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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 02:50 PM
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Evo tire question

I have actually been through a bit of blow outs with tires.

i actually was wondering when purchasing a new tire, do you need to replace all 4 ?

or can i purchase a single same size and tread tire.

i'm on a budget and i hate to spend 4-500 dollars on just tires.

I have falken ziex tires 235 40 18 and i was wondering aside from the question above, if i was to put a spare on, would i blow out the differential? or is it safe since all the tire shops i have been to have said putting a different size and tread wear tire will blow out your diff.
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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Depends on how worn the other three tires are. If its the same tire and tread depth then one will be fine. However, you want to avoid having a tire thats taller on one side vs. another.

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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 03:37 PM
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the 3 tires have uneven wear on the inner wheel wells. On the 4th tire which im looking into is evenly worn on both sides. Will i be experiencing any problems?
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 10:26 AM
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More than likely. Sounds like the remaining three need replaced due to the uneven wear.
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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The fear about tire sizing is way overblown. What having a tire that is slightly different in size does is induce a bit more wear on the differential. It doesn't "blow the differential".
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 42revoincali
the 3 tires have uneven wear on the inner wheel wells. On the 4th tire which im looking into is evenly worn on both sides. Will i be experiencing any problems?

Sounds like you need to get an alignment as the toe seems to be off with negative camber.
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