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Date:         Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:47:33 +0200
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: odometer  tires speed error
Comments: To: Larry Hamm <ldhamm@XMISSION.COM>
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Larry Hamm wrote:


> The speedo cable is turned by the left front wheel. With stock wheels
> and tires, a particular number of wheel revolutions will produce a
> certain speed indication. Since a larger tire has a larger
> circumference, it has to travel farther to produce a revolution. The
> same number of revolutions as before, but now the van is covering more
> ground per revolution. Therefore, the actual speed will be higher than
> the indicated speed. Does that help?
> Larry


Yep, it helps. I were thinking about stock tires, I should now, as I am
mounting bigger tires soon, myself. I guess it was late (or early?) when I
wrote it.


PerL
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