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Old 02-26-2017, 01:50 PM   #34
Gil Scott Heron
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Originally Posted by billwot View Post
Even if that's correct, its reading rotation...its recording the RPM of a rotating component. The tire size will not alter the rate of rotation.

No speedometer actually records linear travel, it only estimates it based on reading the rotational speed of a rotating component.
If a smaller diameter tire has to rotate faster to achieve the same automobile speed, wouldn't that indicate a higher speedometer readout, given that the sensors are from the output shaft to the rear wheels?
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