<VV> slow speedo

[Frank DuVal]

175/80-13 would be slightly shorter and give a closer speedo reading. 
Not a practical solution until these tires wear out. Of course I do like 
the handling of the 185/80-13 size better myself.

Cable can't be the cause.

Just remember what the actual speed is vs the indicated speed. I have 
driven cars with speedos as much as 13% low. Great ticket getter when 
people borrowed my car. They usually didn't ask the second time!

Frank DuVal

ncoonen at fastbears.com wrote:

>I have a '61 Lakewood three-speed with 185/80-13 tires on the original steelies. The speedometer reads low across the scale. If the speedo reads 60, the car is going 70+. The needle doesn't skip or jump as I would expect with a failing cable. Any clues? Is the speedo head in the dash just getting old? The car just turned 70k miles and is quite original, right done to the worn out front bench seat. 
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>Thanks...ned.
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