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Old 10-10-2014, 08:16 AM
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Default Strange S60 Ease of Gear Swap?

I posted this in the Gears/Axles forum a few days ago but got zero responses so I figured I would try my luck here!

How hard is it to swap gears in my Strange S60? It currently has 4.10s in it but I am debating going to a higher (numerically lower) gear like 3.54 or 3.73 since I now do a lot more highway and cross country driving than I did when I got the rear. Since I know nothing about working on the drivetrain, what would I be looking at to have a shop do this??
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The gearset is $295.00, the set up kit which includes new bearings is $195.00 plus shipping for both.

Your local repair shop's labor rate can only be determined by calling or stopping by to see them.

Hope this helps,
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch42
I posted this in the Gears/Axles forum a few days ago but got zero responses so I figured I would try my luck here!

How hard is it to swap gears in my Strange S60? It currently has 4.10s in it but I am debating going to a higher (numerically lower) gear like 3.54 or 3.73 since I now do a lot more highway and cross country driving than I did when I got the rear. Since I know nothing about working on the drivetrain, what would I be looking at to have a shop do this??
Average around here is ~$250. All depends on who you have set it up!
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When looking for a shop to do it you may want to call a few 4x4 shops, they may be more familiar with working on Dana 60 diffs than many performance or repair shops. I'd leave it if I were you, you'll only drop you highway cruising rpm 2-300rpm doesn't seem to be worth the trouble.
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I didn't realize it would be that involved - thanks for the help everyone, makes more sense to just leave well enough alone!



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