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Old Jun 24, 2016 | 06:03 PM
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speedometer recalibration

I had 20" wheels on my 03' F 350 i went back to stock 16". Now when the speedo says I'm doing 55mph, i can pass one of those flashing mph unit in a constuction zone and it says I'm doing 43-45mph. I passed 4 of them on the way home and they all read about the same. So supposedly I'm 10-12mph under what the truck says I'm doing. Is there a way to make it relearn?
 
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Old Jun 24, 2016 | 06:30 PM
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No, it doesn't learn anything about that. You have to reprogram it. It takes the right scan tool to be able to set it to the proper value. A dealer of a very good independent shop can do it for you.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2016 | 09:42 PM
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I reprogrammed my speedo using the Ford NGS tool. Takes 10 minutes.
 
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I redid the revolutions per mile with my 5 Star/SCT device when I moved up a couple of tire sizes. Speedo is accurate now according to GPS.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2016 | 08:37 PM
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Wheel size doesn't mean anything, the tire size it what matters.

I agree with ^^^. I used an SCT 3015 and a GPS speedometer on my iPhone, turns out using the revs per mile from the manufacturers for my last two sets of tires was close enough to correct I didn't readjust from the book number. Up to 295/70R18 then down to 265/70R17.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2016 | 08:45 PM
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You must have changed your tire size quite a bit. Wheel size, as said, doesn't mean anything. I would check it with a gps to see where you are really at.
 
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