Setting arbitrary tire sizes for speedometer calibration

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snowman
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Re: Setting arbitrary tire sizes for speedometer calibration

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I found this for my 2016 F350 XLT Dually, in the BCM under 726-45-01 if this will help others.

I have been able to adjust my Speedo using the spread sheet and putting in new tire size. Still trying to fine tune it, but I think I may have to live with it being off 1 MPH one way or the other. :lol:

Thank you OP, for taking the time to put this together.

Edit: I was able to dial in my speedo. On my setup with 255/80R17 BFG KM2. The BCM line 726-45-01 reads xxxx-09AE-xxxx.
Hope this may be helpful to some one in the future.
Randy2015
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Re: Setting arbitrary tire sizes for speedometer calibration

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720-45-01 is where mine is on my 15 F250



j.osbourn80 wrote: Mon Oct 31, 2016 8:33 pm I'm trying to recalibrate the speedo on my 2001 f250 superduty for the 35x12.50r17 tires that are on it. PROVING to be difficult to do as I am not certain where to find it or how to do it wi th forscan. Any help would be appreciated.
kmoney25
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Re: Setting arbitrary tire sizes for speedometer calibration

Post by kmoney25 »

Guys, I'm running 35X12.5X20 Toyo A/T II on my 2019 F250. I'm trying to dial in my speedometer using the good spreadsheet and line 726-12-01, but I'm still 6mph off. Has anyone had any success with a 17 and up 250 and the same tires I'm using?
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Re: Setting arbitrary tire sizes for speedometer calibration

Post by aawlberninf350 »

ke5adb wrote: Fri Jul 06, 2018 1:28 am On my 2000 F350 V10, I was able to change the value of rotations per mile in the ABS config. I also set the PCM to re-learn.
Dordogne wrote: Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:32 pmInteresting, did that change your speedometer? I would have thought that the sensor on the trans output shaft would be used.
ke5adb wrote: Thu Sep 27, 2018 1:07 amWorked like a charm. Speedometer reads correctly now. It reads the speed from the ABS sensor on top of the differential.....Just like my '85 F350 Cummins.
On my 2002 F350 7.3 I changed the Tire RPM in the ABS module. Did not see a way to get the PCM to re-learn. I chalked that up to having a chip on the PCM, but it could be a gas/diesel difference. If speedo recalibration does not work after I get some better testing I'll post back.
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Re: Setting arbitrary tire sizes for speedometer calibration

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Which particular line in the ABS module refers to the tire rotation?
mattdobey
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Re: Setting arbitrary tire sizes for speedometer calibration

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Randy2015 wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 1:06 pm 720-45-01 is where mine is on my 15 F250

I just bought a 2014 F250 Lariat with a 6.7 about a month ago, and I knew that the tires on it didn’t match what the sticker inside the door said.

After a little research, I found out that among some of the other cool things I could use FORscan for, I could also adjust the speedometer. (Remember that with great power, comes great responsibility!!!) Last week I drove a long stretch of flat road and compared the truck’s indicated reading with a GPS speedometer on my phone and found that the GPS speed was consistently 5 - 6 mph below the speedometer. Using the “Ford As-Built Tire Calculator v3.0” spreadsheet referenced above I was able to change the As-Built values shown below to “calibrate” the speedometer to my liking.

BdyCM Register - Status - Tire Size - Register Value - Result - GPS Speed Difference
726-45-01 - Factory As-Built - 275/65R20 - **** 0A46 **** - Result ~ -6.0 mph Below Speedometer
726-45-01 - “Calibrated” - 285/60R20 - **** 0A12 **** - Result ~ -1.0 mph Below Speedometer

After I changed the tire size in the BdyCM As-Built I had the DTC “P160A - Control Module Vehicle Operations Reconfiguration Error”. Once I ran the PCM “Module Initialization / relearn vehicle data” and jumped through those hoops as shown in the “Truck Stuff - Correcting Speedometer/Tire Size in Forscan (15-17 F150)” YouTube video, the DTC cleared, and my indicated speed vs. GPS speed is within my tolerance.
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Re: Setting arbitrary tire sizes for speedometer calibration

Post by 01xc600 »

I can't believe people are trying to correct for a 2mph difference!
My speedometer is almost 10 mph off at 70mph and I think it's affecting how the truck shifts as well.
I can't figure out if Forscan can even help my situation.
Does Forscan work as far back as 2003 for a Ranger? Everything I seem to read is saying no.
I'm driving this vehicle daily so I'd rather not take a chance possibly screwing something up.
Anyone?
kamil_m
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Re: Setting arbitrary tire sizes for speedometer calibration

Post by kamil_m »

does anyone have the spreadsheet link for all the tire sizes?

snowman wrote: Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:37 am I found this for my 2016 F350 XLT Dually, in the BCM under 726-45-01 if this will help others.

I have been able to adjust my Speedo using the spread sheet and putting in new tire size. Still trying to fine tune it, but I think I may have to live with it being off 1 MPH one way or the other. :lol:

Thank you OP, for taking the time to put this together.

Edit: I was able to dial in my speedo. On my setup with 255/80R17 BFG KM2. The BCM line 726-45-01 reads xxxx-09AE-xxxx.
Hope this may be helpful to some one in the future.
Dordogne
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Re: Setting arbitrary tire sizes for speedometer calibration

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kamil_m wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:01 pm does anyone have the spreadsheet link for all the tire sizes?
The spreadsheet is here, but it's kind of a cluster with how many people are using it at any given time. I suggest you make a copy of it in your personal Google Drive.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0
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Re: Setting arbitrary tire sizes for speedometer calibration

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very good
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