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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 06:45 PM
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i got a question for those that are good in math see wen they explained this in shool i was probably somewhere else working so here goes

first thin is i dont no if this is correct size of tire truck was born with 235 75 16

see my prob is that 235 are about i guess 30 inches high the tires i got on now are 36 inches high
see my company pays my millage i just want to no how much is my odometer stealling from me
exemple if i drive 100 km on 36 inch tires and truck was designed to run with 30 inch tires how much km more for every 100 km should i put and if i go 100 km/h how fast im i really going
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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A quick google search will turn up several online calculators for this purpose. If you want to correct the speedo/odo there are add on boxes that will do it for around $150.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 07:31 PM
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Well, I decided to get out the mental calculator for a little bit. 235/75/16s are 29.8 inches tall. ((23.5cm*0.75*2)+40.64cm)=75.89 cm=29.8 inches. If your tires now are 36inches, the speedometer will read 29.8/36 your actual speed. So if the speedometer reads 100km/hr, you are actually going (36/29.8)*100 km/hr, or 120.8 km/hr. Meaning you will also put on 120.8km for each 100km on the odometer.
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 07:38 AM
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dodge 92... i know that my truck came stock with 235-85-16... yours is the same year, i would think it would be the same, or since it's 4x4 a little bigger. i wouldn't think that they would be smaller
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 08:09 AM
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235-85-16 is the stock size for all the trucks, until the new body style.
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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thanks gman glad someone was listening that day in school
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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It's too late in the evening for me to do that much mental work. My company pays mileage as well but my work car has a non-functional odometer so I just bought a GPS unit w/ the trip meter function and use that for tracking all the mileage on that car. Just an alternative option for those who don't want to have to calculate.
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 10:00 PM
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Mines an 89 dually, it came with 215.85.16 but i run 235 on it.
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 06:32 PM
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i bought a gps too but sometimes in the woods it dont work so no mileage
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