Question?
#1
Question?
Please don't make fun of me to much for this question.
I recently changed my stock 16x8 wheels for 17x9 wheels with 275's on them. Do I need to program my computer and tell it that I have a different tire and rim. I don't know if this is true or not but, I heard the computer tells how much power to send to the wheels and when to shift (on an A4) according to how big of a rim and tire the car has to turn. Does that make any sense? If its true can it be done with a hypertech PPG?
Any input would be helpful.
Thanks
I recently changed my stock 16x8 wheels for 17x9 wheels with 275's on them. Do I need to program my computer and tell it that I have a different tire and rim. I don't know if this is true or not but, I heard the computer tells how much power to send to the wheels and when to shift (on an A4) according to how big of a rim and tire the car has to turn. Does that make any sense? If its true can it be done with a hypertech PPG?
Any input would be helpful.
Thanks
#2
You're right and wrong in a way, but don't worry about that. Yes, you will need to reprogram your computer to tell it you have a different tire size on there. Yes, it can be done with the hypertech programer.
#5
If you measured the outside diameter (OD) of your old 16's and the OD of your new 17's, given that the 17's are a lower profile, they should be about the same. If the 17's have a noticeably taller OD than the 16's, you could reprogram to input that change into the computer. Like Dave said though, cars with 245/50/16's and 275/40/17's came with the same programming.
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