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Old 10-08-2016, 01:46 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
Figure out what the difference between the new tires and old are and add that to the miles per tank.
I have found that most speedometers read high anyways.
Putting on bigger tires makes it read closer to reality.
Worth noting that speedos are calibrated to read higher than actual speed, while odometers are calibrated to be (mostly) accurate.

On my Jeep I had to go to a 2" taller tyre for the speedo to now read accurately (actual speed is 1% higher than displayed - that's kind of how I like it). The odo now reads ~6% less than actual distance traveled.

You can also confirm this via OBD, the (uncorrected) OBD speed may not match what's displayed on your OEM gauges.

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