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Old 04-29-2012, 12:02 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Sleeperz View Post
For a small change you could use smaller diameter tires.
and throw off the speedometer if you don't have a way to change its calibration... The vehicle speed should be calculated by the wheel speed sensors through the stability control system. So if the final tire diameter doesn't change it the speedometer would remain accurate.

I would think that changing the final drive ratio would be the easiest solution to turn higher revs without other drawbacks.
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