Wheel Sizes

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Tue 3 May 2005 17:35
Wheel Sizes - school boy
Hi,

just a quick question.

If you change the size of the wheel on a car does that mean the speedo will be wrong?

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Tue 3 May 2005 17:38
Wheel Sizes - TimW
Only if the overall diameter is different, so go for larger wheels with low profile tyres.
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Tue 3 May 2005 17:44
Wheel Sizes - school boy
Can someone please explain duble de clutch aswell, do you put the clutch down, into neutral,clutch down again, into gear.
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Tue 3 May 2005 17:59
Wheel Sizes - TimW
www.tcsracing.org/doubledeclutching.htm
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Tue 3 May 2005 18:35
Wheel Sizes - school boy
k
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Tue 3 May 2005 18:52
Wheel Sizes - school boy
Sorry pressed wrong key,
Dose Dubledeclutching only have an advantage at going into 1st?
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Tue 3 May 2005 19:59
Wheel Sizes - Dynamic Dave
It's only an advantage if you don't have a synchromesh gearbox.
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