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    New Tire Size question

    So my 2004 Silverado had factory 235/75/16 originally and I replaced them with 2009 Tahoe wheels with 265/70/17. My GPS says I'm going 41-42mph while my speedometer says 40 mph. When I get to 70 mph, my GPS says 78-79 mph. I've always been told there is no such thing as a stupid question, but I got one for ya. If my speedo says one thing and the GPS another (faster), am I racking up more miles on the odometer or is it just the speedo that's off?
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    The factory tires were 29.87" tall, your new tires are 31.6" tall. Did you retune the computer for the taller tires?
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    Yeah and after around 55 MPH is when you will see more of a difference. Lower speeds don't have as much of an affect.
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    I haven't had it retuned. I guess thats something the dealer can charge me out the a$$ for. Maybe I'll call up there and see what they would charge.
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    you truck isnt tuned?

    just get it tuned by a performance shop or a local "tuner" guy and they can adjust the speedo to the tire size you got.

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    So I called the dealership and they want $98.00 to retune the computer. He also mentioned I might be able to disconnect the battery for a while and it might reset and learn the new size. Anyone heard of this? I would hate to buy a programmer just to retune the computer for this one thing. LOL, no it isn't tuned. I would like it to be, but I don't know what I would like done.
    Last edited by medic2967; 08-30-2010 at 02:03 PM.
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    havent heard of disconnecting the battery and the comp learning the new tire size... i doubt it.

    just get it tuned by a performance shop. just depends what you want your truck to do? speed, towing, MPG ... they can tune your truck for whatever you want, and you might as well have them fix the speedo to the new tire size.

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    Quote Originally Posted by medic2967 View Post
    So I called the dealership and they want $98.00 to retune the computer. He also mentioned I might be able to disconnect the battery for a while and it might reset and learn the new size. Anyone heard of this? I would hate to buy a programmer just to retune the computer for this one thing. LOL, no it isn't tuned. I would like it to be, but I don't know what I would like done.
    LMAO, ya, the pcm can't learn tire size, just laughing at the dealer for saying that, not you guys. I've heard crazy things from the dealer, that one is funny.
    Our tunes are $300 and with the mods you have on your truck, it won't be a problem at all to tune it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by medic2967 View Post
    He also mentioned I might be able to disconnect the battery for a while and it might reset and learn the new size.

    Don't let this guy anywhere near your truck.

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