fr7
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- Sep 20, 2016
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- Location
- Lincoln NE
- Vehicle Year
- 1998
- Make / Model
- ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Manual
Hey guys, nothing special, I'm just curious about how true your speedometer is compared to a satellite GPS.
My 98 ranger 4wd manual transmission seems to be way off.
When I had 255/70/16 tires it was reading 2 miles under what the GPS said. A month ago I put new tires on it, this time I went back to the factory size, which the door sticker says 235/70/16, after that my speedometer reads 5 miles under, which to me is quite too much.
I've compared it to 2 different GPS apps on my phone and a Garmin GPS thing, they all read the same speed but my truck still reading 5 miles under, no matter how fast I go, if it reads 65 I'm actually doing 60 according to the GPS. I also watch the speed trackers on the side of the street that tell you how fast you're going and it still 5 miles off compared to that.
Please comment with your readings from your ranger/explorer, I'm just curious to see if it's just me or this trucks are ridiculously off. Thanks..
My 98 ranger 4wd manual transmission seems to be way off.
When I had 255/70/16 tires it was reading 2 miles under what the GPS said. A month ago I put new tires on it, this time I went back to the factory size, which the door sticker says 235/70/16, after that my speedometer reads 5 miles under, which to me is quite too much.
I've compared it to 2 different GPS apps on my phone and a Garmin GPS thing, they all read the same speed but my truck still reading 5 miles under, no matter how fast I go, if it reads 65 I'm actually doing 60 according to the GPS. I also watch the speed trackers on the side of the street that tell you how fast you're going and it still 5 miles off compared to that.
Please comment with your readings from your ranger/explorer, I'm just curious to see if it's just me or this trucks are ridiculously off. Thanks..