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classsic


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My 1981 chev truck speedo is in miles per hour and when I'm driving 50 MPH the speedo shows 75 MPH. That's 50 per cent increase!  This does not concern me because I'm sure someone changed the rear end previously and I can calculate the kilometers per hour speed from the tach. My question is will the mileage on the odometer be out by an equal amount? Thanks Doug



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classsic


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Thanks again.......



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Since 50 mph is 80 kph. it reads very close to kilometers....I would just use the speedo as a kilometer one.

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Was the truck built in USA?
We went metric in 1978.

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Yes the truck is American...bought it from a fellow in Trenton area who brings vehicles over the border about 10 years ago.  My concern is not the speed when traveling but the overall mileage on the truck. I'm guessing it must be over by 50 percent also.



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users.erols.com/srweiss/calcrgr.htm

Follow this link. Enter your tire diameter and the RPM at 60MPH. This will give you the gear ratio you are currently running. Now enter 2/3 the RPM and that should give you the gear ratio that would give you the proper speed. See if these ratios make sense. Get ahold of Geoff and see if he ever changed the rear end in that truck.

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I remember when metric came in and we could install some convertor thingy at the tailstock.

You sure could bury that speedo fast ! Just a thought cause it's an easy fix to remove.

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