joeoby78

I'm thinking of swapping out my gears, i'm big into DIY. Done most of the mod work on the truck myself, I'm not a professional mechanic by any means, but I'm pretty good with a wrench. I have a 4x4 so would need to do front and back. Can anybody give me an idea as to how big a job I am looking at?

BLUES MAN

leave it to the professionals, there is a real art to setting up gears the "RIGHT WAY"

lady3bglover

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Joey....

Send a message to AxisT6, he is a Gear God.

Coban

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You are perfectly capable of changing gears yourself. You have to be methodical about it and spend the money for the tools. The initial investment is what keeps most people from doing it....

You'll spend less by having someone else do it, unless you get the tools for free or plan on doing it a lot.

00ChevyScott

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Have someone else do it, definitely.

Black'Rado

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**** i did it to my 87 k5 blazer when i was 17, just get you a really good dial caliper to check shim thikness, a dial indicator with magnetic base to read backlash, and a good inch pound torque wrench to read preload.....and a good differential book...i got mine from randys ring and pinion

00ChevyScott

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He's 4wd, it's going to be a tad more difficult than that.

Black'Rado

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the front diff is gona be the kicker, but my blazer is solid front axle

454navyss

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there is two things i dont try to tear apart (and put back together) myself

1) differentials
2) transmissions

james8997

he wouldnt HAVE to do the front, he just wouldnt be able to but in 4wd,

i will be trin to swap my own here shorty