'Ending' "the war on the motorist"
"David A Stocks" gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:
My car (also two years old) has options for 17", 18" or 19" wheels. I
have the the 17" wheels and the speedo reads about 10% over actual
speed. If I were to fit 18 or 19" wheels the speedo would still read
more than actual speed, but by a lot less as the rolling radius of
wheel/tyre combination gets larger.
I strongly suspect you'll find that there's very little difference in
rolling radius between the standard-fit tyre sizes. As the rim diameter
goes up, so the tyre sidewall profile comes down, keeping the overall
size around the same.
If there is a marked difference between, then cars with the different
tyre sizes either factory or dealer-fitted should have the speedo and odo
recalibrated.
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