Heather, forget the fomula. Get the parts from your Dealer and correct
your speedometer. I checked a brochure, The gear ratio for your truck is
355s. Dave Waco
Heather M wrote:
>
> actually they are 30's not 230's I went from a 215/75/15 to a 30/9.50/15
>
> That's why I don't know how to convert it...not sure what number to use :(
>
> Heather
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "BeasTboyz" <beastboyz@home.com>
> Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Subject: DML: Re: mileage and speed conversion help!
> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:10:15 -0800
>
> here ya go
>
> 215/230 x 100 = 93.478
>
> 93.478 is the percentage number that u changed your tires by, an easy way to
> estimate the speed is take 100% - 93.478% = 6.522 + 100 = 106.522 (the
> overall percentage increase in tires size, now take that number stick it
> back into percentages by dividing it by 100, u get 1.06522
> take whatever speed u want and multiply it by 1.06522 and u get your true
> speed!
>
> sorry if i confused u by all the different (mostly unnecessary formulas, but
> if u aren't very good at math i tried to make it as easy to understand as
> possible by doing that!
>
> Matt
> (BeasTboyz)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Heather M <heathernlonestar@hotmail.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 10:56 AM
> Subject: DML: mileage and speed conversion help!
>
> > Ok guys, I took a LONG drive this weekend and was noticing that the
> mileage
> > I was driving was not what I was actually doing...DUH! I put bigger
> tires
> > on! What kind of formula would I have to do to determine my true mileage
> > and how do I determine my true speed? Fortunately going 90 down the back
> > highway was beneficiary for me in NOT getting a ticket, but how fast was
> I
> > really going?
> >
> > I went from 215's to 30's...can someone figure out what my true speed and
> > mileage would be, or get me a formula that would work? I'm not too smart
> in
> > figuring this out (or should I say I deal with too many numbers at work
> to
> > WANT to sit down and figure it out)
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Heather (aka SunburnedFromHell)
> >
> > p.s. Update on some picnic info will be going out tonight...I have to
> sit
> > down and get some hotel info for everyone, etc. info!!!
> >
> > http://dakotatruck.tripod.com
> >
> >
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