3.55 gears and white speedo gear????

[WhiteCobra95]

I am getting ready to install a set of 3.55 gears in my mostly stock '95, but I don't understand exactly what I need to get the speedo to read correctly. The steeda and late model resto sites say that the white speedo gear will correct for the 3.55 final drive on an SN95 t5. But it also says that the white gear is good for 3.73 or 4.11's. Is this wrong? How can one gear work accurately for that wide a range. Someone recently told me that I willl probably have to pull the tailshaft housing off the trans and change the drive gear to a 6 tooth like the older t5's. Has anyone done this successfully without opening up that trans? Thanks, Mike

 

[bill302]

this is what you need....click on link..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Must...3QQihZ001QQcategoryZ46104QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

below info supplied and copied from Roland69...hope you don't mind buddy.
1990-1995 T-5 OEM
1996-1998 T-45 OEM Except Cobra



Item Number
Description
C0DD-17271-B
2.73 Gear Ratio / Yellow 18 Speedo Gear

C1DZ-17271-A
3.08 Gear Ratio / Black 20 Speedo Gear

C4OZ-17271-A
3.27 Gear Ratio / Red 21 Speedo Gear

Jeep Part #j3167393
3.55 Gear Ratio / White 23 Speedo Gear

Jeep Part #j3167393
3.73 Gear Ratio / White 23 Speedo Gear (Not 100% accurate. This combination will offer the best accuracy without changing the drive gear. Change drive gear to a 6 tooth for complete accuracy. See 6 tooth table.)

Jeep Part #j3167393
4.10 Gear Ratio / White 23 Speedo Gear (Not 100% accurate. This combination will offer the best accuracy without changing the drive gear. Change drive gear to a 6 tooth for complete accuracy. See 6 tooth table.)

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

You need a white 23 tooth. That is right from a sheet I have printed and hangin on the wall here.

 

[gustang818]

Here is a photo of a white gear that was in my T-5 when I bought it. Notice the dental problem between 1 and 4 o'clock and 7 and 11 o'clock. I was subsequently told that the white gear is actually for a Jeep and it does not mesh properly, leading to a loss of teeth. I've changed the oil twice and think I have most of the missing teeth out.

 

[igotyofire]

100.00 speedcal seems like best option for accuracy