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been given a couple of brand new 205/55/16 pirreli p6000's which i was gonna fit to the front wheels but unfortunatly the current tyres are a 50 profile. will fitting the new tyres **** the diff/transfer box or cause any handling problems?
posted this in the wheels/tyres section but no response! any advice would b much appreciated
j
posted this in the wheels/tyres section but no response! any advice would b much appreciated
j
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I looked into this last time my tyres needed replacing as 55 profiles give more tyre choice and would also alter the final drive ratio ( useful on a tuned car ) giving more speed for less revs. They are also cheaper. The line from Subaru is however that using 55 profiles will have a detrimental affect on the car's handling ( I'm not entirely convinced on this one ) and will also place unwanted stress on the diffs possibly causing early failure ( as an engineer this seems entirely plausible ). I was of course thinking of replacing all four tyres. To replace only two would certainly affect the handling and damage the differential. P6000's aren't up to much anyway.
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