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speedometer gear
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01/19/22 09:11 PM
01/19/22 09:11 PM
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alexdodge2
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After restoring my 64 dodge I replaced the 14 inch wheels to 15. Now the speedometer reads 5 mph more at 60 mph. So do I need to go to a gear with more or less teeth to correct the speedometer reading? I forgot to mention that I went from a 2.76 to a 2.94 post. I could not find a chart in the service manual to figure the new gear tooth. Now what do I need to do? thanks
Last edited by alexdodge2; 01/20/22 12:16 PM. Reason: missed info
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Re: speedometer gear
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01/20/22 09:06 AM
01/20/22 09:06 AM
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3hundred
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Pull your current speedo gear, count the teeth, multiply by 1.0833 to find the tooth count you need now, obviously you'll round off to the nearest whole number. Last time I checked (long ago, it could be a curve, I was looking in a fairly narrow range, I assumed it was linear) the worst you could be off was 1.8%, so each tooth represents ~ 3.6% difference. So probably 2 or 3 more teeth. 2ยข
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Re: speedometer gear
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01/20/22 10:34 AM
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Re: speedometer gear
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01/20/22 02:02 PM
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You already know your gear ratio so just measure your tire diameter and head here. http://www.moparts.org/Tech/tech/pages/speedo.htmlTotally disregard the above link if you still have the 62 - 65 trans. it probably needs the small speedo gear instead of the ones in these charts. Measure the tires and call Brewer.
Last edited by GomangoCuda; 01/20/22 02:34 PM.
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