Help need a new tire x 1 will it stuffed my transfer case.

[coopers1969]

Hi all I have heard that you can stuff your transfer case of you put a new tire on when the other 3 are worn. Is this the case. I am in WA 2500km from home and have a small leak. In one Which needs to get sorted I am arriving at Busselton tomorrow who have a good selection of tire shops should I replace the 2 rear ones or all 4 they where going to be replaced when I got home.
The spare is ok but was also going to be replaced when I got home also. Some advise would be helpful cheers all

[DiscoJeffster]

Hi all I have heard that you can stuff your transfer case of you put a new tire on when the other 3 are worn. Is this the case. I am in WA 2500km from home and have a small leak. In one Which needs to get sorted I am arriving at Busselton tomorrow who have a good selection of tire shops should I replace the 2 rear ones or all 4 they where going to be replaced when I got home.
The spare is ok but was also going to be replaced when I got home also. Some advise would be helpful cheers all

No. The transfer case will care when a pair of tyres at one end vary significantly to the other axle, but a difference one one axle only will be accounted for by the diff. It’s still not a great idea.

[V8Ian]

Fix the leaky one, even if it needs a tube. Sort the tyres when you get home. JMO.

[coopers1969]

Fix the leaky one, even if it needs a tube. Sort the tyres when you get home. JMO.

Will a tube work if I have the Land Rover TPMS fitted

[Graeme]

Fitting 1 new tyre whilst the other 3 are worn won't cause any issues providing it is the same size specification and the same construction, ie passenger or light truck.

[V8Ian]

Is the monitor removable?

[coopers1969]

Is the monitor removable?

No I don’t think so it is the factory fitted one.

[Tombie]

Fitting 1 new tyre whilst the other 3 are worn won't cause any issues providing it is the same size specification and the same construction, ie passenger or light truck.

I'd suggest this isnt quite so Graeme - from experience.

Same brand, same model, same size, same contruction in a HT or similar will be fine becuase the tread depth new is quite low anyway.

If running a chunky AT or above, then depending on the wear of the other tyres - I can assure you the vehicle WILL start to react to it. Especially when cornering etc
I had to fit a brand new spare to a vehicle with 80% worn rubber all round and the DSC could be felt influencing the vehicle.

[DiscoJeffster]

I'd suggest this isnt quite so Graeme - from experience.

Same brand, same model, same size, same contruction in a HT or similar will be fine becuase the tread depth new is quite low anyway.

If running a chunky AT or above, then depending on the wear of the other tyres - I can assure you the vehicle WILL start to react to it. Especially when cornering etc
I had to fit a brand new spare to a vehicle with 80% worn rubber all round and the DSC could be felt influencing the vehicle.

Valid point. Diffs won’t care but the difference in size can send the DSC into a quandary.

[Graeme]

My L322 didn't care when one 30" tyre was test-run with the other three almost 32", obviously less sensitive than D4s.

Notwithstanding any DSC activation, the diffs wouldn't be bothered by 1 new tyre and 3 worn ones.

[John_D4]

I had to fit my new spare to the rear passenger ages ago following rock damage whilst remote. I found the car pulled left like crazy. No other changes were notable

[Tins]

Electronics aside, pretty much the entire point of a differential is to, err, differentiate. It will just think you are going round in circles. Prolly not best practise to leave it like that though.

[DiscoJeffster]

Electronics aside, pretty much the entire point of a differential is to, err, differentiate. It will just think you are going round in circles. Prolly not best practise to leave it like that though.

Which is fine for an open differential, but torsen and other such limited slip differentials definitely do not like odd sized tyres, so for a Disco it’s fine, but for other more performance focused cars it isn’t, but I’m digressing from the subject at hand.