How much for a gear swap??
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How much for a gear swap?? I want to get 3.73's and i wan to know what all i need (just the gears, or install kit too) and what brands are the best (motive,strange...) an also wondering if i sould do a transgo and get TQ delete i definately want that) anyway your replies would be appreciated, thanks
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Re: How much for a gear swap?? What you need really depends on how many miles are on the car. If it has low miles you can get away with just a basic kit which has pinion seal, crush colar, shims and cover gasket. If it has higher miles you might as well get a full kit with pinion and carrier bearings. As far as which brand to get, its really up to you. All of the big names like Motive, Strange, Moser are all good gears. Motives are proven to be quiet. I would stay away from Richmond. They're usually a little noisier than the other brands. You dont really need a shift kit or worry about TM with a gear install. Thats stuff you got to worry about with a converter. Youll also need to recalibrate your speedo and you might have to play with your shift points a little. HPP3 will take care of that for you. You can usually find used ones here on the board for a decent price. Labor will run you between $150 to $250. Hope this helps you out.
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Re: How much for a gear swap?? Nitro Dave a board sponsor set me up. ~$415 for the master install kit, 4.10's Motive, TA cover and all the goodies. The install cost $200
I'm very happy the gears are quiet for gears for 4.10's in a 10-bolt.
Precision has a good rep too.
Gears were one of the best mod's <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
I'm very happy the gears are quiet for gears for 4.10's in a 10-bolt.
Precision has a good rep too.
Gears were one of the best mod's <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Re: How much for a gear swap?? thunderracing.com sells a gear install "kit" that includes your choice of gear ratio Motives, all the supplies that you'll need, and a Hypertech for something like $550. If you have 2.73's now I think you need to tell them that when ordering because you have a different carrier.
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Re: How much for a gear swap?? yeah, i dont really know much about the 2 or 3 series carrier, or even what it is really...but thanks, ill be saving now because thats not to bad a price. ill just wait and get a basic kit, oh and can LS1 EDIT calibrate the speedoand change shift points?? oh and i have just under 30k on the car
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Re: How much for a gear swap?? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 99Z28RS:
<strong> yeah, i dont really know much about the 2 or 3 series carrier, or even what it is really...but thanks, ill be saving now because thats not to bad a price. ill just wait and get a basic kit, oh and can LS1 EDIT calibrate the speedoand change shift points?? oh and i have just under 30k on the car </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yes, you can use ls1edit to change your gears size, it will also recolibrate your shift points for the gears and correct your speedo.
<strong> yeah, i dont really know much about the 2 or 3 series carrier, or even what it is really...but thanks, ill be saving now because thats not to bad a price. ill just wait and get a basic kit, oh and can LS1 EDIT calibrate the speedoand change shift points?? oh and i have just under 30k on the car </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yes, you can use ls1edit to change your gears size, it will also recolibrate your shift points for the gears and correct your speedo.
