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Old Dec 26, 2002 | 05:55 PM
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Gear change and Speedometer

Has anyone out there changed their gearing?? If so, what did you use to reconfigure the speedometer?
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 01:30 PM
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Any ideas?
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 02:27 PM
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http://www.dakotadigital.com/Detail....rtNumber=SGI-5
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 02:44 PM
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Thats what I am looking for! Thanks!
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Old Dec 28, 2002 | 11:12 AM
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i changed my gears to 4.30's this summer does that mean my speedometer has been wrong since then??
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Old Dec 28, 2002 | 01:28 PM
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I would say probably, mine is way off Has anybody installed this product?
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Old Dec 28, 2002 | 05:36 PM
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I changed to the 4:30 rear and the speedo and mileage were off 10%. Note that the original rear was a 3.91 (automatic). To check mileage error (BTW the reading will be higher), drive on the highway and start your count at a miler marker. Record your starting odometer reading and drive 10 miles. Record your odometer reading. If you see 11 miles, your off 10%. Your speedo will also be off. Your actual speed will be lower than what your speedo says. If I want to drive at 65, I need a speedo reading of close to 72 mph.
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Old Dec 28, 2002 | 05:39 PM
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Also, note that the unit referenced by "jr" does work with ABS. A speedo shop in Cincy quoted me $300.00 to correct the problem. I passsed.
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Old Dec 28, 2002 | 07:11 PM
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You can swap in a different speedo drive gear in the transmission. If you were to have your transmission out for a clutch or something anyhow, this would be an easy switch.

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Old Dec 29, 2002 | 03:51 PM
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Has anyone hooked up the SGI-5 Digital Dakota thingee for the speedomtere?
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