I recently got a reckless driving ticket doing 96 in a 55 and I want to get my speedometer calibrated. I Know that if I put bigger tires on my rear wheels it will affect the speed in my favor. However I want to know if this will damage my car in any way? (I am only putting them on long enough to do the test then I'm taking them off)

i dont think its gonna help you that much but whatever. there is also a section in the fsm that will say what margin of error the speedo can have and still be ok. i know the fb says it can be off like 9 or 10 mph and still be ok.

it wont damage your car unless they rub on the fenders or brakes or something

By calibrating it in your favor, what do you mean...you can go faster than the speedometer will go? If so, how will that help if you get caught with a radar gun. I'm just curious.

So is your speedo off 41mph or something?

i think the point is to prove that it was off far enough to not get the reckless driving charge

Anything is worth a try, I'm sure it'll be expensive. However, that's a lot of miles to try and shave. Good luck, but seems like it takes a MIRACLE to get ANYTHING overturned in traffic court. I know from experience https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blink.png

If you're worried about the ticket, get a lawyer. Worked for my 3 careless and wreckless tickets.

Yep, I probably wouldn't go w/o an atty if it were to happen to me again!

i had a reckless, get a lawyer, "my speedo was off" wont pass.



im curious what ur plan is though with the bigger tires

He wants to change his tire size so that his speddometer is off, it seems, by about 30mph id guess. That way it looks like he was barely going 10mph over the limit.



However they'll probably take your license or something if you cant tell the difference from 65mph and 96mph.



Dont even bother with this plan, seriously get a lawyer, and hopefully youll get lucky. Playing dumb is a bad thing, cause they tend to try to keep the dumb oens off the road (note i said *try*)



kevin.

^LOL, exactly my thoughts.

https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683664.gif "But your honor.....really, I had no idea. No one was more surprised than I to find out I was almost doing 100 mph."

I don't mean to scare you, but in my state, RECKLESS DRIVING is a misdemeanor, meaning that unlike a traffic INFRACTION, the judge can give you jail time in addition to a fine. So getting bigger tires as an excuse isn't much of stragedy. As teknics and others suggested, your best bet is to get a lawyer. Depending on your driving history, he might be able to negotiate with the prosecutor and get it reduced, hopefully to "just" speeding. And who knows, maybe the Officer will come to court unprepared. Don't YOU make the same mistake.

i was caught doing 100mph in a 55mph and only got written up for 45+. i took it to court and plead no contest. got the points lowered to 2 and the speed lowered to 15+. so just go to court and plead no contest

You're lucky. I'm with Signal 2, in my state, you get a wreckless you might as well get a DUI (points and fees wise).

i know ion most states once your caught doubling the speed limit you get arrested on the spot and your car gets impounded, unless you get a nice cop.

Yep, in CO, the laws say they can arrest you and impound the car for 20mph+ above the posted speed limit.

FWIW, a "No Contest" plea is essentially a "Guilty" plea. It means that your neither agreeing with, or denying the charge. It has some implications if there's a possibility of a civil suit, like in an accident, but it's regarded by the court as GUILTY.

you guys are lucky, we get our car impounded and liscence taken off us for 6 months if we are 25mph over the speed limit.... but on the bright side we only have like 1 police helicopter(in the entire country) and the cops drive fords(v6) holdens(3.8 v6), and the occasional bmw motorbike...



just get my chevron on the road... just get my chevron on the road.....



Psycho_Dad

I got a ticket for 125 in a 65. Went to court with my prior clean record and had it withheld from my record pending no further infraction for 3 year. Paid a pretty hefty fine even after it was reduced.

What state are you in? My reckless driving ticket (102 in a 65) was thrown out "in the interest of justice". Long story but the bottom line, get a lawyer...and I hate to say that, because I really don't approve of the lot of them. But 1600 bucks to be free and clear was a bargain.

well then if you show them your speedo is incorrect cant they get you for fualty equip? in my first car... a '66 ford f-100, i was driving and got pulled over for speeding... my speedo was off by like 15 mph for some reason... and i told the cop my speedo was off and he was like "well son, do you want me to get you for fualty epuipment too?!" luckily he got radio-ed out to some emergency and let me go with a warning...

YOUR HONOR ..THERE WAS A BEE IN THE CAR AND I REACTED..I WAS WRONG TO REACT THIS WAY AND THROW MYSELF AT YOUR MERCY SIR...OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT..GOOD LUCK!

BEEEES !!! BEEEESS !!! EVERYWHERE !!! **** **** !!! OMG BEES !!!

theirs thugasaurs everywhere man, were in a serious world of hurt!

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