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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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Howz about a math question ? If you have a 2001 Quad 1500 which comes stock with either 225/75/16 or 245/75/16 tires (I'm not sure) and you have 265/70/16 tires on it and you travel 300 miles on a tank of gas, how far have you really gone (because of the different size tires). Math genius's ---- anybody. I know you're out there.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
give a man a tire size calculator and you entertain him for a week. or something like that
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCal...?action=submit
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:44 PM
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Thanks - then by my very smart calculations, and your very helpful calculator : instead of 300 miles I would actually have gone about 314 miles.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Wait a minute,

Does that mean I've really been "cheating" my odometer from the last 4 years?
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:58 PM
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yes...and since you admitted it, i have reported you to the authorties for vehicle fraud,, they will be arriving to your residence shortly

 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:59 PM
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hmmm i thought bigger tires makes my speedo read faster, so ive been driving slower than i should hmmm lol
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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Sweet, I'm going bigger to help my resale value.[sm=badbadbad.gif]
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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265/70/16 is about the same as oe, but I fixed mine with the Hypertech flash.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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Then that means if I used 22 gallons to go 300 miles on my odo and I actually went about 314 miles, then my mpg was actually 14.25 instead of 13.6. Hey - I'll take what I can get.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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245/75R16 was factory with 265/75R16s as an option.
 
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