mrguppy

i have been looking online for a speed calculator and have found a few. the problem i have is that my friend threw larger tires on his truck and his speedo reads higher then his real speed. the calculators i have used are sayin the opposite of that.

i was hoping anyone that went from 31s to 33s can tell me the speed they are really doin compared to what the speedo reads.

4Crawler

iTrader: (3)

In general a speedo will read slower than actual with larger tires (and no gear change). At least assuming a speedo that is driven off the transmission or transfer case. Why? It in a sense if just reading the driveshaft RPM and inferring the vehicle speed from that. Thus driveshaft-RPM / axle-gear-ratio = axle-RPM. And axle-RPM * tire-diameter (* some contstant) is equal to MPH. Take a larger tire and spin it the same RPM as a smaller tire and the larger tire will have a higher surface speed than the smaller one. From 31" to 33" you should expect to see the speedo reading about 6% slower than actual. Might be the speedo was reading fast before and now it is may still read fast but less so. What gears does the truck have?

mrguppy

the stock gears for now 4.10 it is a 88 v6

notele

This is a time distance calculator and will work air, land, or water. A straightline course and a stopwatch and most likely a helper will be needed. Time the vehicle through the course to the 1/10 th second if possible. Now... For a 50 foot course Data Transfer - Data Copying....divide 34.1 by the time = MPH For a 100 foot course...divide 68.2 by the time= MPH For a 150 foot course... divide 102.3 by the time = MPH For a 200 foot course...divide 136.4 by the time = MPH Naturally, the more accurate the course measurment and time measurement, the more accurate the results