Cincinnati Area Thread (Tri-State, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana)

pull up the link for the tire calculator. notice the % difference for diameter and circumference are the same. as you drive along your larger tires move you 7.3% further (circumference) or 1.073 times further than stock

 

I know. Running joke

 

All of them

 

i really do wish i could get a tacoma from the factory with a solid front axle...

 

My first toyota was a 1984 4x4 long bed regular cab 22r 5speed. It was hands down my all time favorite vehicle. It was a solid front axle on leaf springs. Bought it new and put over 400.000 miles on it

 

so, technically, am I putting more miles on my truck than the ODO reads?

 

Yes.....you are covering more ground than the odo is registering. Also going 7% faster than speedo shows too

 

heck i'd buy one today and turn it into a trail rig... but i don't have a place to keep it

there's no technically about it lol
you're driving faster than your speedo says, and clocking more miles than your odo says. (at an additional 7.3% to be exact)

 

Looks like Ill change my oil 500 miles sooner

 

Use 7% more oil....

 

mileage intervals are just suggestions, 340 miles probably wouldn't hurt anything

** that being said, i've changed my oil at 3k before because it needed it (made the switch to synthetic, which has cleaning agents, so the first few changes needed to be done SOONER while it cleaned out the engine)

 

I change mine every 7500, so I will be going over 8000. Don't like that much on my OE filter

 

Change oil? What"s this? Tell me more.

 

With a 5000 mile oil change interval, and 7.3% added miles with larger tires, you're just looking at 5350 miles total. If the oil was going to fail in just 350 additional miles, 5000 was way too far in the first place. Point is, 5350 isn't too far.....And the added convenience of an idiot light reminding me when it's time to change is just too good to pass up.

So....I change oil every 5350 miles and call it good.

I used to change oil every 10,000 on my Dodge (before the current Tacoma) It had over 250,000 miles on the clock and was still going strong when it was hit and totaled. I use the same oil....Pennzoil 5W30. Same filters....Wix. No issues.

 

I can't tell if my speedo works right or not. I've got 245/75 r16 General Grabbers, definitely a heavier tire!

 

weight won't change anything except mpg

 

Then everyone else must be driving fast as shit then lol!

My 75mph isn't the same 75mph some other driver's are going.

 

6 Scientific Reasons People Drive Like Assholes

 

also: 5 Powerful Reasons to Drive Slower

i have a 20 mile commute, if my average speed is 60 mph over some in town and some interstate, and i am able to increase that average speed to 70 (meaning i would have to drive MORE than 10 mph over to compensate for the in town speeds), i save 2 minutes 51 seconds...

just saying, there's no reason to be a dick on the road...

 

I have a 60mi round trip commute. I cruise along at 65 mph