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Old 03-10-2002, 02:55 PM
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Has anyone had any problems with the speedometer being off because of wheel upsizing?
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anytime you change wheel diameter you will be throwing off your speedometer
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Default Keep the rolling diameter the same...
Bigger wheels necessitate thinner tires..
I know this is what you meant..I just wanna be a wise *** :-P
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Default But seriously..if you keep the rolling diameter the same..or close..you will have
none..or little, respectively, speedometer error
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Default you might want to go here... to check how the sizes affect speedometer
<ul><li><a href="http://ctny.audiworld.com/mark/a4/calculator/tirecalculator.html">tire calc</a></li></ul>
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just get lower profile tires
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