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Old May 10, 2012 | 07:30 PM
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I have over sized tires 33s and I have the edge on the dash which has been set to the right tire size so I have that gauge and then the normal speedo then I also have a headunit with built in gps. So if I'm going 70 based on the normal speedo my edge tells my 68 and my head unit gps tells me 73. So I just cut the difference and listen to the normal speedo.
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Old May 11, 2012 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by razzle
If you have smart phone down load a GPS APP and use that to check your speed.
Yes, I've used a couple of them, including Google MyTracks, and they all read 5mph slower than my speedometer. I just thought it was the GPS reading lagging behind.

Originally Posted by MR.TOPAZ06
I don't think any of them read perfect. plus i remember reading somewhere that ford sets your speedo to run anywhere between 3 to 5 miles faster then you really are. I'd say if your in that range i would think you are ok. like my edge shows 63 mph and my speedo shows 65 but i did go up one size in tires too.
It's 3mph off at lower speeds, like 42mph when my speedo says 45, but 5mph off at higher speeds, IE 70mph but indicated 75.
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