Wheels & Tires Forged | Billet | Cast | Radials | Slicks

18" Wheels Throw off Speedometer?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 02-01-2011, 06:19 PM
  #1  
Teching In
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
 
sgarrett's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central CA
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default 18" Wheels Throw off Speedometer?

Will going from 17" to 18" rims throw off the speedometer?

I'm going from 275/40/17 all around to 275/35/18 front and 295/35/18 rear
Old 02-01-2011, 06:22 PM
  #2  
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (1)
 
j99fbody's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Villa Rica, GA
Posts: 366
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

you should be fine, overall height of the 18s will be about the same as your 17s with those size tires
Old 02-01-2011, 06:33 PM
  #3  
Staging Lane
 
24/48's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: ILLINOIS
Posts: 90
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

Wheel diameter does not matter, only overall tire diameter.
Old 02-01-2011, 08:22 PM
  #4  
Teching In
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
 
sgarrett's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central CA
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Does anyone have the same size wheels that I would like to put on so I know the speedometer isn't too off?
Old 02-01-2011, 09:39 PM
  #5  
TECH Regular
iTrader: (2)
 
4WOFURY's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Mobile, AL
Posts: 440
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

I do. ABS and Speedometer are fine. Exact sizes I have, too.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
Old 02-02-2011, 03:51 PM
  #6  
12 Second Club
iTrader: (21)
 
BandDirector Blk98ZM6's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Macon, GA
Posts: 1,279
Received 42 Likes on 34 Posts

Default

Here's the tire size calculator I use:

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...foTireMath.jsp

It looks like you're going to be just a little more than 1 MPH off at 65 MPH...not really a biggie...



Quick Reply: 18" Wheels Throw off Speedometer?



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:03 AM.