new to stangnet i need help with 90-93 ssp cluster swapping into 88 lx

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ok im new to stangnet ive been on afm but i cant get help there? i have a 90-93 ssp cluster thats goin in my 88lx that had the 85mph cluster i done got that out of my car..now i just dont have an idea how to swap these i got a wiring diagram for 87-89 an 90-93 i just dont get what i have to do??REALLY CONFUSED do i just switch some wires around thats coming out of the dash thats in the plugs?

 

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Will that cluster even fit in your car? I know that non airbag and airbag clusters are physically different in shape.

 

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Wont work, they changed when they went to air bags in 90. They are a different shape completely

 

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it does fit in my car but i heard u have to switch some wires

 

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well for whichever reason it fits, you can do 1 of 2 things.

the easiest would be to swap just the speedometer unit from the ssp cluster into your current one.

Or you can rewire the ssp cluster, I found this diagram using the search tool. You should try it sometime.

http://www.stangnet.com/tech/cluster87-93.pdf

 

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yea i already have this printed off but thats my problem what am i supposed to do? i dont get it? what am i suppose to switch ????

 

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soooo. if i change the guts out of the ssp cluster an put em in my 88 cluster would i have to get it calibrated i meen would the speedo read the right speed? if i went this route it seems easy as pie i just had the 88 cluster apart theres nothing o it...do i change everything? any modifications would have to be done this way?

 

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yea I would just swap the speedo from the ssp cluster to your existing cluster. The 90-93 clusters dont have the four idiot lights in the gauge cluster surround like the 87-89's.

 

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looks like i have to cut some plastic off the ssp down at the bottom theres a lil nipple its holdin it up

 

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There is a bit more to it than that. You will pretty mich gut the ssp cluster.

To be honest, sell the ssp cluster and send your 85 mph speedo to brothers performance and have them recal it and put a gauge face on. Will be much easier.

For the rewire..you basically cut the harness off and start replacing into different pin locations. If you dint know how to do that...don't try it

 

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Or try to find a NOS factory ssp for a 88 89 or the motorsport one. i got a NOS ssp for my 88.

 

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well i got everything switched it wasnt bad at all...1 question tho will the speedo be right? will i have to get it recalibrated?

 

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badlx13 said:

well i got everything switched it wasnt bad at all...1 question tho will the speedo be right? will i have to get it recalibrated?

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The speedo should be correct.

I would like to know what you did to make this work. Pics if you have any.

 

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ill post some pics tommorow all i had to do was switch the the circuit from the 85 rpm gauge to the new 1 an shave some of the mounting points off the ssp speedo an shave some off the 85 shell...also i trimmed the sides of the middle piece that had the 4 lights ( air bag low coolant ? ?)

 

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So you put the 90-93 speedometer only in the 87-89 cluster? That is what I did on mine, cutting and filing the parts to make it fit. It works out pretty well, but the turn signal arrows are different I noticed after I installed it!