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Simple solution? Maybe a higher profile tire and/or 16 inch wheels the =
next time you need tires/wheels. Simple but not cheap.
a larger circumference on the outside edge of the tire, the wheels will =
actually spin slower at any given speed than the stock setup would. =
Therefore, the speedometer in the vehicle will read less than the actual =
speed that is being traveled
> On Aug 24, 2020, at 7:13 AM, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> I have a 1975 TR6. With the original gearbox, the speedometer was =
correct. I took it out to add overdrive and put in a gearbox from a =
1974 while I worked on it. That gearbox made the speedo read about 12% =
higher.
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> Got the overdrive on the box and in the car. My speedo still reads =
high. I'd like to find a simple solution...
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> Do I try to find the right drive gear for the gearbox output, or do I =
get a different speedometer?
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> Jeff Scarbrough
> Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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Extreme Parts Racing (more than just a haircut)
71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
71 Spitfire MK IV Race Car #3
69 Spitfire MK III (back up FE engine/dinghy car)
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77 Z-50A Hardly Davidson Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)
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class=3D"">Simple solution? Maybe a higher profile tire and/or 16 inch =
wheels the next time you need tires/wheels. Simple but not cheap.<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; =
letter-spacing: 0.18000000715255737px;" class=3D"">a larger =
circumference on the outside edge of the tire, the wheels will actually =
spin slower at any given speed than the stock setup would. Therefore, =
the speedometer in the vehicle will read less than the actual speed that =
is being traveled</span><br class=3D""><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Aug 24, 2020, at 7:13 AM, =
Jeff Scarbrough <<a href=3D"mailto:fishplate@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">fishplate@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">I have a 1975 TR6. With the original gearbox, the =
speedometer was correct. I took it out to add overdrive and put in =
a gearbox from a 1974 while I worked on it. That gearbox made the =
speedo read about 12% higher.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Got the overdrive on the box and in the car. My speedo =
still reads high. I'd like to find a simple solution...</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Do I try to find the =
right drive gear for the gearbox output, or do I get a different =
speedometer?</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br=
class=3D"">Jeff Scarbrough</div><div class=3D"">Corrosion Acres, =
Ga.</div></div>
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Bud Rolofson<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Extreme Parts =
Racing (more than just a haircut)<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">71TR6 =
CC57365 (Good 6)<br class=3D"">71 Spitfire MK IV Race Car =
#3<br class=3D"">69 Spitfire MK III (back up FE engine/dinghy =
car)<br class=3D"">93 Minnie Winnie Race Support Vehicle <br =
class=3D"">77 Z-50A Hardly Davidson Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph =
Pit Bike)
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