mileage meter and larger tires
Hi, I have just gone from 225/75R16 to 235/85R16 tires (with new wheels) Will this throw off the miles per gallon calculation of the scangaugeII?
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Hi Jim,
Those are the figures on the driver's door.
I should mention that shifting seems "smoother" somehow, with less of a "bump"
I've driven 375 k on the clock (actual is probably around 410 kilometers) The first 80 k were at city speeds.
I'm glad I did the taller tires rather than the 245's They would have been darn near the wheel wells at the rear of the vehicle, and had the exact same increase in load capacity as the 235.
The front wheels have been torqued twice--and the rear wheels three times.
I suspect I'm going to love having real brass valve stems. I'll know that later this morning.
The alignment person thought that the tie rod ends and bushings had been replaced when the tires/wheels were done. They are OEM and have 104,000 k on them. I'm well pleased by that news, as it is a "weak point".
A camber sleeve had to be added, so the alignment, I guess, was essentially done twice. Cost was $396 including tax.
Tires were $1700 for Toyo
Wheels were $1600 from southwest wheel--which including ground shipping by Fedex. There was no brokerage fee, and no Canadian tax.
Those are the figures on the driver's door.
I should mention that shifting seems "smoother" somehow, with less of a "bump"
I've driven 375 k on the clock (actual is probably around 410 kilometers) The first 80 k were at city speeds.
I'm glad I did the taller tires rather than the 245's They would have been darn near the wheel wells at the rear of the vehicle, and had the exact same increase in load capacity as the 235.
The front wheels have been torqued twice--and the rear wheels three times.
I suspect I'm going to love having real brass valve stems. I'll know that later this morning.
The alignment person thought that the tie rod ends and bushings had been replaced when the tires/wheels were done. They are OEM and have 104,000 k on them. I'm well pleased by that news, as it is a "weak point".
A camber sleeve had to be added, so the alignment, I guess, was essentially done twice. Cost was $396 including tax.
Tires were $1700 for Toyo
Wheels were $1600 from southwest wheel--which including ground shipping by Fedex. There was no brokerage fee, and no Canadian tax.
