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Old Aug 19, 2016 | 10:42 AM
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Gears / Armrest

I have a couple unrelated questions.

I plan to upgrade to 4.30 gears this winter or spring. Are there any PCM changes that are needed? And I assume my speedo be off ~15% due to the changes? If so, can it be corrected with a 5 Star tune?

I have the EB interior, and all of my seats are in excellent condition, with one exception. The driver's seat armrest is starting to crack/rip. Has anyone had just the armrest reupholstered or have any other fixes for it? I haven't called to any upholstery shops, so I don't know if having just one small item would be more $$ than it's worth.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2016 | 11:09 AM
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I have the EB interior, and all of my seats are in excellent condition, with one exception. The driver's seat armrest is starting to crack/rip. Has anyone had just the armrest reupholstered or have any other fixes for it? I haven't called to any upholstery shops, so I don't know if having just one small item would be more $$ than it's worth.
Take the cover off and flip it over/swap with passenger seat or contact theseatshop.com
 
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Old Aug 19, 2016 | 11:11 AM
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Here's link to new arm rest covers. I used them on a old excursion I had and they are a perfect match.

https://leather-auto-seats.com/produ...armrest-black/
 
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Awesome, that takes care of that one! Not a bad price. Thanks!
 
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Originally Posted by jasoncw
I have a couple unrelated questions.

I plan to upgrade to 4.30 gears this winter or spring. Are there any PCM changes that are needed? And I assume my speedo be off ~15% due to the changes? If so, can it be corrected with a 5 Star tune?


Speedo/odometer are driven off a tone ring mounted on the ring gear in the rear differential, a gear change will not affect them. Since it's on the ring gear they are actually reading rear axle/tire revs per mile, so while they will be unchanged by a gear ratio change a tire size change will alter the readings.
 
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Great, thanks. That's how my Dodge was too, just wasn't sure about the Fords.
 
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