Speedo gears

SIKSIX · 24-01-2006, 12:31 PM

hi guys, does anybody know where i can get speedo gears for 3.73 gears, or if i can do some thing else to get it close to normal. it would be greatly appreciated as i have only one point to my license. :(

svo347 · 24-01-2006, 12:44 PM

http://www.fordmods.com/forums/documents.php?doc=30
Has everything you need to get it damn close.

LG · 24-01-2006, 01:00 PM

For 3.73s you'll need a white gear. You can buy them from ebay.

SIKSIX · 24-01-2006, 01:00 PM

how accurate are they??

LG · 24-01-2006, 01:01 PM

Well if it's a gear to suit 3.73 diff ratio. My guess is that it'd be spot on.

svo347 · 24-01-2006, 01:04 PM

did u even try that link??

svo347 · 24-01-2006, 01:05 PM

Pricewise you can get em for around $13 try coventry's

SIKSIX · 24-01-2006, 01:08 PM

yeah i could of told that link, that my speedo was out by 15 or so kays at 100 but when i looked at the speedo gear, it didnt change just stayed at the standard 3.23 green gear.

SIKSIX · 24-01-2006, 01:09 PM

coventry's ??? what is this coventry's you speak of

jonbays · 24-01-2006, 03:43 PM

Try the black 23 tooth gear i reckon thats right for an AU

SIKSIX · 24-01-2006, 04:18 PM

Is that spot on or off abit and if so how much??

svo347 · 24-01-2006, 04:46 PM

Try the link for yourself mate.
It comes down to tyre/rim size also.
for me 234/45/17 with a 3.73 diff my speedo was out by 15k's at 100km/hr
now im out by 5.6km/hr lower @100km/hr with a black 23 tooth.

xr8ute · 24-01-2006, 05:10 PM

Should only cost you $10 from Ford Spares, thats where I got mine from...

Baboon_AU · 24-01-2006, 08:36 PM

coventry's is a shop in perth WA..... like there is no autobarn here, autobarn is a car servicing center here... not like an autobarn over east

ClassicAU · 25-01-2006, 12:03 AM

i tryed that ford mods link and couldnt make heads or tails of it myself. my speedo is out by 8km/h at 100km/h acording to that speed check thing on the freeway coming back from geelong to melbourne. my car is stock standard, and now has the tickford 17" XR wheel option with 235/45 tyres. all i want to know is which of thoes gears i need?

svo347 · 25-01-2006, 12:20 AM

i also need the diff ratio mate
and the original tyre sizes that came with the car.

Bobman · 25-01-2006, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BargeEA

i tryed that ford mods link and couldnt make heads or tails of it myself. my speedo is out by 8km/h at 100km/h acording to that speed check thing on the freeway coming back from geelong to melbourne. my car is stock standard, and now has the tickford 17" XR wheel option with 235/45 tyres. all i want to know is which of thoes gears i need?

That speedo check thing reckons every car is out by 8 km/h mate, don't be worried about it too much.

My AU, BA both recorded 92 or 93 when my speedo showed 100km, stock diffs, 17" wheels (which is fine to use on a base model / speedo reading). Mate's EA showed 90 when his speedo said 100 and it has a standard diff too.

ClassicAU · 26-01-2006, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by svo347

i also need the diff ratio mate
and the original tyre sizes that came with the car.

i have no idea what my diff ratio is, sorry. it hasnt been changed, so i guess its what ever a futura classic came from the factory with. but i do know it had 16" alloys as standard.

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Originally Posted by wicked

That speedo check thing reckons every car is out by 8 km/h mate, don't be worried about it too much.

My AU, BA both recorded 92 or 93 when my speedo showed 100km, stock diffs, 17" wheels (which is fine to use on a base model / speedo reading). Mate's EA showed 90 when his speedo said 100 and it has a standard diff too.

i had been told by a few people that they had improved the acuracy of that thing, as a while back i took my old EA under it at 100 and it showed 86! but then i have followed people a couple of times in the AU and had to do a little over 100 to keep up. but i havent got a ticket in this car yet, so i guess its ok.