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Adam
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6/20/2005
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Well tomarrow I'm gettin my tires. 32x11.50R15's
Forgot what brand they are. Has an aggressive tread but it's some brand Les Schwab has. I officially hate the Tire Factory place in my area cuz they wont sell me my tires. Stupid credit check. What should I expect my speedo to be off by? Currently I have 31's. Hopefully 32's wont look to small with the body lift I intend on getting it the near future. Thanks for any input.
'00 CC Sport 4x4 3.9 Tow Package
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Approximately
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6/21/2005
23:45:56
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Your speedometer will be low by 3.24%
When your speedo reads 58mph, you'll actually be doing 60.
10,000 actual miles would be approx 9,675 on the odometer.
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Adam
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6/21/2005
23:49:20
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Thanks. By driving around today I figured it wasn't off that much. Last truck was off about 10 mph...dunno how, bought it that way.
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Maggadog
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6/22/2005
11:05:32
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Just curious, Approximately, how did you make your
calculations? For future reference, of course.
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slopehead
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6/22/2005
16:52:03
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pay your bills and you won't have to worry about a credit check.
there are various websites that have a calculator to check the speedo change in regards to a tire size change.
or try this:
multiply the diameter of one tire size by pi. write down the result so you don'y forget it. do the same for the other tire.
Then,
divide the resuly of the larger tire into the result of the smaller tire. That product is the difference, in percentage, of speedo change.
its really rather simple 7th grade math. or did you not pay attention in class?
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6/22/2005
19:25:03
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No secret really, Maggadog
My tool of choice:
http://www.dakota-truck.net/TIRECALC/tirecalc.html
Spend a bit of time experimenting there.
You can figure out all kind of stuff.
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Adam
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6/22/2005
20:22:04
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I do pay my bills. The thing is, is that they think the bills I have are enough. My debt to income ratio sucks. I've never missed a payment and I always pay things off b4 I have to. I'm only 19 and so I don't really expect my credit to be awesome since I've only bought one truck (currently paying on the other). No credit cards so loan payment is the only thing for credit I have.
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Cheap Bastard
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6/22/2005
21:51:10
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This thread has gotten off-subject, but I couldn't help jumping in on the credit issue.
For anyone who needs to build credit, especially you young folks just starting out, here's how I started my kids' credit history.
Got a Sears credit card in their names. Took them to Sears and had each of them buy one item they needed (not wanted: NEEDED) that costs less than $15. When the bills came, they were paid off immediately. Every 3 or 4 months we repeated the process, for a year ('cause I'm a cheap bastard, it took them a few months to save enough allowance money to pay their bill). They now have an excellent credit history for when they strike out on their own soon.
The lesson here is: start with one credit card, generate a history of prompt payment. SMALL!. Never a big ticket item unless you have the cash already set aside to promptly pay off that bill, because, after all, you're trying to establish good credit. Never, never pay the minimum: always pay it off. Soon, as a gauge of your good credit, your mail box will be overflowing with credit card offers, which you should promptly shred (if you want Visa or Mastercard, apply for them through your bank).
Sometimes folks eyes glaze over when they see how easy it is to buy things with credit, and find they suddenly owe much more than they can pay. That's NOT where you want to be.
Enough of the fatherly advice. I'll shut up now.
Back to Dakota stuff!
Yee Ha!
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