Gear swap cost???
02-24-2014, 03:44 PM
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02-24-2014, 03:51 PM
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Your d30 with 3.21's will need a new carrier.
Your d44 with 3.21's does not need a new carrier.
A d30 3.73 and up carrier should be around $80ish?
You can find front/rear gears + master install kits for $600ish.
10 hours is fairly standard for labor, I think, multiplied by the shops rate. (so if they charge $100/hr, times 10 hours, = $1000 labor). Shops that do a lot of JK's will have the install time down quite a bit lower than 10 hours, so will charge correspondingly less. Shops that aren't as comfortable doing gears, or don't mind gouging customers, will take longer and/or charge more. (my first re-gear cost $800 for all parts + labor, and was out the door in under 4 hours. After moving to a different state and calling around for my second re-gear to fix the first, the average prices were around $1600 out the door, and they all wanted it for a full day.)
Carriers? Plural? Are they quoting for lockers, and not just a front open carrier? A pair of selectable lockers (which take the place of the open carriers) would put your total bill in that $3k range.
Your d44 with 3.21's does not need a new carrier.
A d30 3.73 and up carrier should be around $80ish?
You can find front/rear gears + master install kits for $600ish.
10 hours is fairly standard for labor, I think, multiplied by the shops rate. (so if they charge $100/hr, times 10 hours, = $1000 labor). Shops that do a lot of JK's will have the install time down quite a bit lower than 10 hours, so will charge correspondingly less. Shops that aren't as comfortable doing gears, or don't mind gouging customers, will take longer and/or charge more. (my first re-gear cost $800 for all parts + labor, and was out the door in under 4 hours. After moving to a different state and calling around for my second re-gear to fix the first, the average prices were around $1600 out the door, and they all wanted it for a full day.)
I've been quoted $3,000 for new gears, carriers, etc., and labor.
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02-24-2014, 03:53 PM
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No..front open carrier, rear carrier limited slip, and gears. So far I cant find any other shops in the area.
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02-24-2014, 03:56 PM
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Well I am in Texas now, but this was in my missed SoCal days..
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