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Winder · 02-02-2008, 08:10 PM

Do not use the radar systems you see on the side of the road to check your speed those things are never very accurate.

My 08 Titan shows @3mph faster on the speed than it is actually going on stock tires.

If you go to a larger tire size your speed-o will be off by a %. So if the tire you put on is 10% larger then you will always be going 10% faster than what your speed-o reads. SO at 10mph you are traveling 1mph faster than what your speed-o shows and at 100mph you are traveling 10mph faster than what it shows.

There is also @ +/-3mph margin of error for the factory speed-o. Same with most GPS systems.

One of the reasons that police usually do not bother people traveling 5-10mph over the speed limit is that the margin of error of all the equipment involved falls within this range. Laser however is said to be very accurate.

02-02-2008, 08:10 PM	#16 (permalink)
Winder Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nashville Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Tire Size/Odometer/Speedo Correction... Do not use the radar systems you see on the side of the road to check your speed those things are never very accurate. My 08 Titan shows @3mph faster on the speed than it is actually going on stock tires. If you go to a larger tire size your speed-o will be off by a %. So if the tire you put on is 10% larger then you will always be going 10% faster than what your speed-o reads. SO at 10mph you are traveling 1mph faster than what your speed-o shows and at 100mph you are traveling 10mph faster than what it shows. There is also @ +/-3mph margin of error for the factory speed-o. Same with most GPS systems. One of the reasons that police usually do not bother people traveling 5-10mph over the speed limit is that the margin of error of all the equipment involved falls within this range. Laser however is said to be very accurate.