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Gear Ratio & Speedo Error Calculator

Changing tyre or wheel size? Enter your old and new tyre sizes to see the speedometer error and how your effective gearing changes.

Original tyre

/R

New tyre

/R

Speedo error

+1.2%

speedo reads slow (you go faster)

At an indicated 60

60.7

real speed (mph or km/h)

Bigger overall diameter also lowers effective gearing (relaxed revs); smaller raises it. Full tyre size calculator →

How it works

Your speedo is calibrated to the original rolling diameter. A larger overall tyre makes the speedo read low (you're going faster than shown) and relaxes gearing; a smaller tyre does the opposite.

Want to see mods in action, not just the numbers? Try the free demo editor →

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