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Originally posted by Chiketkd
David,
Here's another way to look at what happened to your trans. The rear tires had a rolling circumference greater than the front tires by ~0.5%. For argument's sake, if the rear tires revolved 800 times each mile, the fronts would have revolved 804 times.
These extra 4 revolutions wouldn't have just vanished in the drivetrain, but would have caused a slow grinding of the transmission and transfer clutch gears.
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Since our friend David lives in Australia, he doesn't have a transfer clutch. It's true that on US-market SVXs, a difference between the front and rear rolling diameter will wear on the transfer clutch, but I don't know how it would affect a mechanical center diff.
I would actually think that such a system would be better able to handle the difference, but make no mistake - it
will wear on it more.
I don't see how it would affect the planetary set, but you gave them an out with the mismatched tires.
