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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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My after market tires are taller in the front than in the back causing me to turn off the traction control to drive. would a predator be able to reprogram that or would I have to get different sized tires?
Would the predator be able to turn off the TPS message on my dash being that I do not have TPS on my aftermarket wheels...
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 06:56 AM
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My after market tires are taller in the front than in the back causing me to turn off the traction control to drive.
Your car's handling characteristics must be, interesting. The predator does not have the capability to resolve this issue.
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 10:32 AM
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I agree the handling must be kinda wierd but I'm pretty sure my Predator revision 9r14 u7198 does have the ability to program various tire sizes. You can go to the Diablo forum and find out for sure.
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Originally Posted by 8VETTE7
Programming the tire sizes has NO effect on the TCS. It only applies to the accuracy of the speedo.
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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Good info to know Thanks !
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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The rear tire as 295/35/18 and the front is 275/40/18. Could I switch them around so the front would be the back and back,the front and fix the traction control issue. When I get up to about 40mph the car bogs down and I have to turn off the TC. With the other config on the tires, would that give me enough height ratio? would the front be able to handle the 295/18 without looking too wide???
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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If i left the 295/35 on back, what would be the size I need on the front to get the correct sizing? or if I put the 275/40/18 on the back, what would be the correct tire size for the front?? The tires are proxy T1R with maybe 2000 miles on them...
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ive tried calculating my current tire height but i must be doing something wrong in the formula. What would be the height on the rear 295/35 and the front 275/40?
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Originally Posted by kid81
ive tried calculating my current tire height but i must be doing something wrong in the formula. What would be the height on the rear 295/35 and the front 275/40?
Just use this.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
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