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Old 12-04-2014, 12:07 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by tahdizzle View Post
Which part of it doesn't make sense?

The affect of increasing the teeth on the final drive?

Or the tire diameter affect on the speedometer?
Neither, other than what wparsons had stated, the following part is completely false. 1 revolution is 1 revolution, the speedometer won't change, but the actual distance travelled and consequently the actual speed is different due to the circumference.

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Larger diameter wheels spin slower and smaller diameter wheels spin faster, which is why they have an affect on your speedometer.
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