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Old Oct 14, 2014 | 06:25 PM
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Ok so I have an 85 corvette it has 18 in vette wheels from newer one. Speedo is off would just like to fix it.
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Old Oct 14, 2014 | 06:58 PM
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Ok so I have an 85 corvette it has 18 in vette wheels from newer one. Speedo is off would just like to fix it.
Thanks in advance for help!
Google the 'speedometer calculator'. It will tell you what to measure and check so you can change the gear or gears if needed. YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW the number of teeth on the DRIVE gear which is on the shaft of your transmission....SO....the Vehicle Speed Sensor needs to be removed to verify. I ASSUME nothing....I always verify the DRIVE GEAR.

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on the back hatch doors, the rpo code lists which speedo gear you have..At least that's what I remember when I went to the trouble to list them all.....plug in a gps...it''ll tell you how much you're off....
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Drive the car at 45MPH, 55MPH, 65MPH and 75MPH by the speedometer and record the speeds from a GPS for each of those speeds. We're trying to establish a consistent percentage error and then it's much easier to determine what's needed OR how one might want to correct the speedo/odo.

Post those numbers, the rear axle ratio of the car "as built" and "now" if you've changed it and mention what transmission is presently in the car. Is the transmission original? Rear tire size is what?
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