hi, I picked up a 97 ranger about a month ago that has the dash that doesnt have a tach in it, my dad wants me to put the dash with the tach in the truck, but he only wants me to do it if I can keep the odometer thats in the truck now, does anyone in here know if thats possible? or do I have to use the odometer from the new dash and just run the odometer untill the mileage is set at 19XXX???

Thanks a lot

 

Hey Mike. The clusters are plug & play. You should get one from the same year and drivetrain for correct speed calibration.
If the shown mileage will be an issue later when you sell the truck, you could have a reputable shop install it and note the readings on the invoice.

 

dealford, thanks for that little bit of info, is there anyone that on the new dash I could run the miles up to the point where it turns over and then runs again to 19K???

 

u only have 19k on ur 97?
if soo then damn ur pretty lucky u gonna lift it!

 

yea, I picked up a 97 about a month ago, when I got it it only had 17K on it, and yea Im going to lift it, Im just not sure how high ot anything yet, I just know I wanna stuff at least some 33s under it

 

all the guts in the cluster interchange with each other. take the
speedo out of the old one and stick it in the new cluster with the tach.if you want to keep the same miles on it. all the gauges plug in to sockets inside the cluster housing. i hope this helps you.
ive done this operation many time. it is simple to do

 

Where can you get a dash with a tach?

 

Junkyard.

 

im going to sound like a total idiot here but i dont care...

seeing as how it is a 97 does it have a digital odometer or is it analog?


I F its digital wouldnt the mileage be stored in the computer and display on whatever dash cluster you put in there ?

if it is analog then i cant help you because as i have already established i am an idiot and ive never messed with anything like that b4

but at any rate GOOD LUCK