I need to heat cycle one 265/45 rear tire. The tire is roughly 1 inch taller than the 245/45 I usually run on the rear. Is this enough difference to cause problems with the rear diff? I have two 265's but I hate to add an extra heat cycle to the already heat cycled tire.

Opinions please.

 

I'd cycle both 265's.. one heat cycle is no big deal compared to diff wear.

 

Thanks Chris, that confirms what I was thinking. I just hate to put excess miles on these tires with all the crap on the roads around here.

 

I actually think I did best with the figure eight heat application.. Found a clean parking lot pretty close to the house without street visibility and did figure eights at 17mph for about 20 - 30 minutes. Checked with the pyrometer and got more heat across the tire than I ever did with the highway run.