Howdy Guys......I had one of my rear tires BULDGE! real Bad. It's a 30 x 9.50 x 15 and the spare and front tires* are 235/70R 15. The nearest tire place is 30 miles so I need to get opinions from you guys.

Will it hurt my Differential to drive my Blazer 30 miles with one rear tire being 30 inch diameter and the other 28 inch diameter?

I'm sure some body will say to put front tires on rear and have the mismatched pair on the front but I am 69 yrs old and have a weak heart and it was a chore just R&R the bad tire and spare and putting spare on. So if you all tell me it would be ok to drive it 30 miles then that will save me a lot of work. I live out in the woods and there are no neighbors to help me.

THANK YOU
Patrick
Skagit County, Washington
1998 LS, automatic 4x4*

 

I'm going to tell you exactly as you said I would! Find you a teenager and offer him $20 to swap the tires for you and just stay close and supervise what he's doing and it'll be fine. If you really can't find someone to help just take your time and break up the job allowing yourself time to rest and not fatigue yourself too much even if that means taking a break after each lug nut you remove. DO NOT drive with the mismatched size tires on the drive axle! If you weren't on the other side of the country I'd give you a hand!

 

I agree with Rex. If you were going only a couple miles I would say that it is fine.