I've got 195 BF Goodrich ATs on my 87 Westy. My unscientific
GPS/speedometer observations over the past 2000 miles of a roadtrip
originating in Labrador and (hopefully) terminating in Victoria BC
sometime towards the end of the month suggest that my speedo is
approx 5 km shy of 'true speed' as measured by the GPS at approx. 100
km/h. Speedo will read 100 when the GPS says 104-105.

Don't know what variability there is in the speedo to begin with, so TTFWIT.

Regards,

Larry Innes
Goose Bay, Labrador
87 Westy GL - 'Blu'

>----- Original Message -----
>From: Roy O. <keepsake@pangea.ca>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 5:51 PM
>Subject: Tires: 185 vs 195
>
>
>>  Anyone out there know what percentage my speedometer will be out if I put
>195
>>  R14 tires on my '87 Westy instead of the OEM size185 R14 tires?
>>
>>  Roy O.
>>  '87 Westfalia GL
>>  (till death do us part)
>
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