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Old May 3, 2012 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by 3sACROWD
Still looking for an answer.... Has anyone increased the actual diameter of their wheels? Did they have the speedo recalibrated or live with the offset?
Tons of threads on the subject if do a search but for me I used a Predator tuner to set it right and then later when I went to 3.42 rear gears I had my tuner set it properly.
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Old May 3, 2012 | 09:37 AM
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Thanks guys! Those were the answers I was looking for.

1 vote to ingnore the difference.

1 vote to tune it out.

I would choose to tune it out now that I know it can be done. (That's just my preference)
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Old May 4, 2012 | 01:48 AM
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3'sacrowd - I completely agree and never meant to say the going to a different aspect ratio with the same overall diameter will fill in a wheel well better.
Obviously by the looks of it my 2002 Z06 sits higher than my 2001 convertible and neither was ever lowered. Just different builds. I noticed that my 2001 convertible has slightly larger door gaps , on both sides,than the Z06 which is more tightly fitted. Neither car was in an accident just Corvettes, especially between years, can vary greatly in build "quality".

I wonder if it also has to do with the different spring rates between cars. The 2001 has the F45 suspension with soft springs though I did change to Z06 sway bars (which do not effect ride height). I remember years ago changing the rear spring on my 65 Corvette from standard spring to a HD spring and the car sat slightly higher after that.
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