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i changed the tires on my 1970 roadrunner from 14 inch to 15 inch. the tires are 225-60's on all 4. i compared my GPS speedometer to the one in the car. as we all know the GPS speedometer is "accurate". (isnt technology wonderful? ). when the GPS says im going 40 mph, the speedo in the car says i am going 30 mph. although this would put less miles on my car actually, i would like the speedo in the car to read as accurate as possible. i know theres a gear in the tranny at the end of the speedometer cable that runs the speedo. is there a way to change this gear to make the car speedo read more realistic? do they sell such an animal? and if so...where can i get one???
 
What gear are you running and how tall are the tires?? The gear in the trans can be changed to make the speedo right.
 
the tires are 27 inches in diameter.....and i have 3:55 sure grip rear end . is there some kind of formula? if so..id like in on it.

thank for your help
 
Speedo gearing

Hey tpod...looks like you'll need a red gear (36 teeth). Year one will fix ya up...attached is the chart they post in their catalog in case you don't have one.
 

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WOW///you guys are AMAZING. ask and you shall recieve. thank you so much
 
The chart I have shows tire diameter and the gear, no tire sizes and I show the 3.55 gear and a 27 in. tall tire to take a 34 tooth gear.
 
well...kinda dont matter now anyway. EVGTX sent me a price list of 2006 showing $20.00 price. i went to year 1 today and they want $71.00. i think ill wait .....LMAO. I GUESS YEAR 1 THINKS THEY GOT SOMETHING.....I NEVER SEEN STUFF SO OVER PRICED IN MY LIFE!
 
You can probably still buy it direct from Mopar for around $40. and you see people from time to time selling used ones for sale on Ebay.
 
You can probably still buy it direct from Mopar for around $40. and you see people from time to time selling used ones for sale on Ebay.
^^ X2 you can buy them direct, year zero is obviously trying to make a killing on this...who knows though...when I bought mine they were about the same price from 'ma and year zero....imagine..from '06 till now they've TRIPLED their price...I'm thinkin' it should be cheaper from 'ma mopar....
 
Hey tpod...looks like you'll need a red gear (36 teeth). Year one will fix ya up...attached is the chart they post in their catalog in case you don't have one.

Gents...please note that the list that I posted was from an old year zero catalouge...was just for gearing info..not for price...apparently their plastic has gone up in price!!! Sorry for any confusion, should have blacked out the price before posting..my bad.
 
the tires are 27 inches in diameter.....and i have 3:55 sure grip rear end . is there some kind of formula? if so..id like in on it.

thank for your help

Although it is a handy reference and should get you in the ballpark, you really don't need that chart to determine the speedo gear you need. Your GPS, the current speedometer readings, and some simple math and you can nail it down closer than using that chart.

You already have 1 reference point, GPS 40, car 30. Take a couple more reference readings, like at GPS 20 and 60. Then compute the ratio between the GPS readings and the car readings. The corresponding ratio is then applied to the number of teeth on your speedo gear. Of course you need to pull your current gear to see how many teeth are on the one in the car now. (maybe a 45 or 46 tooth?)

Looks like your speedo is about 25% slow, confirm that with two more GPS readings, then get a gear with 25% less teeth on it than what you currently have in the car.

I did this on my car and nailed it dead on the first time. Chart was indicating a 36 tooth, but my math told me 37 tooth was what I needed. Of course you need to be as accurate as possible with your GPS and car speedo readings to derive the correct ratio for the number of teeth on the gear.

I also have 3:55/1 rear, tires maybe about 26.5". 37 tooth was perfect for me, but they are harder to find as they are no longer produced. The 36 tooth is still in production and available from Chrysler, at least it was 3 years ago. Also they are available on Ebay all the time.

Good luck
 
on top of the 71.00 they would add a 40.00 shipping and handling fee. They YEAR ZERO are pieces of S**T.
 
i would never buy from year zero....my mother raised ugly kids....NOT STUPID ONES !
 
Do a search on Ebay. Common gears like those can be had for $15. I was just in the market for a "special" 43 tooth gear and could not believe the crazy prices of Year One and others. I bought mine for $39 from PATCTRANS but as I said the common gears are much cheaper.
 
Although it is a handy reference and should get you in the ballpark, you really don't need that chart to determine the speedo gear you need. Your GPS, the current speedometer readings, and some simple math and you can nail it down closer than using that chart.

You already have 1 reference point, GPS 40, car 30. Take a couple more reference readings, like at GPS 20 and 60. Then compute the ratio between the GPS readings and the car readings. The corresponding ratio is then applied to the number of teeth on your speedo gear. Of course you need to pull your current gear to see how many teeth are on the one in the car now. (maybe a 45 or 46 tooth?)

Looks like your speedo is about 25% slow, confirm that with two more GPS readings, then get a gear with 25% less teeth on it than what you currently have in the car.

I did this on my car and nailed it dead on the first time. Chart was indicating a 36 tooth, but my math told me 37 tooth was what I needed. Of course you need to be as accurate as possible with your GPS and car speedo readings to derive the correct ratio for the number of teeth on the gear.

I also have 3:55/1 rear, tires maybe about 26.5". 37 tooth was perfect for me, but they are harder to find as they are no longer produced. The 36 tooth is still in production and available from Chrysler, at least it was 3 years ago. Also they are available on Ebay all the time.

Good luck

i bid on one on ebay....36 tooth red one. according to my calculations using my abacus and slide rule, this one should work just fine ! lmao
 
i bid on one on ebay....36 tooth red one. according to my calculations using my abacus and slide rule, this one should work just fine ! lmao

Yep! That's how I did it too. One of these days they'll come up with something better, but until they do I'll keep on using my Slide Rule. Amazing tool!
 

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Yep! That's how I did it too. One of these days they'll come up with something better, but until they do I'll keep on using my Slide Rule. Amazing tool!

hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....good one missles...im glad you have a sence of humor!!!!:hello2::headbang:
 
Good old school tool

Yep! That's how I did it too. One of these days they'll come up with something better, but until they do I'll keep on using my Slide Rule. Amazing tool!

were's the on/off button ? to turn that thing on, is it battery operated ? I don't see any cord...LOL...
 
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