This 5 mph thing is really is  typical of Vanagons. Mine was the same
way. Read faster than I was going. Saved my bacon many a time by keeping
the cops off of me. I had to replace my speedo and I opted to buy a
brand new speedometer. The new one was a little closer, and then I put
Michelin XCA 205/75R14 tires on it. The XCA tires are just a bit bigger
in diameter - stand taller - than other tires in a 14 inc, and that
little difference brought the speed right dead on.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

dieselslave wrote:

>After being constantly passed on the highway and on the backroads and on dirt trails I had doubts about my speedometer reading. After further investigation I confirmed that I am reading about 5 mph faster than I am actually going (says 55 but really going 50) I am still running the tires that came on the van when I bought it - 14 inch rims and 195/75 R14 tires. I know that bigger tires may fix my speedometer reading- I am just trying to confirm what it is supposed to have when stock.
>thanks
>Gary in Stuart, Florida
>1984 Vanagon
>1972 "Baha" Beetle
>1962 Buick Skylark
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