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Old 11-19-2005, 07:05 PM
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Speedometer nearly accurate, with oversized tires

I have oversized tires, I tested out my speedometer accuracy with a radar gun. It reads 2mph below my actual speed, but according to all of these tire convertor websites, I should be reading 4.1mph slower with 225 65 15 tires, which means my speedometer is off. Now, my question is, if I had stock tires (195 70/14) installed, what would my speedo read? I've been trying to figure it out, but I can't. Help!

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Old 11-19-2005, 07:53 PM
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If your data is accurate, the speedo would be reading 2.1 mph above actual speed with the stock tires.
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Old 11-19-2005, 07:58 PM
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According to this calculator:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

with 195/70-14 tires your speedo will read 6.7% faster than it does now. I can't convert that to mph without a reference speed.
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Old 11-19-2005, 08:14 PM
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Thank you very much.
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Old 11-19-2005, 09:48 PM
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With my 255 60 r16's on my 300SD...my speedo reads dead on.

But it is from a car with a different rear end ratio. Worked out nice.
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Old 11-19-2005, 09:51 PM
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Same here, my 300D was reading high with stock tires, but with 205/70-14s it is right on the money.

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