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Just got a quote from a local shop that specializes in rear ends. Best shop in orange county. Anyway the guy wants $1325 to for a master install kit and trutrac, oil and labor. $425 for labor. This seems a little high but everyone recommends this shop. He very clearly stated that there are NO china parts ever used in his shop and he only gets paid to do it once. he also said that if anything happened to the Trutrac while off-roading, he will tell detroit that is was due to normal driving and that it was a product default. however I off roaded and broke something and it was MY FAULT then he won't do anything. I guess detroit voids warranty if it was offroaded at all which is kind of ironic. They guy did know what he was talking about though.
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will he install gears that you bring? I was thinking I saw the gears/locker for more like 1k or maybe less
$790
http://moesperformance.com/index.php...oducts_id=9046
you said 1325 for labor and the gears or 1325 for the parts and 425 for labor? I think 1325 is an alright price total
$790
http://moesperformance.com/index.php...oducts_id=9046
you said 1325 for labor and the gears or 1325 for the parts and 425 for labor? I think 1325 is an alright price total
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My local shop charges $600 per axle for gears, master kit & install. So for a 4x4 that would be $1200. Add about $500 for the DTT and you'd be at $1700. For a 4x2 that would be right at about $1100 with DTT. So IMO your guy is a little high, but if he does this kind of work every day and stands behind it, might be worth the extra $...
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Just got a quote from a local shop that specializes in rear ends. Best shop in orange county. Anyway the guy wants $1325 to for a master install kit and trutrac, oil and labor. $425 for labor. This seems a little high but everyone recommends this shop. He very clearly stated that there are NO china parts ever used in his shop and he only gets paid to do it once. he also said that if anything happened to the Trutrac while off-roading, he will tell detroit that is was due to normal driving and that it was a product default. however I off roaded and broke something and it was MY FAULT then he won't do anything. I guess detroit voids warranty if it was offroaded at all which is kind of ironic. They guy did know what he was talking about though.
there maybe are shops that do it cheaper, but for someone not doing gear changes all the time. it worth it to pay a little extra to get it right the first time.
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I bought a kit from Moe's DTT/4:10 using OEM gears and Master install kit $800 and took it to a defunct Dodge dealer. In at 0800, out before lunch, total cost for everything including axle seals (not included in Master install kit) $1300. Install and gears run quiet and cool, perfect. Did a 600 mile check and oil change, everything was as it should have been. IMO,
there maybe are shops that do it cheaper, but for someone not doing gear changes all the time. it worth it to pay a little extra to get it right the first time.
there maybe are shops that do it cheaper, but for someone not doing gear changes all the time. it worth it to pay a little extra to get it right the first time.
I'm having 4:56 gears put in shortly and need a seal for the passenger side rear axle tube. I'll have to source a seal kit now.
Thanks for good the info bud.
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Just got a quote from a local shop that specializes in rear ends. Best shop in orange county. Anyway the guy wants $1325 to for a master install kit and trutrac, oil and labor. $425 for labor. This seems a little high but everyone recommends this shop. He very clearly stated that there are NO china parts ever used in his shop and he only gets paid to do it once. he also said that if anything happened to the Trutrac while off-roading, he will tell detroit that is was due to normal driving and that it was a product default. however I off roaded and broke something and it was MY FAULT then he won't do anything. I guess detroit voids warranty if it was offroaded at all which is kind of ironic. They guy did know what he was talking about though.
what is the shop's name