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Old Oct 20, 2018 | 03:49 PM
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Speedometer calibration math

Hello, been on this site mainly in 57-60 section. Bought a new to me 97 f550 crewcab longbox 7.3

truck has 37x13.5x22 wheels
tires measure 36 inch actually
manufacturer says 571 rotations per mile

how do i do the math to calibrate my speedometer correctly? I can do the calibration but cant seem to find any details on how to determine the value programmed in the speedometer cluster. Only have 5 tries left

any help would be greatly appreciated, especially since my first try is way off

thanks!!!
 
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Old Oct 20, 2018 | 06:10 PM
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Not sure of an answer for you, but following out of interest.
How are you actually doing the calibration?

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Old Oct 20, 2018 | 06:51 PM
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I figured it out.

Tire Revelations per mile x. 120 (tooth count) / 8000 = number needed


i was using 108 instead of 120


mine is
571 x 120 = 68520

68520 / 8000 = 8.565. Round up to 8.57 or 857 in PSOM
 
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