Fwd: 4" drop '96 ext sport

From: DICEMAN469 (DICEMAN469@AOL.COM)
Date: Mon Apr 13 1998 - 00:03:55 EDT


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In a message dated 4/13/98 12:01:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
mike@snakebite.com writes:

<< 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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 It's about 3 miles an hour fast, hardly anything to run to the speedoshop
over.

-Austin

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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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