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In this episode, I go back into the garage, but this time I have a tech twist. A problem that occurs after upgrading to HUGE tires/wheels is that the vehicles computer is confused. The speedometer, shift points, odometer, everything relating to the wheels turning is out of whack. In episode 21, you saw my buddy Chad’s 2007 Jeep Wrangler JK, which has 37″ tires. Chad was looking for me to hack his Jeep’s computer to re-calibrate, because the dealers cannot calibrate that large… I found a few different solutions, some expensive, some confusing, but none as easy as the AEV ProCal Module from AEV Conversions. Think USB stick for cars… very cool project, very simple, and pretty inexpensive. If you own a jeep with large tires, this device is a no brainer… and for you tech heads like me, it’s just plain awesome!
As always, if I missed a good tip or other important information, please send me an email or post it on my blog.
Enjoy!
December 26th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Its nice to play with the computer to trick it but going from a 31 inch tire to 36 inch you need to do the gears. heck that tall tire he should have done the axles first unless he plan on staying on pavement.
get rid of the 20’s and go back to a 16 for off road… 20 are lame on dirt
December 29th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Long time fan, when is rev3 beta going to be available on Roku??
Also, I noticed you had modest mouse on the deck in the jeep. NICE.