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Jabberwocky Member Since: 27 Oct 2021 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 212 ![]() ![]() |
Willtheyfit.com will give you all the info you need, you will need the offset of the wheels though, should be stamped on them.
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jimbo55 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: Midlands Posts: 393 ![]() ![]() |
It’s not ideal, but a long as you’re prepared it’s not the end of the world, the tyre being the matching diameter is the more important factor.
I’d probably swap the wheels around so that the front axle had the same offset wheels and put the odd wheel on the back axle should the worst happen, it’d get you to a tyre shop or home. |
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blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17192 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Provided that the tyre size is the same there will be no mechanical issues whatsoever. It is possible that you will notice some effect on steering and braking if running the boost on the front axle due to the difference in scrub radius but I'd expect it to be marginal if even noticeable.
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Chicken Drumstick Member Since: 17 Aug 2020 Location: Near MK Posts: 668 ![]() ![]() |
Might be worth your effort hitting Google up for a bit and learning about diffs and offset. Short answer is offset has nothing to do with your diff!! Overall you will be no worse off than running a space saver tyre. In fact a lot better. And most modern cars have space savers these days…. |
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WPRO18 Member Since: 13 Feb 2023 Location: London Posts: 78 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thank you all so much, greatly appreciated and glad that has answered it.
Did use willtheyfit prior and came up with no change on speed etc but thought to sense check. I did previously have a 235 which showed only a minor speed change but alas seems that it's solved now. |
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