Date:         Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:00:37 -0700
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
Comments: To: Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com>
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> How are you counting tire revolutions?
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Drive a couple hundred miles or so (by the mechanical trip meter) and stop
EXACTLY on a nice even number. Multiply miles times 805. Check the GPS trip
meter, divide the previous result by GPS miles, and that's your average tire
rotations per mile. The farther you drive, the more accurate it gets.

--
John Bange

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