switching to 4.56 gears. what do i need?
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I'm getting ready to order a tru trac, master bearing kit, build my own carrier bearing tool. Never done a rear before pretty intimidating but I'm hoping if I need help (knowledge) these great bunch dodge enthusiasts will help. My clips are falling out , so I fiqure, not much choice, shop in my area wants 1200.00 to put in all new bearings and a auburn. WoW
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I'm getting ready to order a tru trac, master bearing kit, build my own carrier bearing tool. Never done a rear before pretty intimidating but I'm hoping if I need help (knowledge) these great bunch dodge enthusiasts will help. My clips are falling out , so I fiqure, not much choice, shop in my area wants 1200.00 to put in all new bearings and a auburn. WoW
It really isn't TOO hard IF you have the tools and time to take your time, thats the biggest thing. If you can just drive something else and take your time with it, theres no reason you can't do it. What sucks is just not having the experience, knowing the sweet spots, and being comfortable with it. But if you got the time, space, tools, and willing to do it right then id go after it.
But if you don't then id let a shop do it. Im still debating if im going to do mine, im just super busy and even though im confident in my abilities, you sure can't beat a warrenty from a shop for it.
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Yea from what I've read on these forums our rear ends are the trickiest to deal with when it comes to doing gears. You can't even just take it to a good shop (Well you can) but a shop that has done some of our rear ends before and has experience because if not some people get bad installs. Not to kill your dreams or anything but I would just take it to the shop. See if they'll price match another place that you can find cheaper
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Generally I agree with you, but maybe he's a smart guy and wants to learn. Everyone had to learn at some point. Nothing wrong with gathering info. If everyone who had to ask questions about doing something new to their truck was told, if you have to ask you can't do it, then there would be a lot more $$ in shop's pockets. Now I understand the need for caution and some jobs are a lot more involved than others, but that doesn't mean it can't or shouldn't be done. Just my two cents.
I had been warned against even thinking about it. I hit the books hard and practically lived on Randy's Ring and Pinion website. Lots of good info there!
3 days after I started the project on my TJ, I was finally blessed with good patterns front and rear, buttoned everything up and hit the trail. That was 9 years ago and my old Jeep is still crawlin'.
It can be done! It takes time and patience, some tools you'll rarely use when your done, but if you can gut it out, go for it! Like someone else said earlier, if you've got a buddy who's done it before or even one who hasn't but is willing to help, it sure makes the job go a lot smoother!!!
Do some studying! Read everything you can get your hands on and don't settle for "close enough" on your setup. It's an expensive and heartbreaking thing to have to do over. Your new gears will fail if you don't do it right.
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Sorry for hijacking , have the time,space,can get tools, Z71 to drive, lacking on funds , but what's new bout that. Im going for it. That's parts and labor, but I can do it for 700 in parts. First ? Is their a tone ring on tru trac? 2nd , Is their a window tru trac to put in c clips to hold axles ? It begins already and I haven't even started yet!
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Sorry for hijacking , have the time,space,can get tools, Z71 to drive, lacking on funds , but what's new bout that. Im going for it. That's parts and labor, but I can do it for 700 in parts. First ? Is their a tone ring on tru trac? 2nd , Is their a window tru trac to put in c clips to hold axles ? It begins already and I haven't even started yet!
that might be something you need to speak with them through or randy's ring and pinion or something. I havent installed mine yet so I havent looked into it that far.
I had a buddy come over and help me change out mine a while back. He is a transmission specialist for GM, but he set the backlash and preload and everything perfect to spec first try with only feeling the gears turn by hand when he was tightening the crush sleve. We painted 3 teeth and checked everything when he was done. I was so glad I had a pro helping me with the critical stuff. Ended up taking us a little under an hour and a half and the car was back on the road.