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Old 04-30-2004, 11:43 PM   #1
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speedo reading???

okay, lets say that my speedo is saying that i've driven 500 miles...

but.... my speedo is reading about 4 mph to fast because of my tire size....

how many miles would i have really gone?
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Old 04-30-2004, 11:44 PM   #2
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its reading 6.9% off. so would i have really only gone 465 miles?
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Old 05-03-2004, 06:07 AM   #3
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Sounds about right.
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Old 05-03-2004, 10:50 PM   #4
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Why don't you fix the speedo gears?? It's simple.
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Old 05-03-2004, 10:52 PM   #5
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Why don't you fix the speedo gears?? It's simple.
i'm waiting till i get my gears and the final tire size i'm gonna run before i fix it.
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