Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:13:52 -0800
Reply-To: mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From: mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: Silly idea?
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And if you look at what it gives as the re/mile for those 2 tires is it
exactly what BFG says?
Some lame programs pretend to calculate rev/mile from raw tire size. If
the program will instead let you input the rev/mile values from the tire
company then you can get better accuracy.
Mark
Ralph Meyermann wrote:
> It has tire rev per mile part of calculation
>
> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
> On Feb 10, 2014 2:02 PM, "mark drillock" <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> There are a lot of garbage calculators on the web.
>>
>> Tire companies tell you how many rev/mile their tires turn. That is the
>> spec to use for calculating gearing. If your calculator used a raw tire
>> size instead then it is probably garbage.
>>
>>
>> BFG says their 195/75/14 tire is 815 rev/mile
>> BFG says their 215/75/15 tire is 748 rev/mile
>>
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ralph Meyermann wrote:
>>
>>> It was showing me that the only ratio difference of the two was the ring
>>> and pinion. The tire size is 27.8 on the bfg and 25-26 on my 195/75/14?
>>>
>>> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
>>> On Feb 10, 2014 1:17 PM, "Ralph Meyermann" <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I was using the transaxle ratio/tire size calculator thing to make my
>>>> reference from. Is it not that accurate?
>>>>
>>>> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
>>>> On Feb 10, 2014 1:14 PM, "mark drillock" <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Stock DK tranny and 195/75/14 tires in 4th at 3500 is 65.6 mph
>>>>>
>>>>> Stock DZ tranny and 195/75/14 tires in 4th at 3500 is 51.4 mph
>>>>>
>>>>> Stock DZ tranny and 215/75/15 tires in 4th at 3500 is 56.1 mph
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ralph Meyermann wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Volks, I may have another silly idea. I am planning on having my
>>>>>> diesel
>>>>>> ratio transaxle rebuilt with a 1st and second ratio change to a 4.13
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> 2.25 if my memory is correct to aide pulling my small fishing boat out
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the water. My silly idea is that with 215/75/15 bfg all terrains
>>>>>> matched
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> my diesel ratio transaxle is about the same as my dk transaxle with my
>>>>>> 195/75/14. I was thinking that when I'm bringing the boat camping I
>>>>>> will
>>>>>> run the 14" wheel package to take some load off the engine/transaxle
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> when I am not bringing the boat Ill use the big wheel package to gain
>>>>>> some
>>>>>> hwy speed? It's so crazy, it just might work??
>>>>>> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
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