gears.......installation? price?

[mustangkid05]

hey guys, im looking into getting gears....how much do they cost, and installation wise is it hard? or am i better off going to a shop?.......also i do alot of just cruising so i dont think 4.10's would be a good idea??

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[speedfreak98r]

Before you get flamed, this has got to be the most posted thread on stangnet. Try a search. As far as installation goes; it is very detailed, and you must be somewhat mechanically inclined. You also must be able to follow directions to a tee. 4:10s are good for N/A, but if you do alot of highway, or are planning on getting a blower, dont go over 3:73s.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Gears must be professionally installed and are an excellent mod to do

Expect to pay a couple hundred for the gears and two to three times as much as that for the install.

 

[1tirefire]

I paid 700 for gears, installation, bearing kit, traction lok rebuild, and a four wheel alignment. Plus 80 for a speedcal which I installed myself. BTW I got 373's and I love them.

 

[propellerhead]

I paid $100, plus $30 for the oil. I brought my own FRPP gearset.

4.10s won't kill you unless you drive above 75 mph a lot.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I paid $100, plus $30 for the oil. I brought my own FRPP gearset.

WTF? Did you save the mechanic's life or something and he "owed" you? That is pretty cheap for a gear install...

 

[1tirefire]

WTF? Did you save the mechanic's life or something and he "owed" you? That is pretty cheap for a gear install...

Must not have rebuilt the rear end and no new bearings.

 

[Orange...]

well I payed $25.00 for the 3:73's and posi carrier.
$30.00 ish for the synthetic lube
$24.00 for the 2 bottles of friction modifier
$20.00 ish for the axle seals.
$40.00 ish for the bearings.
$14.00 for the pinion nut
$12.00 for the pinion seal
$45.00 for the pinion bearing

and I think that was as thorough as I'm going to be.

1/2 of the stuff I replaced didn't need to be done... but when I don't need to pay for labour (mechanic) and it's all apart you might as well do it...

You need a few somewhat expensive tools to do the job, and a bit of know-how... well alot to do it perfectly.

In my opinion if you have to ask if you can do it yourself that means you can't.

 

[mity2]

We were doing ring&pinion on my T/A today. If you have proper tools, knowlege and patients, its not "that" hard. Its just really really tidius job.
Take carrier out. shimm it, put it back, measure the backrash. if its off(and most likely off), take it back out. Grab another shimm. Repeat the process.

repeat that until you get it right.

We got our ass kicked, as none of shimm we had was right. We worked on it at my mechanic's shop after hour. they have crop load of shimms. Just didn't have one we needed...

 

[Black Stang 97]

they charged me 225 with fluids inlcuded......i provided the gears and master bearing kit

 

[V_Eight]

I'm getting mine done at MPH. That's a $250 labor charge. I also have to get a stud swapped off the hub, so that's probably a few bucks more. Gearset and install kit is about $200.

 

[propellerhead]

Must not have rebuilt the rear end and no new bearings.

Yup. No rebuild. Just installing the gear set. My car was a year old when I got the gears put in.