shredded a 38
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From: Woodside, CA
shredded a 38
Last night i was driving down the freeway and i felt a completely out of the ordinary jerk and pull. well somehow i completely shredded my 38, sidewall just blown out. luckily i was able to hold it and not lose control and due to the time of night having no traffic on the road, we got off safely. So today i was able to track down a new tire and get it mounted, but because the tread is worn down a little on the other 3 tires im worried that it could create an uneven rotation when the new one is on there. Though the over all circumference is less than 3/4" difference between the new and old ones. Could that mess up something else on the truck? I never thought to ask the tire shop and im probably just overthinking it but just want to make sure it wont lead to screwing up anything. Thanks.
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Can't see the pic but as long as its on the front end and your hubs are not locked, it won't hurt anything. You may get a bit of a pull to the small side but otherwise you should be okay.
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3/4 of an inch shouldnt cause too much of a problem, I would run that tire on the back though.
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Heres the pic. sorry it didn't work the first time around. im guessing i caught some piece of metal on the ground but i didn't see anything while i was driving or when we drove past later.
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I'd think that you'd want the uneven tires on the front. You want equal tires on the rear, as that's the differential that works all the time.
With the front unlocked (not in 4WD), you shouldn't notice any difference, and that differential won't be constantly "working".
Just my thoughts, and they may be flawed.
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With the front unlocked (not in 4WD), you shouldn't notice any difference, and that differential won't be constantly "working".
Just my thoughts, and they may be flawed.
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drove it around today, driver front and theres no pull or difference i can tell. thanks for the input guys.
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