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Mon 9 Feb 2004 08:23

wheel size & auto box performance - bigand

I have put 17 inch alloys (205/40/17 tyres) on my VW Vento auto instead of the stock 14 inch (185/60/14) wheels. I have used a tyre size convertor and this shows an increase of just 3.2% in the overall circumference. Will this have an effect on the gear change for my auto box?

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Mon 9 Feb 2004 13:28

wheel size & auto box performance - John S

No. A tiny bit of wear on the 17's and they'll be within the allowable size range of the 14's anyway.

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John S

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