MPH Calculator

This pages was designed to examine the effect of changing the tire size on my bus. It can also be used to evalute the effects of changing your gear ratio.

I am making this tool available to you, so you can quickly make your own comparisons. The numbers generated by this calculator are theoretical. Actual tire diameters are effected by inflation and load. Actual MPH numbers will probably vary slightly. USE THIS CALCULATOR AT YOUR OWN RISK!

To comply with local and federal speed laws, you should have your speedometer calibrated by a licensed speedometer shop.

These calculations were designed for a manual transmission. I do not have any experience with automatic transmissions. As such, these numbers may not be accurate for automatic transmissions.

If you have any questions or comments, direct them to Daris.

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Common Tires Sizes
SizeDia.RPM
11.00 R 2042.6488
11x22.541.4502
11x24.543.3478
12x22.542.7485
These numbers were derived by sampling three or four tires from
different manufacturers, and then averaging the numbers.
For the most accurate numbers, use the ACTUAL diameter of
your drive tires.

Gear Ratios
Gear Ratio=rearend ratio*4th Gear ratio
(example: my 4106 has a 4 1/8 (4.125:1) rearend and 4th gear is .808:1)
3.333=4.125*.808

Calculate MPH at common bus RPM intervals
Tire diameter

For best results, use the ACTUAL diameter of your specific tires.
Gear Ratio
  
1000 rpmmph1600 rpmmph
1050 rpmmph1650 rpmmph
1100 rpmmph1700 rpmmph
1150 rpmmph1750 rpmmph
1200 rpmmph1800 rpmmph
1250 rpmmph1850 rpmmph
1300 rpmmph1900 rpmmph
1350 rpmmph1950 rpmmph
1400 rpmmph2000 rpmmph
1450 rpmmph2050 rpmmph
1500 rpmmph2100 rpmmph
1550 rpmmph2150 rpmmph