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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 08:19 PM
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speedometer gear question

my dad has an '81 f-100 w/ a 4spd od and 3.50 gears. he needs a speedometer gear for the transmission. can anyone tell me what color/ number of teeth speedometer gear he needs? if it helps any he has 31x10.50 15s on it. thank you
 
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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From my Bronco Graveyard catalog (which was from a article in Bronco Driver by Chris Bradley): (old tire Dia.x old tooth count)/new tire Dia.= new spedo tooth count (round to nearest whole number) . If you changed the gearing, (old spedo teeth/old gear ratio)x new gear ratio= New tooth count. If you can't count the teeth on the old spedo gear, you will have to wait for someone who knows a bit more than me.
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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 08:18 PM
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he changed the the gearing from a 2.47 to a 3.50, and he went from a 3speed on the column to a 4speed overdrive
 
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