Comment on Do you need to adjust your speedometer if you change the size of your tires?

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LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Not sure why you got downvoted for asking a question, but yes. Most cars use a system of counting the rotations of your tires. So a larger tire will have a larger circumference and therefore change the distance traveled per rotation. Note this means if your tires need air, it will alter the speedometer as well, as the circumference is actually altered by such. (Smaller radius than when fully inflated).

This also means if someone spins the tires the speedometer will show they are going fast, when they are actually moving much slower.

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