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Smaller tire speedometer
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:11 am
by Resnick
I'm putting 205/50/16's on my car today. I know that this is going to throw off my Speedometer. during the winter I go back to regular sized tires. should I bother (or is it a big deal) to have the Speedo re calibrated
Re: Smaller tire speedometer (Resnick)
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:53 am
by djb383
How about 225/50/16 and the diameter will perfect.
Re: Smaller tire speedometer (Resnick)
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:59 am
by Raven
Here's a link to a tire size calculator....
http://1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.aspYours are off by 3.22% which in tires is quite a bit, a little more than recommended. 100 KPH will now show as 103 KPH. The speedo can't be recalibrated so you'll just have to learn to drive 3 KPH less over the posted speed limit.