Reckless driving ticket
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From: Fairfax Co., VA
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)
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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.
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From: Fairfax Co., VA
Originally Posted by Shane.Trammell' post='763455' date='Sep 27 2005, 03:13 PM
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.
Do you know if putting different sized tires on the back will damage my car though?
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Originally Posted by base94montego' post='763452' date='Sep 27 2005, 03:00 PM
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)
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.
