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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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Unhappy Speedometer is off

Once I put my new tires on I updated the size with the programmer. Problem is when I am going 72 the spedo reads 76. In the 60's it is around 3 off. What is the easiest fix to this? BTW the speed I am comparing is from my GPS
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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just dial it in, It may take several tries, the smarty gives you all sorts of tire heights to choose from. not sure about the Hypertec. just move it up or down until it gets right.
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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Like 03RAMBUNCTIOUS said it will take a few trys but you should be able to dial it in.
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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I forget. Do I go larger with the tire size or smaller to slow down the speedo?
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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Larger size makes the speedo slower.

I took a tape measure and measured the tires while they were sitting, vice the measurement that the tire actually was.
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by madhat
Larger size makes the speedo slower.

I took a tape measure and measured the tires while they were sitting, vice the measurement that the tire actually was.
Yep, and I still had to go smaller on tire size to get the speedo correct with the GPS. Ya just gotta play with it until you got it dialed in.
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 08:10 PM
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Quit spinning them so much and they will stay taller.
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