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Makes sense. I drive a Jeep, and the speedometer on it is off by 12% due to the larger-than-stock tires that are on it. The odometer reads 160k, but I would as
by LyndsySimon 10y ago
Makes sense.
I drive a Jeep, and the speedometer on it is off by 12% due to the larger-than-stock tires that are on it. The odometer reads 160k, but I would assume that it was 170-180k on it in reality, depending on when the tires were originally installed.
- waterphone 10y agoUnless you've simply decided this isn't important to you, changing the speedometer gear on a Jeep to an appropriate size for your tires is generally a several minute job with minimal tools.
- lisper 10y agoOn the other hand, what one really should be caring about is not the mileage per se, but how many cycles are on the drive train. The distance the chassis has moved doesn't really matter.
- waterphone 10y agoCorrect—but having a functioning speedometer is generally useful.
- markrages 10y agoBut each cycle represents more wear with the larger tires, since the drivetrain torque is higher. You can't cheat physics.
- adrianN 10y agoIt's probably not a linear relationship though.