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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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speedometer reading high where to start?

i need some help on where to start my speedo is reading about 5mph over under 50mph and about 10mph over 50 would like to fix this but dont know where to start anything would be appreciated 87 f250 6.9 na 2wd c6
 
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 11:45 PM
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Eric, do you have large tires on your truck?
 
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 01:34 AM
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Need tire size, gear ratio, etc. I have the wrong speedo driven gear in my truck as well, but mine reads lower by about the same rate. There are calculators available online to find which correct gear you need.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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I have 235 85 r16 but don't know what the po had but probably not that big being it's 2wd with no lift
 
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