Caliberating the speedometer
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bandit76
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Caliberating the speedometer
I have a 69 F100 with a 360 engine and a C6 tranny. Recently, I had to replace a 3.25 gear ratio rear end chuck with a 3.75. I checked against a GPS speed and I'm running a bit slower that what the truck speedometer is displaying. How can I fix this? Thanks for any help.
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BobbyFord
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Re: Caliberating the speedometer
You need a larger diameter speedo driven gear (more teeth).
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bandit76
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Re: Caliberating the speedometer
Which speedo gear would I need or where could I find the info? I notice LMC has several different ones.
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flyboy2610
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Re: Caliberating the speedometer
Well, the way it is, you shouldn't get a speeding ticket!bandit76 wrote:I have a 69 F100 with a 360 engine and a C6 tranny. Recently, I had to replace a 3.25 gear ratio rear end chuck with a 3.75. I checked against a GPS speed and I'm running a bit slower that what the truck speedometer is displaying. How can I fix this? Thanks for any help.
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BobbyFord
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Re: Caliberating the speedometer
I don't have a Ford parts book, but since Ford did not offer a 3.75 option for our trucks you will have to go with your application but with a 3.73 rear gear ratio. If someone here has a parts book they can tell you the correct number of teeth, if not your local Ford dealer can help you.bandit76 wrote:Which speedo gear would I need or where could I find the info? I notice LMC has several different ones.
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Re: Caliberating the speedometer
In order to determine the correct gear, we'll need to know what size tires, also.
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Why is it that there's seldom time to fix it right the first time, but there's always time to fix it right the second time???
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Why is it that there's seldom time to fix it right the first time, but there's always time to fix it right the second time???
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Re: Caliberating the speedometer
arent you suppose to add one tooth per so many miles per hour it is off?
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bandit76
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Re: Caliberating the speedometer
I found out the rear end chunk came out of a mid-70's ford pickup.
You got that right flyboy speedometer said I was going 60 MPH but reality I was only going 50 MPH.
@ 70_F100 I'm running 235 75 R15 if that helps.
You got that right flyboy speedometer said I was going 60 MPH but reality I was only going 50 MPH.
@ 70_F100 I'm running 235 75 R15 if that helps.
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Re: Caliberating the speedometer
When I went from a 3.25 to a 3.0 I went 1 tooth lower on the cable side gear. The speedo is off the same as it was with the old gears (incorrect tire size). I found the info here.
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/90208 ... tions.html
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/90208 ... tions.html