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new rims, new speedometer?

Old Aug 8, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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I have a 96' 4.0 that is 2wd and I found some 15' american racing rims with 235 75R15 tires on them. I know if I change my originals with these my speedo will be inaccurate. Can I change my speed sensor with one from an edge edition? If I don't, will this affect my odometer? Thanks
 
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 05:06 AM
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What size are your OEM tires? Have you run a calculator to determine the difference? I got rid of the OEM JUNK Goodyear Integrity'swith a little over3,000 miles on the van. Went from 235/60-16 to 225/75-16 on my Freestar with no issues. Presently have 39,800 miles on the van with about the last 36,500 miles running the 225/75-16 tires. The diameter difference is about 7.45% taller which makes my odometer read about 5MPH slower than actual speed. I've never changed anything but the tires and have never had any drivability issues.
 
Old Aug 10, 2007 | 12:31 AM
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I am going from 225 70R14's to 235 75R15's. I was reading that you can change the speedo sensor with different numbers of teeth.
 
Old Aug 13, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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You have increase rim size by one inch and your tire profile by 7.5mm the overall effect is a about 10% increase in tire circumference which means you would likely see about 6 to 8 mph decrease in speedometer and odometer readings a 60mph. As well as less off the line get go............
 
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