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Old 02-21-2018, 09:36 AM   #7
HDRDTD


 
Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 Vert M6 ECF
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Trenton, Michigan
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Originally Posted by travislambert View Post
Your example is backwards, but your point is valid. (When you increase the circumference of your tire, the speedometer reads slower than your actual speed.)

Here's another good calculator:
https://tiresize.com/comparison/

An example of particular interest to me:
ZL1 front: 285/30ZR20 Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3
ZL1 rear: 305/30ZR20 Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3

ZL1 1LE front: 305/30R19 Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3R
ZL1 1LE rear: 325/30R19 Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3R

There is about -2% difference between the ZL1 and ZL1 1LE tire sizes. So not only will the speedometer be off, for every 1,000 miles there's going to be an extra 20 miles on the odometer due to the error. It's not a lot, but I think it's enough to annoy me.

Also, the ratio front to rear is changed ever so slightly.
Zl1 Front vs Rear: 1.85529% difference
Zl1 1LE Front vs Rear: 1.89036% difference

Most likely it isn't going to make a lot of difference, but I'm still interested in knowing exactly what might be impacted.
Well if you want to get that picky. even the air pressure and for that matter the temperature in your tires will affect the circumference, thus will affect all your calculations.

It all depends on just how precise you want to be.
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