Regear in colorado
07-14-2009, 10:59 AM
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Regear in colorado
hey fellow jeepers i am looking to move up in gears from a auto 3.73 to 4.88s where is a good place in the denver/colorado springs area to get gears and install for a reasonable amount? where did you go and how much did yall pay? thanks
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I live in Utah, and after pricing several people, I had my dealer do the install. It did not void my warranty that way, and the install went smooth and enjoy my new 4:88's. Total cost with parts was $1400.00. I had quotes as high as $1700.00 in the local area.
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how much did the labor cost you?
07-14-2009, 11:47 AM
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I'm seriously debating a regear too and would be curious if anyone has any outstanding shop reviews for gears in the Denver/Boulder area.
Spruce4x4 is a shop I've gone to since I had my XJ, and now JK here in Boulder and they've always done great work at a fair price. I've yet to get a quote on a gear install, but can certainly check and post the answer.
Spruce4x4 is a shop I've gone to since I had my XJ, and now JK here in Boulder and they've always done great work at a fair price. I've yet to get a quote on a gear install, but can certainly check and post the answer.
07-14-2009, 12:52 PM
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I'm not a gear expert, but from my experience I'd say you'll want to regear with 3.73s and 35s for CO. I live in Boulder and my tires measure a true 33" and I have 4.10s. My setup does fine around town, decent highway, and is pretty sluggish on hills. I'm planning to regear before long.
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I'm not a gear expert, but from my experience I'd say you'll want to regear with 3.73s and 35s for CO. I live in Boulder and my tires measure a true 33" and I have 4.10s. My setup does fine around town, decent highway, and is pretty sluggish on hills. I'm planning to regear before long.
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If you head down to the Springs, check with Avenger and Crazy Ed's. Both do good work.
A service guy at the dealership actually sent me to Avenger when I was looking into Rubi axle swaps. He said that he sends a lot of their drivetrain work to avenger, and has no problems with warranty work on vehicles done by them. (at least that was the case a year and a half ago...)
A service guy at the dealership actually sent me to Avenger when I was looking into Rubi axle swaps. He said that he sends a lot of their drivetrain work to avenger, and has no problems with warranty work on vehicles done by them. (at least that was the case a year and a half ago...)
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another quick newbie ? the 2008 wrangler unlimited x has the dana 44 in the rear and the 30 in the front stock right? just wanna make sure before i call around..