1 1990MustangLX50 Member Jul 11, 2007 89 0 7 Sep 4, 2008 #1 Sep 4, 2008 #1 Would the speedo be affected enough to matter when going to a 50 sidewall tire?? thanks
Mustang5L5 That is…until I whipped out my Bissell Mod Dude Feb 18, 2001 43,224 17,909 224 Massachusetts Sep 4, 2008 #2 Sep 4, 2008 #2 225/55/16's are the stock size and are 25.7" in diamter 225/50/16's are 24.9" in diameter It's a 3.6% difference, so when your speedo says 60MPH, you are really going 57.9MPH
225/55/16's are the stock size and are 25.7" in diamter 225/50/16's are 24.9" in diameter It's a 3.6% difference, so when your speedo says 60MPH, you are really going 57.9MPH
1 1990MustangLX50 Member Jul 11, 2007 89 0 7 Sep 5, 2008 #3 Sep 5, 2008 #3 Mustang5L5 said: 225/55/16's are the stock size and are 25.7" in diamter 225/50/16's are 24.9" in diameter It's a 3.6% difference, so when your speedo says 60MPH, you are really going 57.9MPH Click to expand... thank you sir, i figured it wasnt a huge difference.
Mustang5L5 said: 225/55/16's are the stock size and are 25.7" in diamter 225/50/16's are 24.9" in diameter It's a 3.6% difference, so when your speedo says 60MPH, you are really going 57.9MPH Click to expand... thank you sir, i figured it wasnt a huge difference.
the pony boy Founding Member Apr 19, 2002 358 0 16 10512 Sep 6, 2008 #4 Sep 6, 2008 #4 heres a good tire calculator i have found it very usefull. phil http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/tirecalc.html
heres a good tire calculator i have found it very usefull. phil http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/tirecalc.html