Tire size, impact on the tach?
So I have a set of 155-80-13 tires on my VX, and the corect size 165-70-13.
I'm wondering if this got any effect on the mph and the rmp display on the tachometer? |
Tach measures engine speed, so that will remain unchanged. Speedometer speed, yeah, that is a variable.
But manufactures do not always have accurate speedometers. Easiest thing to do is to check your actual ground speed with a GPS unit. We did a tire change on the Focus to a taller tire with the same width making the circumference larger, and that made the speedometer spot on. One of my other cars reads about 2MPH optimistic. |
they're 3% larger so the speedo will read 3% faster (this is relative to the old tires NOT absolute (correct) speed) that means that at 100 mph it'll read 3 mph fast and at lower speeds it'll be proportionally less.
At the same time though, that's within the realm of bald vs new tires |
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thx for the info, and yes I was talking about the speedo and not the tach... thx |
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Yup, a GPS is the way to go. Here are my results : New shoes (aka tires) https://www.gassavers.org/showthread.php?t=3699 Optionally, you can use this calculator : Miata.net Tire Size Calculator https://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html Or this one : the wheel & tyre bible https://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible_pg2.html CarloSW2 |
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