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Hi I have just fitted new wheels and tyres. 225/40 18, I think these should under read by about 2% so can I just confirm where I normally set my cruise control at 75 I will now be going a little slower and not the other way.

i will double check my Speedo against a sat nav but I won’t have that for a few days so just wanted make sure I had it the right way around as it’s full of speed cameras here on my little commute

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47 minutes ago, vanko25 said:

With that tyre setup the speedo will be reading higher than reality i.e. at 60 mph real speed will be 58.88 mph 

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Thank you thought that was the right way. Another benefit of the wheels then it should be harder to get a speeding ticket 😁

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Guest 86guns

Mine has factory 18” wheels.

Do you think Toyota will have reprogrammed the speedo? 😂 

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On 4/7/2019 at 6:56 PM, vanko25 said:

With that tyre setup the speedo will be reading higher than reality i.e. at 60 mph real speed will be 58.88 mph 

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Ah think I have this wrong and the Speedo under reads so if my Speedo says 70 I would now be doing 72

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1 hour ago, 86guns said:

Mine has factory 18” wheels.

Do you think Toyota will have reprogrammed the speedo? 😂 

No! 😂 The speedo over reads anyway. Only way to work out your true speed is via GPS. I have a GPS speed read out from my TEIN EDFC, so have used that to get used to what speed I'm actually doing compared to the speedo reading. 

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When I compare my dash readout to GPS and OBD app, it seems to read high by about 4%. That's my excuse to drive at indicated 73 anyway!

From this tyre size comparison site, it suggests when changing from 17" to 18" wheels the circumferance is 3% more - which should almost negate the over reading. Although maybe everyones car is different.

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