Shdwdrgn wrote:What I want to know is, WHERE are you guys finding a front diff with 4.10 gears? I've been looking for a couple months, and have not been able to find one anywhere. I want to swap mine for towing capacity, but finding the front gears is holding me back.
The Roadie wrote:Research, plan your mods, fund the plan, then GO DO THEM. THEN WHEEL IT.
tlouck wrote:One other Idea I have been tossing around is getting rid of the IFS in favor of a solid axle. anyone researched this?
The Roadie wrote:Research, plan your mods, fund the plan, then GO DO THEM. THEN WHEEL IT.
tlouck wrote:The 4.10 is a bit harder to come by, lots and lots of GT4 3.73's , however I found the rear assy at car-parts.com, I check a number of other national used part search engines and entered my contact info and within 24 hr had 4 e-mails and 3 phone calls. from recyclers with both front and rear 8.6" 4.10. most wanted to sell me the GT5 with the G80 which of course is more expensive. however I am pretty set on a open diff so I can put in my own aftermarket locker. I found a 4.10 GT5 grade A for 350.00. and a similar price for the front assembly. Any suggestions on after market lockers, growing up as a kid I always heard Detroit Lockers were pretty bullet proof. One other Idea I have been tossing around is getting rid of the IFS in favor of a solid axle. anyone researched this?
Shdwdrgn wrote:@fishsticks - you should write up a detailed how-to for us newbs! I mean, I'm pretty competent when it comes to working on mechanical things, but I've never disassembled a differential before, let alone work on the front end of a 4x4. I've picked up bits and pieces here and there, but haven't really seen a complete how-to. I'll probably have to tear down the front this Summer anyway -- think I've got a spline disconnect problem, and the front wasn't engaging during the last snowstorm -- and if I'm going to be that far into it anyway, it would be nice to just go one more step and get my gears replaced too.
Is there a good source to get just the gears? I haven't even bee able to find that, but I'm also not sure if I just need the ring and pinion gears, or if there's anything else that should also be purchased to complete the job?
mikekey wrote:I second that motion. I've never done gears. I'm tempted to try it myself. But I also don't want a repeat of my wonderful shift kit failure.
Cable810 wrote:I third that motion!
JorDaneeKey wrote:I'll throw in a PLEASE!!!
Wahugg wrote:4 Low would not be a good idea, even if you dis-connected the front drive shaft. You would be pushing 4-6k revs in 3rd of 4th gear @ 55mph. Those hi revs for an extended period of time would waste gas and possibly overheat your engine and or transmission.
-Wahugg
fishsticks wrote:Shdwdrgn wrote:@fishsticks - you should write up a detailed how-to for us newbs! I mean, I'm pretty competent when it comes to working on mechanical things, but I've never disassembled a differential before, let alone work on the front end of a 4x4. I've picked up bits and pieces here and there, but haven't really seen a complete how-to. I'll probably have to tear down the front this Summer anyway -- think I've got a spline disconnect problem, and the front wasn't engaging during the last snowstorm -- and if I'm going to be that far into it anyway, it would be nice to just go one more step and get my gears replaced too.
Is there a good source to get just the gears? I haven't even bee able to find that, but I'm also not sure if I just need the ring and pinion gears, or if there's anything else that should also be purchased to complete the job?mikekey wrote:I second that motion. I've never done gears. I'm tempted to try it myself. But I also don't want a repeat of my wonderful shift kit failure.Cable810 wrote:I third that motion!JorDaneeKey wrote:I'll throw in a PLEASE!!!
I don't have much in the way of pictures. But I could probably give a pretty good synopsis from memory.