stock rim/tire

RumpRanger98 · 03-27-2009, 05:59 AM

Im curious what size the stock rim and stock tire is for my 99 ranger. I think someone put bigger, or smaller, tires on my truck. I have noticed my speedo will show different than the radar detector signs they have around town. I will be cruisin at about 25mph, and the radar detector will say im going 20mph. is the speedo on these naturally just 5 over what your going? or possibly I have wrong tire size creating the difference?

klogtruck · 03-27-2009, 06:07 AM

i think there is a sticker on the inside of the driver side door that has that info.

RumpRanger98 · 03-27-2009, 06:16 AM

Ill look into that when the sun rises. Id sure hate to build miles up on the speedo faster than it should. If its off because of tires, and off 5 mph when it says im going 25mph but really im going 20mph, id hate to know how far off it is when im doing 60.

thanks

lil_Blue_Ford · 03-27-2009, 07:06 AM

My 2000 Ranger was like that with the stock tires. I had 225/70/15s stock. When I got my first new set of tires I went to 235/75/15 cuz I couldn't find any tire tread patterns in the 225/70 that I liked, they were all tight street tread. I wasn't looking for mudders, I just wanted something with a bite cuz I was working construction and usually needed to get off the road onto mud/sand/gravel/dirt. Once I went to the slightly bigger tire, my speedo would read right according to those radar boxes.

RumpRanger98 · 03-27-2009, 11:17 AM

right now theres 245/75/r16 rims/tires on there. Is that right for proper speedo operation on 99 ranger 3.0?

Just checked and found the info on door jam. They are the proper tires. I wonder why the speedo is off, at least at 20mph. I have no idea how accurate it is higher speeds than that

aridranger03 · 03-28-2009, 06:39 PM

you may have to have the speedometer recalibrated

Toms01PSD · 03-28-2009, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RumpRanger98

right now theres 245/75/r16 rims/tires on there. Is that right for proper speedo operation on 99 ranger 3.0?

Just checked and found the info on door jam. They are the proper tires. I wonder why the speedo is off, at least at 20mph. I have no idea how accurate it is higher speeds than that

Drive down the highway at the posted limit next to someone who is also doing the posted speed limit.

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RumpRanger98 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Year: 1999 Make: Ford Model: Ranger XLT Engine: V6 3.0L Class: 4x4 Used For: Doing work Posts: 293 Rep Power: 9 iTrader: (0)	stock rim/tire Im curious what size the stock rim and stock tire is for my 99 ranger. I think someone put bigger, or smaller, tires on my truck. I have noticed my speedo will show different than the radar detector signs they have around town. I will be cruisin at about 25mph, and the radar detector will say im going 20mph. is the speedo on these naturally just 5 over what your going? or possibly I have wrong tire size creating the difference? __________________ New Toy- 1999 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 v6 3.0L 5speed DD- 1992 Nissan Maxima SE, 3.0L DOHC V6 auto, ASP UDP, CAI, Full 2.5" exhaust, 2"drop, Stillen kit, E36 BMW halo conversion. CarDomain
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klogtruck Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: tennesse Year: 1985 Make: ford Model: bornco ll Engine: 4.0 Class: 4x4 Used For: what ever Posts: 226 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	i think there is a sticker on the inside of the driver side door that has that info. __________________ 85 bll with 4.0 eng. explorer rear leaf's with 2" blocks and front coils with the f-150 spacer's, 3" body lift and now on 33's also explorer dash and head liner.
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RumpRanger98 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Year: 1999 Make: Ford Model: Ranger XLT Engine: V6 3.0L Class: 4x4 Used For: Doing work Posts: 293 Rep Power: 9 iTrader: (0)	Ill look into that when the sun rises. Id sure hate to build miles up on the speedo faster than it should. If its off because of tires, and off 5 mph when it says im going 25mph but really im going 20mph, id hate to know how far off it is when im doing 60. thanks __________________ New Toy- 1999 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 v6 3.0L 5speed DD- 1992 Nissan Maxima SE, 3.0L DOHC V6 auto, ASP UDP, CAI, Full 2.5" exhaust, 2"drop, Stillen kit, E36 BMW halo conversion. CarDomain
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RumpRanger98 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Year: 1999 Make: Ford Model: Ranger XLT Engine: V6 3.0L Class: 4x4 Used For: Doing work Posts: 293 Rep Power: 9 iTrader: (0)	right now theres 245/75/r16 rims/tires on there. Is that right for proper speedo operation on 99 ranger 3.0? Just checked and found the info on door jam. They are the proper tires. I wonder why the speedo is off, at least at 20mph. I have no idea how accurate it is higher speeds than that __________________ New Toy- 1999 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 v6 3.0L 5speed DD- 1992 Nissan Maxima SE, 3.0L DOHC V6 auto, ASP UDP, CAI, Full 2.5" exhaust, 2"drop, Stillen kit, E36 BMW halo conversion. CarDomain Last edited by RumpRanger98; 03-27-2009 at 11:29 AM.
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