jeeperguy21
NAXJA Forum User
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- Syracuse, UT
So I have a big freaking nail or other metallic object on the outside of my 35" BFG MT tire. I saw it there one day as I was working on the Jeep. I went to Discount Tire and the guy thought that it might be too big to repair. This is fine because I bought whatever warranty they sell to replace a damaged tire. After I found out that a replacement would be free, I realized that a brand new 35" tire would have much more tread than the 2 year old tires I have currently.
This concerns me because I have an Aussie in the rear and fear the small diameter difference will cause the Aussie to ratchet going straight down the road. I know it will because it does it when the punctured tire is getting lower on air. If it weren't leaking slowly then I wouldn't do anything about this, but it loses about 10 psi every 3 days or so.
If the tire store can't fix it, I suppose I could put the new tire on the front axle, but it also has a Lockright locker. I don't know if small differences in diameter would effect steering at all or not, but that's really my only concern there. I guess I'm just a little stumped on what to do about this. For now I am just keeping an eye on the tire pressure and refill it every few days. This is getting old in the freezing weather though and I bought the warranty for such instances like this, but now I'm hesitant to go through with it.
Am I over-thinking this or not? Let me know what you think I should do.
This concerns me because I have an Aussie in the rear and fear the small diameter difference will cause the Aussie to ratchet going straight down the road. I know it will because it does it when the punctured tire is getting lower on air. If it weren't leaking slowly then I wouldn't do anything about this, but it loses about 10 psi every 3 days or so.
If the tire store can't fix it, I suppose I could put the new tire on the front axle, but it also has a Lockright locker. I don't know if small differences in diameter would effect steering at all or not, but that's really my only concern there. I guess I'm just a little stumped on what to do about this. For now I am just keeping an eye on the tire pressure and refill it every few days. This is getting old in the freezing weather though and I bought the warranty for such instances like this, but now I'm hesitant to go through with it.
Am I over-thinking this or not? Let me know what you think I should do.