what speedo gear for 373s?

[96darkhorse]

i put my 373s about 4months ago, and i hate seeing that im going 100mph when im acutally going in the 80s....what speedo gear do i need?

 

[95GTV8]

You will need the 23 tooth speedo gear. Although it is dead accurate for 3.55's it's only a couple miles off for the 3.73's. Btw how are the 3.73's and how much was the install cost for em?

 

[mo_dingo]

The white 23 is the closest you can get w/o changing the driven gear in the trans. You will still be off by 5%, but it's a heck of a lot closer.

I just got used to remembering that when I looked at my speedo and subtracted 5% off of the speedo and that was my actual speed.

It's the "small" speedo gear, and you should go to a chrysler/mopar/dodge dealership to get it, cheapest route besides the internet, which I think 50resto has it too, if you can wait. Ford actually buys it from them for some reason
Scott

 

[4Jenna]

yup white 23 tooth here and 373s

 

[urban96]

yup white 23 tooth here and 373s

hmm.. the one i got from 50resto was red. i havnt installed it yet... ill have to count the teeth on it

 

[96darkhorse]

ive heard that a 21 tooth for the speedometer drven cable and a 7 tooth drive gear in the tranny would do it?

and you guys are telling me a 23 tooth gear for the speedo cable? which is it?? is a 21 and 7 gear gonna be dead on accurate? which one is more accurate?

 

[96darkhorse]

ohh by the way....i like the 373s, install was only a couple of bucks for me

 

[96darkhorse]

ttt...and whats the best place to get it from

 

[96darkhorse]

ttt

 

[bso]

The 23 tooth (white) gear is a Jeep part and can be baught from the dealer. To fix the 5% difference, I pulled the speedo needle out on my old cluster and popped it back on while pacing my friend at 60 mph.

 

[96darkhorse]

so how do you ask for it at the dealership? just say " yeah i need a 23 tooth speedo gear"? dont wanna sound stupid to the sales clerk

 

[96darkhorse]

ttt...come on guys

 

[bso]

Have the parts guy pull some speedo gears for the jeep. It should be white and have 23 teeth on it. Bring in your old one to match up the dimensions.