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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 01:28 AM
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Default Buying larger wheels/tires from your Scion Dealer

What if anything is don to calibrate the speedometer to the new wheel/tire combo?
Old Oct 14, 2004 | 09:21 PM
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Default Re: Buying larger wheels/tires from your Scion Dealer

Originally Posted by MrCritical
What if anything is don to calibrate the speedometer to the new wheel/tire combo?
If you get them from the dealer nothing is done to the speedometer. When you upgrade your wheels to a bigger size they put on tires that have a smaller sidewall. The actual diameter of the tire never changes, it is only an optical illusion.
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