getting bigger rims = odometer/speedometer changes?

[CASTREX]

Originally Posted by songa

thanks for the input. well i really dont know much about cars, esp. stuff like how wheels affect fuel economy, etc. so i was just tyring to find out more information about them. 0.1% difference is minimal but over a long distance, the odo will be reading a value much less than what you actually traveleed, right?

in any case, i probably will end up getting 15"

thanks guys

0.1% is way inside the margin of error of your speedometer.

The general recommendation is not to exceed +/- 3% tire size diff.

Also, you will track you MPG over the distance driven on one tank of fuel right?

So, if your tank goes for 350 miles. 0.1% of 350 miles= 0.35 miles.

If your car does 40 mpg that means a difference of 0.00875 gallons per tank.

Again, 0.1% is nothing

[ddongbap]

Originally Posted by CASTREX

0.1% is way inside the margin of error of your speedometer.

The general recommendation is not to exceed +/- 3% tire size diff.

Also, you will track you MPG over the distance driven on one tank of fuel right?

So, if your tank goes for 350 miles. 0.1% of 350 miles= 0.35 miles.

If your car does 40 mpg that means a difference of 0.00875 gallons per tank.

Again, 0.1% is nothing

Paper MPG and actual MPG can't be rated the same as difference in tires sizes. You never know, the 1% difference may help the MPG.

You also gotta look at the larger picture. 350 miles is probably a tank of gas.

You gotta compare it to 1000, 10000 or so miles. It'll add up. But 1% doesn't bother me personally. Cause IDC either way, since I plan on keeping this car forever. Or till I run it to the ground.

Btw, you have to weigh the entire package. Rims with tires. I don't know how 15 inches get better gas mileage, but weight is weight. Though you gain more metal, in 2 inches you lose 2 inches in tire. I'm not sure which weighs more, but one thing for sure, if you get WIDER tires you'll surely get a ding in gas milage.

[CASTREX]

Originally Posted by ddongbap

Paper MPG and actual MPG can't be rated the same as difference in tires sizes. You never know, the 1% difference may help the MPG.

You also gotta look at the larger picture. 350 miles is probably a tank of gas.

You gotta compare it to 1000, 10000 or so miles. It'll add up. But 1% doesn't bother me personally. Cause IDC either way, since I plan on keeping this car forever. Or till I run it to the ground.

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I agree... is just that he said a diff of 0.1% not a diff of 1%.

A 1% is small but a diff of 0.1% is almost non existent!