Re: 4" drop '96 ext sport

From: Michael Clark (mike@snakebite.com)
Date: Sun Apr 12 1998 - 23:59:39 EDT


DICEMAN469 wrote:
> Old tires were about 27" in diameter, new tires are about 25 3/4". It doesn't
> mess up the speedometer, either.
> > -Austin
> V6 Vipertruck

How can this be true? Any change in the tire's diameter will affect the
speedometer accuracy. I have 255/60 r15's and the speedo registers
around 3-5mph faster than actual speed because of the smaller diameter.

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