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Re:Rear tire size 2 Years, 3 Months ago  
Well... I got a new tire yesterday. I got the larger 160-80-16 and that seems to have accomplished my functional goals... The speed-o is almost dead on per the Garmin Zumo 660 and the ride height is higher, but not too much. The floorboards don;t drag nearly as easy.

The guy at the shop tried to talk me out of going with the bigger tire becuase he said it would mess with the handling. If it did, I don't notice it.

I am so glad the speed-o is corrected. I found it annoying that it was reading 65 when the actual speed is 60. This was also throwing off my odometer for sure, so my mileage calcs should be more accurate now.
 
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Last Edit: 2009/11/04 10:07 By VinceJE.
 
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