Michael Hargreave Mawson wrote:
[...]
>>Assuming we each run tires with the stock circumference, but his
>>differential is 3.63 vrs 3.89 for mine, how can we expect the
>>odometers to read the same? Has Leyland provided a different set of
>>speedometer drive gears in the transmission to compensate?
>>
>
> That would be one answer - the other would be that either you or I have
> the wrong speedo in our cars...
>
Well, don't know about Triumph but some manufacturers certainly
change the spedo gear to match the rear end. I know nissan does
this for certain. The speedo gears are color coded for the
various ratios.
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