L400 Speedometer & Odometer

[psilosin]

Just wondering if many of you have noticed if your L400 speedometer reads quite a bit higher than actual? And is the speedo linked with the odometer or are they independant of one another.

From my GPS unit and from those road sign that indicate your current speed as you approach construction zones etc it appears my speedo is high by around 7-10kmh...and that is with 235/75R15 Duratracs that are a little bigger than stock tire size. I guess I am not actually rocketing through the hills as fast as I thought lol (still faster than my Surf regardless)...but on the bright side it is a great reason to get a lift and 31's sooner than later to correct that gauge reading.

I haven't verified my odometer with the GPS yet but I hope it isn't also ~10% high. That would mean my fuel ecconomy is worse than calculated. I have been getting fuel ecconomy of around 12.9-13.5L/100kmh which is fine but if the odo is 10% off that shifts to 14-15L/100km which is kind of on the high side of the reported fuel ecconomy ranges here...boo.

[Van Diesel]

Mine reads higher. It will say 100km/hr and I'm closer to 95 (from my vague memories). Not a huge difference.

The odd thing is I'm rolling with 30's (huge, I know) which should make the speedo read slightly slower. I think stock tires are a fraction of an inch smaller.

[jessef]

Rolling on 30 duratracs I was bang on gps/speedo on two different L400's
Rolling on 31 Duratrac's I was 3% over

[Mr. Pistachio]

Got BFG 30'' and at 100km on speedo and GPS (two of them different brand) says 93-95

[tonydca]

Running 235/75R15 Kumhos I am running 118 km/H on GPS at 120 km/h speedo at spot-on 3000 rpm. Stock L400 auto