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Old 04-21-2012, 11:45 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by Whiteside Customs View Post
We discussed this at length directly with Michelin when we choosing tires for our new Signature Series Camaros. We chose to use a slightly taller rear tire and overall shorter all the way around. Both the ZL1 and GT500 do exactly this. The last thing we did was keep the sizing between 20MM stagger for optimization of handling and understeer.
So how are you guys handling the 2% inaccuracy in the speedo with the shorter tires. While 2% may not seem like a lot, as the tire wears down this error increases. I am assuming the speedo is based on the rear tire's height, nothing to do with the fronts?
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