I need to regear because I'm going from 29's to 33's. I see that a new ring and pinion is around $230 for my existing 8.8". I found a 9" out of a truck with the gears I want from the same year as mine for way less than the ring and pinion would cost. So how difficult is it to swap out the rear ends?
While regearing you need to keep the gear ratios the same in both axles.
Say you have 4.10 in the rear, you HAVE to have 4.10 in your front. Swapping the rear axle to a lower ratio means you have to swap the front. Or swap out the gear.
Which is easier just to do from the beginning without the axle swap.
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wait...wheres the VSS on the mazda 5 speed? t-case or tranny? ... i thought for some reason it was on the diff also?...damn if my VSS isnt on the diff ill be up for another axle swap next spring LOL
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wait...wheres the VSS on the mazda 5 speed? t-case or tranny? ... i thought for some reason it was on the diff also?...damn if my VSS isnt on the diff ill be up for another axle swap next spring LOL
Wow... just..... wow.... Haha.
I'll be sure to keep you company in the forums for the six months to follow that.
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How hard is it to regear it? I'm thinking taking it to a shop it would cost an arm and a leg to do. That's why I thought it would just be easier to swap out the end.
How hard is it to regear it? I'm thinking taking it to a shop it would cost an arm and a leg to do. That's why I thought it would just be easier to swap out the end.
If you swap the rear end with a different gear you gotta match the front. It is not that difficult to do but it is time consuming and can get a little frustrating. Patients is key to get it as close to perfect as the gear set will allow. Find someone with some experience in setting up gears to help you out and read up on it. You'll need a dial caliper or a micrometer to measure shims and a dial indicator to measure backlash.
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91 Shortbox F-150, 302, ZF 5 speed, Dana 44HD SAS, Dana 60 rear, 8'' Suspension Lift and 38'' TSL's.
Mustang lx, 2.3, 5 speed. Nothing cool except gas mileage!
If you swap the rear end with a different gear you gotta match the front.
Thanks for repeating what I said in the first post.
Hokie93, if you really want to regear. (Which i'm not sure is all that needed.) I would suggest just getting the gears installed. It would be alot easier and probably for the better.
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Off road wheeling is a ''hobby'' and before you can do that you have to prepare your vehicle. Working on your rig comes before playing with it, right? I thought setting up gears was the coolest thing I've done to mine so far. It's a good experience. I had a mechanic for cummins help me out with the rear, he's got alot of experience with all kinds of vehicles and heavy equiptment and I did the front alone. Its nice looking at your truck knowing that you've done everything yourself. If you dont have someone to teach you, you may be better off paying someone though
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91 Shortbox F-150, 302, ZF 5 speed, Dana 44HD SAS, Dana 60 rear, 8'' Suspension Lift and 38'' TSL's.
Mustang lx, 2.3, 5 speed. Nothing cool except gas mileage!
Alright thanks for all the info. The truck is slowly getting bulit up as my wheeler. Grandpas old truck since it only has 83k on it I wanted to do something with it. I'm slowly collecting the parts for the 4x4 conversion which when I get all the parts won't take me as long to swap in as 9.ford.5's SAS.
won't take me as long to swap in as 9.ford.5's SAS.
ROFL! That was good.
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Originally Posted by Bender99
Its nice looking at your truck knowing that you've done everything yourself. If you dont have someone to teach you, you may be better off paying someone though
I have to admit, not only is it a nice feeling to be able to look at what you've done and say "Damn.. I did that myself. " but its alot cheaper to do things yourself. Although if you don't know what you're doing, and have no one to show you, then you should pay the professionals. You don't want to look at your truck on fire and say "Damn.. I did that myself. :\" Lol.
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