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Topic #55751 10 posts Started by Athorn
I was talking to a friend about getting new wheels and tires. Right now i have the stock wheels on and im going to get 17's. Would this affect the reading of the speedomter or odometer?
it shouldnt....

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probably will a tiny bit, but shouldn't much. Try this website that will tell you the difference between factory and aftermarket tire sizes:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

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Likelyhood of your speedo being affected is 100% unless you replace size for size.

ie 185/60/r14 vs 205/55/15
will impact your spedometer by 3 miles per hour.

its not that big of a deal. you kind of adjust to it over time and learn to keep speed - or + whatever the difference is.

Captain Pessimist
What is the size of the stock tire (i still have original hub caps and all).
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QUOTE(Athorn @ Feb 10, 2008 - 9:26 AM) [snapback]639983[/snapback]
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What is the size of the stock tire (i still have original hub caps and all).


but GTs don't have hubcaps...

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they look like the stock hubcaps i see other people on here have hmm thats wierd.
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QUOTE(Athorn @ Feb 10, 2008 - 8:26 AM) [snapback]639983[/snapback]
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What is the size of the stock tire


The size is on the tire wall. Something like: 205/55/15

I think that's the standard GT size.

Which means you want to buy tires sized: 215/40/17

Which has a rolling radius 0.4% different, which is no different at all, and your speedo will be fine smile.gif
what about ur odometer? would it make a difference in milage?
^ it will effect your ODO by the same percent. the difference is really small if you get the right tire size