Changing Gears
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Changing Gears
Hello, I am wanting to change the rear end and front end gears in my 1977 Ford F250 3/4. It is a Dana 60 rear and a 44 front with 4.10 gears right now. My plan was to swap to 3.73 gears and put a truetrac in the rear. I just got back from the shop and i don't know what the average cost is for swapping these parts, but i was quoted $4,500 dollars. To me that seemed a little steep. I know the parts alone are fairly expensive and with the help of bronco graveyard i somewhat priced them out and it came to roughly $1,700 for parts. I know you have dealer markup and i wasn't to worried about it until i saw the quote. What did you guys pay for your swaps? What do you think, does that seem a little high? Or am i just being a penny pincher, and need to suck it up? Thanks, Kris.
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That shop is trying to make X mas bonus's for all the employees off YOU. Like you said the parts are not that much, buddy up with a fellow in state FTE member that really knows how to install gears, set up back lash ect..and lets get your hands dirty and save you some money and get your own x mas bonus.
There has to be some 4x4 shop, hot rod shop, local mechanic that knows their stuff and not try to make a killing in ND? Also replace the front axle seals since you will have it apart.
http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/t...ild-18371.html
There has to be some 4x4 shop, hot rod shop, local mechanic that knows their stuff and not try to make a killing in ND? Also replace the front axle seals since you will have it apart.
http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/t...ild-18371.html
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Yikes. I normally do my own gears but actually called the 4wd shop down the road due to lack of time lately. They wanted like $450 do a set in a Sterling 10.5. I don't think that's really out of line but I'll probably just do it myself anyways...I'm cheap. I'm just talking labor no parts.
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I have the same basic truck as you, and I looked into swapping the differential gears several years ago. I don't remember prices, but I know I figured that the swap would never pay for itself in gas savings.
An overdrive transmission on the other hand...
I have a '93 E4OD with about 2,000 miles on a fresh rebuild sitting in the garage waiting for me to get around to putting it in.
Robert
An overdrive transmission on the other hand...
I have a '93 E4OD with about 2,000 miles on a fresh rebuild sitting in the garage waiting for me to get around to putting it in.
Robert
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