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No. 1 daughter calls me yesterday to advise she has a flat tyre, “where are you?” I ask, “out the front” comes the reply. I take a look, the tyre is farked she had driven a few K’s home after the car started feeling “funny”.
so now we have to replace the tyre but there seems to be an issue with running different diameter tyres on Subaru AWD systems, (the remaing tyres are 30-40% worn so plenty of meat left in them) . Namely that running different diameters or even types of tyres can stuff up the drivetrain.
subaru suggest 4 new tyres whilst tyre shops advice ranges from don’t worry about it just replace it with any suitable size, replace with the same, replace 2 with any suitable size/or same but keep them on the same axle, to what Subaru suggest.
Do any of you burners have experience or an opinion with these matters?
BTW one of the wheel nuts had seized so the wheel stud was snapped off in order to remove the tyre.
so now we have to replace the tyre but there seems to be an issue with running different diameter tyres on Subaru AWD systems, (the remaing tyres are 30-40% worn so plenty of meat left in them) . Namely that running different diameters or even types of tyres can stuff up the drivetrain.
subaru suggest 4 new tyres whilst tyre shops advice ranges from don’t worry about it just replace it with any suitable size, replace with the same, replace 2 with any suitable size/or same but keep them on the same axle, to what Subaru suggest.
Do any of you burners have experience or an opinion with these matters?
BTW one of the wheel nuts had seized so the wheel stud was snapped off in order to remove the tyre.