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Well this is great. I planned on doing the swap in March but if I can not have a speedo then there is no way I can do it because my truck will see a lot of road trips and high way driving. Much more on road then off.
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If any one has any idea on a sollution or where I could find some good info on this problem at i wouild really apreciate it. Also i have heard that there is a Lincoln car called a versallies that had a 9 inch rear end with disc brakes so perhaps I should try to get one of those?
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the Versailles was Lincoln's version of the ford Granada. it came with a 9 inch, and disc brakes . the Granada ess also had that setup. i forget who makes it, but if you check with a speed/hotrod shop, there is a vss that works off of a sensor mounted to the driveshaft. this might work for what you have in mind.
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ive seen people fab up tone rings and make the whole deal work on the net somewhere, s o i know it can be done...but its a heck of alot of trouble..
maybe find a sterling 10.25 with vss, and get a set of 8 lugs for the rear...itd be a good excuse to put a 1 ton setup in the front
maybe find a sterling 10.25 with vss, and get a set of 8 lugs for the rear...itd be a good excuse to put a 1 ton setup in the front
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If I were to go to the trouble of the steerling I think I would just go with a Dana 70 rear. Id still have a half ton frame so it wouldnt really be worth it. Plus I dont want to go to the trouble of leaf springs on the front. I dont know what VSS means nor do I have any Idea how a speedo works. Any site with some info that you know of would be great I have found little info.
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It's not THAT hard to rig something up. I just did a google search for "universal speed sensor" . Check this out from Summit. Might be able to work with that.
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Originally Posted by Wiseguy150
I dont know what VSS means nor do I have any Idea how a speedo works. Any site with some info that you know of would be great I have found little info.
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Ok that makes sense then and aparently the 9 inch is set up with the cable set up like I think of when I think of a speedo. So it really shouldnt be to hard to make something work in that case. I deffinitly will want to keep the factory speedo working not add an aftermarket.
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Originally Posted by tjc transport
the Versailles was Lincoln's version of the ford Granada. it came with a 9 inch, and disc brakes . the Granada ess also had that setup. i forget who makes it, but if you check with a speed/hotrod shop, there is a vss that works off of a sensor mounted to the driveshaft. this might work for what you have in mind.
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Originally Posted by Wiseguy150
I talked to some one today that said the VSS is located in the transmition. If that is the case how does the rear end I have make a difference.
if it IS in the tranny it wont make any difference....except for gearing, if you get a different ratio with your new axle it will make your speedo inaccurate...and i dont know how to correct a VSS device....
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Originally Posted by Wiseguy150
I talked to some one today that said the VSS is located in the transmition. If that is the case how does the rear end I have make a difference.
BUT if it's coming out of the tranny then that would make it much easier to swap.
Also to recalibrate your speedo there's a wire that you have to find under the dash and ground and then when you turn on your key you can recalibrate the speedo using a certain formula that you can find on the internet if you search for it.