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Nail in tire . . . replace all 4 tires?

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Old 01-20-2018, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Reggie
Exactly.

I was working at a shop where the customer replaced 2 tires with new rubber and left tires on with just a little tread on the other axle. Ruined the diff
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Yep, I often hear shops telling customers that as long as the tires have equal wear on one axle they'll be fine. Completely overlooks that if one axle rotates faster than the other, the center diff has to constantly compensate and will eventually overheat.
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