Need upgrade on current axle gear ratio?
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Joopin
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I'm not sure what you mean by "getting a dana". The axles you have under your jeep now are DANA. The front is a Dana 30 and rear Dana 35. If you were talking about upgrading axles then that's up to you. The rule of thumb that I heard was; any tire size 35" or higher, the Dana 35 rear axle will most likely break. When I upgraded tires, I found myself a Dana 44 for the rear and regeared that along with my D30.
4.56 will make a big difference, I assume that you rarely use 5th gear with the stock ratio. I have 4.56 in my 91 and I am pushing 36s. I'm right back to stock performance, all but my top speed... it tops out at about 75 - 80 mph.
As for insalling the gears, if your a good mechanic, try it out. I left it to the pros cause if you get that wrong, you have to do it over and over till it's right, and I didn't have the time to do that since mine is a daily driver.
Joop
I'm not sure what you mean by "getting a dana". The axles you have under your jeep now are DANA. The front is a Dana 30 and rear Dana 35. If you were talking about upgrading axles then that's up to you. The rule of thumb that I heard was; any tire size 35" or higher, the Dana 35 rear axle will most likely break. When I upgraded tires, I found myself a Dana 44 for the rear and regeared that along with my D30.
4.56 will make a big difference, I assume that you rarely use 5th gear with the stock ratio. I have 4.56 in my 91 and I am pushing 36s. I'm right back to stock performance, all but my top speed... it tops out at about 75 - 80 mph.
As for insalling the gears, if your a good mechanic, try it out. I left it to the pros cause if you get that wrong, you have to do it over and over till it's right, and I didn't have the time to do that since mine is a daily driver.
Joop
Joopin
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Well the way I did it was, I called RANDYS RING AND PINION... ordered my gears, carriers, and rebuild kits for each axle. I forgot what the total cost was... Anyway, there is a guy called Mr. Driveshaft that did the work for me. I gave him the parts, and he regeared each axle for $250. So it came to 500 bucks to put in the gears. These guys had a fixed rate for this which I liked, they know what they are doing. That price may be a little expensive, but considering I live in Jersey where everything is expensive... I thought it was pretty good. If you want to check out Randys, here ya go...
www.ring-pinion.com
they can help you out with any questions you have as well.
Joop
Well the way I did it was, I called RANDYS RING AND PINION... ordered my gears, carriers, and rebuild kits for each axle. I forgot what the total cost was... Anyway, there is a guy called Mr. Driveshaft that did the work for me. I gave him the parts, and he regeared each axle for $250. So it came to 500 bucks to put in the gears. These guys had a fixed rate for this which I liked, they know what they are doing. That price may be a little expensive, but considering I live in Jersey where everything is expensive... I thought it was pretty good. If you want to check out Randys, here ya go...
www.ring-pinion.com
they can help you out with any questions you have as well.
Joop
88Wrangles
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The gear place here puts in gears for about $100 an axle. About $150 if you have something fancy like an ARB
Bounty__Hunter
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Where did you get those numbers from? Check the metal tag on the rear diff cover for numbers.
There's a jeep mechanic near here that'll regear both axles for $825, former DC mechanic.
Where did you get those numbers from? Check the metal tag on the rear diff cover for numbers.
There's a jeep mechanic near here that'll regear both axles for $825, former DC mechanic.
