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how bad does changing overall tire size effect the spedo or odo?

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Old 01-22-12, 02:24 AM
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Default how bad does changing overall tire size effect the spedo or odo?

Just curious about this. also is there a way to correct it? my car came stock with the 18s but i assume the overall tire diameter is the same as the guys with the 17s, but i don't know.

any help on this would be great. i am not saying i am going to change, just curious if i ever did how it would change the spedo and odo.
Old 01-22-12, 02:34 AM
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Shouldn't be much of an issue, especially if you use OEM tire sizes (a 255 for the 17s vs a 245 for 18s). The slightly thicker tire should offset the slightly smaller rim. Are you looking for 17s? Any chance you might want to trade your 18s for my 17s?
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with my wheels i get 13 mpg.... im on 19s.
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Use this link to find out the difference between tire and rim sizes.

http://www.net-comber.com/tirecalc.html
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I believe stock sizes are:

225/55R17
245/45R18

The 17" tire diameter is about 63 thousandths of an inch larger than the 18" tire (a negligible difference).
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http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp

put in your stock and what size you want to put and it will tell you exactly the amount it will mess with your spedo and odo.
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Originally Posted by dejavu157
with my wheels i get 13 mpg.... im on 19s.
Are your wheels made of solid gold?

I am on 19s as well and get between 17-21 mixed driving.
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