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Old 06-02-2011, 09:30 PM
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http://www.snoman.com/HTML/axlecalc_5a.html
so i guess i need better gears with my 31s lol
 
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Old 06-02-2011, 09:32 PM
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and all them times i been runnin 60 down the highway i really been rollin 72.7 lol
 
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Pretty cool. Mod should throw it in the FAQ!
 
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Old 06-03-2011, 09:47 AM
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your also getting better gas mileage because you odo is counting faster so your adding up more mileage then your going
 
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your speedo is off by 12 mph? damn, you havent been pulled over yet? what have you done for it to be off that much? i went from the stock 30.6 inch to 31.6 inch and im off by 2mph. (265/70/16 to 265/75/16)
 
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your speedo is off by 12 mph? damn, you havent been pulled over yet? what have you done for it to be off that much? i went from the stock 30.6 inch to 31.6 inch and im off by 2mph. (265/70/16 to 265/75/16)
Or you can be like my buddy and roll around with no spedo at all lol.
 
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i went from 245/70-16 to 265/75-16 and it was off by 6 mph
 
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the stock tire size is 215 on my truck witch= 27.7 and i messed up i ment i run 65 on the speedo lol
 
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Originally Posted by frydaddy82
the stock tire size is 215 on my truck witch= 27.7 and i messed up i ment i run 65 on the speedo lol
that makes more sense. but its the whole tire # that determines the diameter. u had a 215/??/R??.
 

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Originally Posted by dodgeramguy85
Or you can be like my buddy and roll around with no spedo at all lol.
ive done that and it aint fun haha i had to judge how fast i was goin by lookin at the cars around me
 


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