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Old 27-10-2010, 01:14 PM
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I have a spare set of rims with four tyres, all the same brand and model. Two tyres are brand new, while the other two have about 80% tread left.

The older tyres are 193cm circumference and the new ones are 194.

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My car is an MY99 WRX - will the centre diff explode if I so much as fit these rims & tyres?

Would I do any damage to the car if I fitted these rims at the RAC driving centre, used them on the skidpan/track, then swapped back to my regular road tyres for the drive home?
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Old 27-10-2010, 01:22 PM
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Subaru's official line is that the centre diff can overheat and catch fire! Very dramatic
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Old 27-10-2010, 01:27 PM
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Isn't it only when u mismatch them that there becomes a problem?
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Old 27-10-2010, 01:35 PM
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How are you measuring diameter? Running a tape around the edge and dividing by pi or guesstimating where the diameter is?

I would just look on the sidewall of the tyre and make sure they are all the same. If they are all say 225/40R17's, then go nuts imo. If some are 16" others 17" different profiles etc, then no dice.
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Old 27-10-2010, 01:39 PM
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Put wheels/tyres on at home...go to RAC...drive on track...drive home...swap wheels/tyres back...no problem...and no mismatch issue...
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Old 27-10-2010, 02:25 PM
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Thanks for the comments.

They're all identical Accelera Alpha 205/50/16 with the same tread pattern etc. I ordered the two new ones using the info from the sidewall on the older pair.

Two are brand new and look like they have 6mm-8mm tread at the centre, while two are unknown age and look like they have 2-3mm less tread.

To start with the new ones were 2cm more in circumference (not diameter - I put a tape around the tyre) I pumped the old ones up to 40 and dropped the new ones to 30, and that's how I ended up with 1cm difference.
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Old 27-10-2010, 02:32 PM
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Dont stress it! WRX arent as bad as the old Calibra's! Those things would explode the centre diff if you ran over a honkey nut and it stuck to a tyre.
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1. Put tyres with more tread on the rear of car.
2. Pump tyres up to desired track pressure.
3. Rip handbrake and apply liberal amounts of throttle on first corner.
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4. Profit.
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I would have said put the bald ones on the rear for more sliding and less understeering!

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I remember reading in a 4wd magazine that you could actually chuck the wheel on a machine that could trim the tread (for getting the tyre perfectly round again - for flat spotted tyres). Dont know if any tyre shops in Perth have anything like this.....
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