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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 11:44 PM
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Car: 1994 Trans Am
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Do I need to recalibrate speedo for rear swap?

I have '91 2.73 posi in the car and I'm swapping to a 3.42 posi (89 car). Do I need to swap speedo gears? Where do I get them and which one do I need?

What will happen if I don't get a speedo recalibration gear, will it make the car undriveable and add "ghost" miles?

Is it easy to change out, like can I do it after the install sometime, or does it have to be during the rear swap?

Ok, no more questions.

Thanks.

-Kevin
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 06:33 AM
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Contact jmd on this site. He can provide you with the proper gears and info.

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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 10:46 AM
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i thought the 91's had electronic sensor instead of the speedo gears.... but someone will chime in hear and correct that.


if not, go here
http://www.transmissioncenter.net/sp...n_______va.htm

i bought my speedo gears from here and used a 39/15 combo for 3.27's. they reccommend a 45/18 setup but that requires you to buy a whole new housing for the 45 gear.

for 3.42's they suggest a 45/17 combo but your gonna have to buy the housing for 45 gear
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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i thought the 91's had electronic sensor instead of the speedo gears.... but someone will chime in hear and correct that.
They do have electronic VSS's, but the speedo gears still need to be changed when doing a gear swap.
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Old Jul 17, 2005 | 01:03 AM
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^ sweet, thanks, i wasnt quite sure
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