205/40/17's.....extra mileage?
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205/40/17's.....extra mileage?
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[hr]Originally posted by: WildRice
Joe, it's your wheels bro, your wheel and tire combo is an inch smaller than factory so it revolves more, don't worry I have the same setup (205/40/17). I was driving on the highway and was using the mile markers to see how off my odometer is, every mile there would be an extra .3 miles added on, so figure every 4 miles you travel your odometer is reading it as 5 miles! do the math, every 50 miles traveled, your civic will read it as apprx. 62.5 miles! pretty scary huh? that sh*t will add up[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: WildRice
Joe, it's your wheels bro, your wheel and tire combo is an inch smaller than factory so it revolves more, don't worry I have the same setup (205/40/17). I was driving on the highway and was using the mile markers to see how off my odometer is, every mile there would be an extra .3 miles added on, so figure every 4 miles you travel your odometer is reading it as 5 miles! do the math, every 50 miles traveled, your civic will read it as apprx. 62.5 miles! pretty scary huh? that sh*t will add up[hr]
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Rep Power: 321 Yes, the (205/40/17) set up will give you those results. I Found that the best set up for our cars would be a (215/45/17) like the ones I have (this is on 17" wheels). You can always have your milege adjusted to prevent futured mis-readins.
Where/How do you get this adjusted? I dont want my car to depreciate faster than it is already [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]. Is this something I can do myself?
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Rep Power: 418 "was driving on the highway and was using the mile markers to see how off my odometer is, every mile there would be an extra .3 miles added on" is probably wrong
goto the tire calc and it will say its 3.05 times faster. so just multiply 30,000 miles by 1.0305 and its about 900 miles extra for every 30,000 miles... not that big a deal
goto the tire calc and it will say its 3.05 times faster. so just multiply 30,000 miles by 1.0305 and its about 900 miles extra for every 30,000 miles... not that big a deal
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Where/How do you get this adjusted? I dont want my car to depreciate faster than it is already [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]. Is this something I can do myself?[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: sovereign82
Where/How do you get this adjusted? I dont want my car to depreciate faster than it is already [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]. Is this something I can do myself?[hr]
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Rep Power: 321 You can alwasy buy (215/65/19) and every time you travel 125 miles your car will read about 90 miles. [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
No but seriously, I never had to adjusted but i head that you can take it to the dealer for them to do it.
No but seriously, I never had to adjusted but i head that you can take it to the dealer for them to do it.
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Rep Power: 0 I have had the same problem and i called honda to talk to them cause i know on like jeeps and chevys and stuff u can change it if u get bigger tires and stuff so it dont throw it off but honda said you cant change it . So go with a big tire or 18s
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