Wheel sizes front/rear

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Wheel sizes front/rear

Post by Cab-ova pete » Sun Mar 29, 2015 7:24 pm

Hi all I'm a new bongonaut and am worried about my wheels being the same size all round? Will this damage my bongo? I have read somewhere that they should be different sizes front/rear! How important is this? All advice welcome?
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Re: Wheel sizes front/rear

Post by Gasy » Sun Mar 29, 2015 7:56 pm

Only difference in width
Front should be skinnier than rears

On 4 wheel drive bongos it is important to have the same height tryes ( rolling circumference must be the same)

Loads run the same size on all 4 corners as yours no need to worry
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Re: Wheel sizes front/rear

Post by Bob » Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:20 pm

The wheels are the same size from the factory.

Original tyre size differs but what Gasy says is correct, if they're the same all round there will not be any damage.
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Re: Wheel sizes front/rear

Post by David Edwards » Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:16 pm

A lot of us run 215 x 65 x 15's all round I have for nearly 13 years on mine anyway
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Re: Wheel sizes front/rear

Post by cmm303 » Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:28 pm

There is a good fact sheet explaining about tyre sizes
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