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185/70-14 change to 195/60-15? 200 1987

posted by  volvtron on  Thu Feb 20 18:11 CST 2003
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Will I have spedo/odo problems changing the wheels on my 87 240 to accomodate 195/60-15 size tires instead of the standard 185/70-14. I want to put new 15x7 wheels on it and will thus need to up the tire size. I was looking into vigo turbo wheels but I can spend a little more and get brand new wheels from a place like Tire Rack. It is nice knowing they are new and have no rash, they are straight, and they will not look tired and used. I really don't want to change them if I am going to mess with the spedo/odo on the car. Would I have to find 14" wheels and keep the same size tire on to keep it from being affected? Any help is appreciated! Thanks.








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    185/70-14 change to 195/60-15? 200 1987

    posted by  Smitty on  Fri Feb 21 15:07 CST 2003
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    You could even go to 205/60-15 and suffer about a 2% speedo error. I run these on my 245 and a similar set are going on the family 244 in the spring.








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    185/70-14 change to 195/60-15? 200 1987

    posted by  Aye Roll on  Fri Feb 21 11:27 CST 2003
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    I run 195/60-15's on my Virgos on my 86 244 and 87 244. Both had 185/70-14's stock. Speedo seems to be very close as best I can time it (through the measured mile).
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    Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: 86 244DL, 87 244DL, 88 744GLE, 91 244: 808K total








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    185/70-14 change to 195/60-15? 200 1987

    posted by  someone claiming to be ben on  Fri Feb 21 05:34 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    Tire size will definately affect your speedo readings. Taller tires will show a lower speed and lower profiles will make it read faster. It's not by much. I've ran 185, 195 and 205/70/r14's on mine (free used pairs when I need them). The difference between the 185 and the 205 is only about 5mph. Put the tires side by side and see which ones taller than stock, this will give you an idea where you are at. I have new lower/wider tires on my wife's Astro van. It handles better. The speedo shows about 6mph faster than I am going. Just keep that in mind in a radar zone.
    Ben







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