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Old Apr 10, 2003
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Correcting Speedo

I just put 17's on my car and my speedo is off obviously. Has anyone figured out a way to correct it yet?
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What size/type of tires did you get?
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im running 215/35/18 and my speedo is only off by 2mph at 60.. not bad so i dont worry about it
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Yeah, I am running 215/45/17 and its great never adding more mileage and losing a little. I heard the honda dealer could correct the speedo but I really don't know
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Yeah there's no such thing as correcting or Calibrating the Speedometer..Honda just won't do it if they could. Just get the right size tires if it really bothers you.
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i think i got 205-40R17 and it says its off 4 miles an hour when im doin 60 but it just seems like i add like 40 extra or more miles for every tank of gas
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