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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 12:31 PM
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Is anyone running wider tyres on the back then the front?

If so, why?

If not, why?

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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 01:54 PM
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yes but not on my scooby.

I can understand wider tyres but why only on 1 axel ???

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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 01:54 PM
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A good reason not to, is because wider tyres would have a slightly different rolling radius to the fronts. This would mean that the centre diff is always slipping, causing excessive stress and heating.

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