) in 
the front as long as you restricted yourself to driving in 2by with the 
hubs unlocked 'cause the front drive train doesnt even turn with respect to 
the front wheels.  They aren't even physically connected.  Wouldn't it be 
ok to run an odd size tire with open diffs since there is only on wheel 
receiving torque?  It can't be good for long travels or tracking straight, 
but it seems like it would get you home even if you were 40 miles out.
	Just a thought, correct me if I'm wrong.
Tark '77 Terra 345/T19