smaller front tires on FWD
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smaller front tires on FWD
okay, let me make sure i got this right...
if you put smaller front wheels on a FWD, you're going to change the rate at which the car change gears (automatics) and something about the speedometer being off because of the difference turn cycles...
and this is bad...
i'm confused, i swore i read somewhere on here that getting smaller front wheels on FWD would make the car "faster" because it has to spin less, there by spin faster on the axle, and something about the acceleration rate...please inform me.
if you put smaller front wheels on a FWD, you're going to change the rate at which the car change gears (automatics) and something about the speedometer being off because of the difference turn cycles...
and this is bad...
i'm confused, i swore i read somewhere on here that getting smaller front wheels on FWD would make the car "faster" because it has to spin less, there by spin faster on the axle, and something about the acceleration rate...please inform me.
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smaller front wheels = smaller diameter than stock
smaller diameter wheels will give you shorter gearing, which increases torque, which increases acceleration
smaller diameter wheels USUALLY weigh less, which increases acceleration, braking, and handling
yes, smaller front wheels will make the car faster..but too small is obviously bad
smaller diameter wheels will give you shorter gearing, which increases torque, which increases acceleration
smaller diameter wheels USUALLY weigh less, which increases acceleration, braking, and handling
yes, smaller front wheels will make the car faster..but too small is obviously bad
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From: Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeetroit
Originally Posted by janiVI
and run up more miles on the odometer
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From: Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeetroit
Originally Posted by OHS
I think everything in that cluster is electronic. The speedo has a separate "motor" that runs it and the odometer does too. Let me consult my electronic brain for a second............ Okay it does seem one is not quite right. The speedo/odo both receive pulses from the VSS and are run off the same circuit as far as I can see here. That would leave me to conclude the speedo drive motor is receiving more voltage than the odo drive motor, which may be able to be fixed with a resistor change?
The other possibility is the return spring in the speedo has "stretched" a bit (195K and still ticking) and has less resistance, thereby allowing the speedo needle to move further than originally designed.
Good luck, work safely
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The other possibility is the return spring in the speedo has "stretched" a bit (195K and still ticking) and has less resistance, thereby allowing the speedo needle to move further than originally designed.
Good luck, work safely
Ozarks Honda Specialist is committed to being the very best
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From: NJ
Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6
No, my speedo is off because I don't have the same overall tire diameter that the car originally had. The factory odo/speedo error is something like 3.1%. I read that in C&D.
