If I go from OEM 18" wheels to OEM 19"s how do I fix the speedometer?
Title says it all. Thinking about swapping my OEM 18s for OEM 19s. Do I have to buy an expensive programmer or can the dealer do this for me at a relatively low cost?
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Handheld programmer such as the SCT XCal3
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Originally Posted by AJ_68
(Post 6907727)
Title says it all. Thinking about swapping my OEM 18s for OEM 19s. Do I have to buy an expensive programmer or can the dealer do this for me at a relatively low cost?
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18" tires: 235/50/18
19" tires: 245/45/19 According to this tire size calculator the 19" wheels will register 1.6% too slow. This may vary due to the actual diameter of the specific tires. I guess it's pretty negligible. |
Originally Posted by AJ_68
(Post 6907767)
18" tires: 235/50/18
19" tires: 245/45/19 According to this tire size calculator the 19" wheels will register 1.6% too slow. This may vary due to the actual diameter of the specific tires. I guess it's pretty negligible. |
Being within +/-2% is essentially nothing.
I just checked mine from swapping over to the OEM 2007 GT500 wheels and tires, and I'm going 1% too fast. So at 60mph, I'm actually going 59.4mph. That's not even noticeable enough to justify changing. |
+1 on the tuner. It will allow you to make revs per mile adjustments in increments of 5. I used a GPS and cruise control to get mine dialed in. Every speed sign I see now I use to make a check. I am spot on.
Another way is to look up the rev's per mile value for the size and brand tire and put the closest value in. |
I, too, went from the 18" to the 19" OEM rims. I didn't bother with the speedometer, it was that close.
Eventually, I moved up to 4.10 gears and had to adjust the speedo. I bought the tuner -- was just the excuse I needed :) By the way, in the picture of the Grabber Blue Mustang, it sure looks like it has 19" rims . . . |
Originally Posted by cidsamuth
(Post 6908532)
By the way, in the picture of the Grabber Blue Mustang, it sure looks like it has 19" rims . . .
http://zippo.sector2.com/pics/10mustang.jpg |
Okay, the 18s are more obvious in the larger picture.
I definitely recommend the upgrade. I really knew it was money well spent when my wife said, "I can't tell the difference from the old ones." |
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