Matching tires with no rear drive shaft

[AdventureSubaru]

Was towing my 98 legacy on a tow dolly across the country. Rear drive shaft pulled. After 2500 miles it threw a rear wheel. Rolled a while before I could get pulled over. It crunched the brake guard into the rotor and ate a chunk off the rotor.

 

2 questions. With open differential does it matter that the one rotor was locked up for a time while the other spun?

 

If I keep the drive shaft out, can I run difor rent brand tires on the back until I get a good matched set?

[idosubaru]

 

2 questions. With open differential does it matter that the one rotor was locked up for a time while the other spun?

 

 

 

Not at all.  Even an LSD would have probably survived a short incident if you're just referring to the moments around the mishap.  

 

 

 

If I keep the drive shaft out, can I run difor rent brand tires on the back until I get a good matched set?

 

i've done it before and it's fairly commonly done on other open differential situations.  pretty generic in principle so this is probably google material too if needed. 

 

 

2 questions. With open differential does it matter that the one rotor was locked up for a time while the other spun?

 

If I keep the drive shaft out, can I run difor rent brand tires on the back until I get a good matched set?